Work & Labour in Västsverige 52 indicators covering work & labour for Västsverige. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 84.1% 2025 up 2.1% 27th Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,061 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.2% 176th Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 69.4% 2025 up 2.4% 64th Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,061 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.2% 176th Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.4 Hour 2025 down 1.4% 321st Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 1,061 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.2% 176th Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,061 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.2% 176th Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,529 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.7% 196th Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,529 Thousand persons 2025 up 5.7% 196th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 84.1% 2025 up 2.1% 27th Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,160 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.5% 168th Labour force by NUTS 2 region 1,160 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.5% 168th Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 75.9% 2025 up 4.5% 20th Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 1,061 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.2% 176th Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 76.8% 2025 unchanged 96th Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 76.8% 2025 unchanged 96th Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region 37.6 Hour 2025 up 3.6% 184th Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 99.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 43.6% 109th Unemployed persons by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 99.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 43.6% 109th Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 8.5% 2025 up 28.8% 77th Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 8.5% 2025 up 28.8% 77th Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 99.2 Thousand persons 2025 up 43.6% 109th Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 8.5% 2025 up 28.8% 77th Real Labour productivity by NUTS 2 region 103.2 Index, 2020=100 2024 up 4.0% 227th Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 2 region 98,200 Euro 2024 up 12.7% 64th Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 85.4% 2025 unchanged 59th Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region 1,096 Thousand 2024 up 14.6% 140th Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 3 region 98,200 Euro 2024 up 12.7% 234th Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region 1.76 million Thousand 2023 up 14.9% 122nd Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by 48,100 Euro 2023 up 1.9% 119th Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region 50,417 2023 up 20.9% 90th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 4.8% 2025 down 28.4% 400th Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by educational 17 Thousand persons 2025 up 41.7% 168th Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region 29.2% 2025 up 11.9% 131st Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 4.8% 2025 down 28.4% 399th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 4.8% 2025 down 28.4% 399th Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region 15.5% 2025 up 50.5% 8th Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region 34.7% 2025 up 22.2% 94th Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region 0.8% 2018 down 52.9% 349th Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and NUTS 2 10.5 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.5% 109th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 1,061 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.2% 173rd Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) 1,061 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.2% 173rd Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region 221.7 Thousand persons 2025 up 40.1% 104th Labour market demand for ICT specialists in online job 6.6% 2026 down 29.0% 150th Percentage change in the number of online job advertisements for ICT -0.8% 2026 down 101.8% 46th Cultural employment by NUTS 2 region 39.9 Thousand persons 2024 down 2.0% 148th Agricultural labour force by size of the farm and NUTS 2 region 12,020 Annual working unit (AWU) 2023 down 10.7% 52nd Agricultural labour force by legal entity, work status and sex of 12,020 Annual working unit (AWU) 2023 down 10.7% 52nd Main agricultural labour force by age and sex of the farm manager 12,020 Annual working unit (AWU) 2023 down 10.7% 52nd Agricultural family labour force by age, sex of farm manager and NUTS 1.43 billion Euro 2023 up 49.8% 39th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 924.4 Thousand persons 2008 up 14.1% 159th Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev.) 924.4 Thousand persons 2008 up 14.1% 159th