Economy, jobs and prices in Žilinský kraj (Stredné Slovensko, Slovakia): official figures
GDP per person was 26,600 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 67% of the EU average (75% for Slovakia); 4th highest of 8 regions in Slovakia.
How big is the economy of Žilinský kraj?
The local economy produced €14.7 billion of output (GDP) in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Žilinský kraj?
About 324,900 people worked in Žilinský kraj in 2024 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Žilina Region?
The registered unemployment rate in the Žilina Region was 4.29% in September 2026, 0.93 percentage points below the national rate of 5.22%, and the 4th highest among Slovakia's eight kraje.
Source: Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny, ÚPSVaR) · saved copyHow many unemployed people are there in Žilina Region?
Labour offices in the Žilina Region had 17,354 registered jobseekers at the end of September 2026, 10.2% of all jobseekers in Slovakia; counting every registered jobseeker rather than only those available for work, the unemployment rate was 4.74%.
Source: Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny, ÚPSVaR) · saved copyHow many job vacancies are there in Žilina Region?
Employers had reported 10,261 job vacancies in the Žilina Region by the end of September 2026, which works out at 1.7 registered jobseekers per vacancy (Slovakia: 1.2), the 4th highest ratio of the eight kraje.
Source: Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny, ÚPSVaR) · saved copyWhich district in Žilina Region has the highest unemployment?
Of the 11 districts (okresy) in the Žilina Region, Turčianske Teplice had the highest share of available jobseekers in September 2026 at 4.23% (31st of Slovakia's 79 districts) and Žilina the lowest at 2.88% (62nd).
Source: Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny, ÚPSVaR) · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Žilinský kraj?
The largest part of the economy of Žilinský kraj in 2024 was industry (manufacturing, mining and energy), at 23.5% of gross value added, followed by finance, property and business services (23.0%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Žilinský kraj?
Industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) made up 23.5% of output in 2024, against 23.4% for Slovakia.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Žilinský kraj growing?
Gross value added rose from €8.1 billion in 2015 to €13.3 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 64% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Žilinský kraj?
The number of people working in Žilinský kraj rose by 10.3% between 2015 and 2024, to 324,900.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Available jobseekers made up 3.43% of the 457,273 working-age residents (15 to 64) of the Žilina Region in September 2026, against 4.02% nationally. Source: Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny, ÚPSVaR) · saved copy
- In September 2026, 3,323 people signed on as jobseekers in the Žilina Region and 3,065 left the register, 77% of the leavers because they found work. Source: Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny, ÚPSVaR) · saved copy
- Women accounted for 55.1% of registered jobseekers in the Žilina Region in September 2026 (national share 54.9%), and people under 25 for 17.1%. Source: Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny, ÚPSVaR) · saved copy
How Žilinský kraj compares with other regions in Slovakia
Registered unemployment rate (ÚPSVaR), % (2026-09)
Žilinský kraj ranks 4 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Registered unemployment rate (ÚPSVaR), % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prešovský kraj | 8.11% |
| 2 | Banskobystrický kraj | 6.94% |
| 3 | Košický kraj | 6.77% |
| 4 | Žilinský kraj | 4.29% |
| 5 | Nitriansky kraj | 4.19% |
| 6 | Trenčiansky kraj | 3.88% |
| 7 | Trnavský kraj | 3.75% |
Available jobseekers as % of working-age population (PDU) (2026-09)
Žilinský kraj ranks 4 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Available jobseekers as % of working-age population (PDU) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prešovský kraj | 6.00% |
| 2 | Banskobystrický kraj | 5.46% |
| 3 | Košický kraj | 4.85% |
| 4 | Žilinský kraj | 3.43% |
| 5 | Nitriansky kraj | 3.20% |
| 6 | Trenčiansky kraj | 3.05% |
| 7 | Trnavský kraj | 2.93% |
Registered jobseekers per reported job vacancy (2026-09)
Žilinský kraj ranks 4 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Registered jobseekers per reported job vacancy |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prešovský kraj | 14.6 |
| 2 | Banskobystrický kraj | 6.2 |
| 3 | Košický kraj | 5.6 |
| 4 | Žilinský kraj | 1.7 |
| 5 | Trenčiansky kraj | 1.0 |
| 6 | Nitriansky kraj | 0.8 |
| 7 | Trnavský kraj | 0.6 |
Reported job vacancies per 1,000 working-age residents (2026-09)
Žilinský kraj ranks 5 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Reported job vacancies per 1,000 working-age residents |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Trnavský kraj | 49.2 |
| 3 | Nitriansky kraj | 46.0 |
| 4 | Trenčiansky kraj | 32.5 |
| 5 | Žilinský kraj | 22.4 |
| 6 | Banskobystrický kraj | 11.0 |
| 7 | Košický kraj | 10.9 |
| 8 | Prešovský kraj | 5.1 |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Žilinský kraj ranks 4 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nitriansky kraj | 37.1% |
| 2 | Trnavský kraj | 35.2% |
| 3 | Trenčiansky kraj | 27.8% |
| 4 | Žilinský kraj | 23.5% |
| 5 | Banskobystrický kraj | 22.3% |
| 6 | Košický kraj | 21.4% |
| 7 | Prešovský kraj | 21.2% |
Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)
Žilinský kraj ranks 3 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bratislavský kraj | 33.9% |
| 2 | Košický kraj | 23.0% |
| 3 | Žilinský kraj | 23.0% |
| 4 | Banskobystrický kraj | 18.8% |
| 5 | Trnavský kraj | 18.4% |
| 6 | Prešovský kraj | 17.9% |
| 7 | Nitriansky kraj | 16.4% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Žilinský kraj ranks 6 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Banskobystrický kraj | 21.4% |
| 3 | Prešovský kraj | 20.9% |
| 4 | Bratislavský kraj | 19.3% |
| 5 | Trnavský kraj | 18.7% |
| 6 | Žilinský kraj | 18.0% |
| 7 | Košický kraj | 16.5% |
| 8 | Nitriansky kraj | 13.0% |
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Sources
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP per person, PPS (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3bf0fc662f56…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP, million euros (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 096e15e5fdb3…)
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- Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny, ÚPSVaR): Monthly statistics on the number and structure of jobseekers and job vacancies, September 2026 (Mesačná štatistika, UoZaVPM_MS_2609), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 ea75f62f042b…)
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