Employment rate in Basilicata

The employment rate in Basilicata was 61.8% of people aged 20 to 64 in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Employment rate, ages 20 to 64, by region Unit: % of people aged 20 to 64 Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Basilicata, 2025 61.8% % of people aged 20 to 64
Change from 2024 +1.4percentage points 2024: 60.4%
Italy, 2025 67.6% Country total
Position in 2025 255th of 289 See the full ranking

Employment rate in Basilicata over time

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% of people aged 20 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Employment rate, ages 20 to 64, by region (% of people aged 20 to 64), 2001 to 2025
Period BasilicataItaly
2025 61.8% 67.6%
2024 60.4% 67.1%
2023 59.1% 66.3%
2022 57.3% 64.8%
2021 56.7%b (break in time series) 62.7%b (break in time series)
2020 54.7% 62.5%
2019 54.8% 63.6%
2018 53.3%b (break in time series) 63.0%b (break in time series)
2017 53.5% 62.3%
2016 54.3% 61.6%
2015 53.1% 60.5%
2014 51.0% 59.9%
2013 50.0% 59.7%
2012 50.8% 60.9%
2011 51.7% 61.0%
2010 51.2% 61.0%
2009 52.8% 61.6%
2008 54.1% 62.9%
2007 54.0% 62.7%
2006 54.6% 62.4%
2005 53.8%b (break in time series) 61.5%b (break in time series)
2004 53.5%b (break in time series) 61.7%b (break in time series)
2003 49.8% 60.1%
2002 50.2% 59.2%
2001 48.4% 58.2%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.4 percentage points from 60.4% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 53.1%, the figure has changed by +8.7 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 289 regions with data for 2025, Basilicata has the 255th highest value.
  • The figure for Italy in 2025 was 67.6%.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
lfst_r_lfe2emprt · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y20-64 unit=PC
Observation period
2000 to 2025 for Basilicata
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat