Rank in country
12 / 12
Among 12 regions in Netherlands
Zeeland - Unemployment rate
Regional factual view for Unemployment rate in Zeeland (2025).
Zeeland
Latest value
· 2025
2.20% of labour force
NL 3.9 · -1.7 pp vs country · Europe 6.2 · -4.0 pp vs Europe
Rank in Europe
252 / 260
Among 260 European regions
Population
392,969
Regional population · 2025
Recent trend
What this indicator measures
Measures unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force aged 15 to 74.
Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Unemployment rate tgs00010
How Zeeland compares
Lower is better · Range 2.2–6.2
Zeeland
2.2
Netherlands
3.9
Europe
6.2
Netherlands -1.7 pp
Europe -4.0 pp
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Regional insights
Regional position
Zeeland recorded 2.2% in 2025, a more favorable result than both the national benchmark for Netherlands and the European regional benchmark.
Recent change
From 2021 to 2025, the indicator improved modestly from 3.6% to 2.2%.
Related indicators
By contrast, the result for Low work intensity has recently improved.