Work & Labour in Vest 56 indicators covering work & labour for Vest. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, citi 64.5% 2025 up 5.7% 392nd Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 653.7 Thousand persons 2025 down 10.4% 280th Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who work 38 Hour 2025 down 4.8% 107th Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 653.7 Thousand persons 2025 down 10.4% 280th Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 653.7 Thousand persons 2025 down 10.4% 280th Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 51.4% 2025 up 0.4% 401st Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and NUTS 61.2% 2025 up 6.1% 373rd Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 653.7 Thousand persons 2025 down 10.4% 280th Population in private households by country of birth, labour status an 1,272 Thousand persons 2025 down 10.7% 245th Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and NUT 1,272 Thousand persons 2025 down 10.7% 245th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, coun 64.5% 2025 up 5.7% 392nd Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 689.2 Thousand persons 2025 down 10.6% 281st Labour force by NUTS 2 region 689.2 Thousand persons 2025 down 10.6% 281st Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 54.2% 2025 up 0.2% 415th Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth and 61.2% 2025 up 6.1% 373rd Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and N 653.7 Thousand persons 2025 down 10.4% 280th Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region 40.1 Hour 2025 up 0.2% 67th Unemployed persons by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 35.4 Thousand persons 2025 down 14.5% 272nd Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 5.1% 2025 down 5.6% 220th Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 35.4 Thousand persons 2025 down 14.5% 272nd Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 5.1% 2025 down 5.6% 220th Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 35.4 Thousand persons 2025 down 14.5% 272nd Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 5.1% 2025 down 5.6% 220th Real Labour productivity by NUTS 2 region 121.2 Index, 2020=100 2024 up 74.6% 7th Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 2 region 45,700 Euro 2024 up 151.1% 262nd Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by edu 68.7% 2025 down 3.9% 362nd Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 3 region 45,700 Euro 2024 up 151.1% 1176th Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region 690.8 Thousand 2024 down 9.9% 223rd Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by NUTS 19,000 Euro 2023 up 146.8% 273rd Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region 1.23 million Thousand 2023 down 13.5% 167th Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region 11,679 2023 up 151.5% 244th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by N 9.1% 2025 down 28.3% 220th Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by educational a 14.8 Thousand persons 2025 down 18.7% 189th Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region 7.5% 2007 down 63.8% 284th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by c 9.1% 2025 down 28.3% 220th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by c 9.1% 2025 down 28.3% 220th Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region 5.4% 2004 up 42.1% 129th Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region 34.4% 2004 up 121.9% 96th Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region 6.3% 2016 down 6.0% 50th Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) 653.7 Thousand persons 2025 down 10.4% 277th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by NACE 653.7 Thousand persons 2025 down 10.4% 276th Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region 38.5 Thousand persons 2025 down 40.2% 364th Labour market demand for ICT specialists in online job advertisements 1.3% 2026 down 87.3% 282nd Percentage change in the number of online job advertisements for ICT s -52.9% 2026 down 98.1% 202nd Cultural employment by NUTS 2 region 10.2 Thousand persons 2024 down 3.8% 323rd Employer business demography by NACE Rev. 2 and NUTS 3 region 42,258 2020 up 12.5% 144th Employer business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region 40,128 2019 up 6.8% 142nd Agricultural labour force by size of the farm and NUTS 2 region 97,120 Annual working unit (AWU) 2023 down 17.3% 8th Agricultural labour force by legal entity, work status and sex of work 97,120 Annual working unit (AWU) 2023 down 17.3% 8th Main agricultural labour force by age and sex of the farm manager, far 97,120 Annual working unit (AWU) 2023 down 17.3% 8th Agricultural family labour force by age, sex of farm manager and NUTS 1.66 billion Euro 2023 up 33.0% 32nd Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 1.1 827.4 Thousand persons 2008 down 12.8% 173rd Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by NACE 827.4 Thousand persons 2008 down 12.8% 172nd Job vacancy statistics by NACE Rev. 2 activity, occupation and NUTS 2 79 2025 up 29.5% 15th Job vacancy statistics by NACE Rev. 2.1 activity, occupation and NUTS 12 2024 down 14.3% 13th Job vacancy statistics by occupation, NUTS 2 region and NACE Rev. 2 ac 51 2015 down 89.2% 27th