Economy, jobs and prices in Západné Slovensko, Slovakia: official figures

GDP per person was 28,000 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 70% of the EU average; 2nd highest of 4 regions in Slovakia. PPS adjust for price differences between countries.

More figures

• Western Slovakia accounted for 23.6% of Slovakia's 170,008 registered jobseekers at the end of September 2026, 40,130 people. Source: Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny, ÚPSVaR) · saved copy
• Across Western Slovakia, 51,054 vacancies were on the labour offices' books in September 2026: 0.8 jobseekers for every vacancy, against 1.2 nationally. Source: Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny, ÚPSVaR) · saved copy
• Registered jobseekers aged 15 to 64 who were available for work equalled 3.07% of the working-age population of Western Slovakia in September 2026. Source: Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny, ÚPSVaR) · saved copy
• Some 7,884 people joined the jobseeker register in Western Slovakia during September 2026 and 8,120 left it. Source: Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny, ÚPSVaR) · saved copy
• Within Western Slovakia, the district shares of available jobseekers in September 2026 ranged from 2.24% in Piešťany to 4.37% in Senica. Source: Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny, ÚPSVaR) · saved copy

How Západné Slovensko compares with other statistical regions

Registered unemployment rate (available jobseekers / economically active), % (2026-09)

Západné Slovensko ranks 3 of 4, highest first.

Registered jobseekers per reported job vacancy (2026-09)

Západné Slovensko ranks 3 of 4, highest first.

Long-term unemployment (% of labour force) (2025)

Západné Slovensko ranks 3 of 3, highest first.

Unemployment rate, women (2025)

Západné Slovensko ranks 3 of 4, highest first.

Employment rate, women aged 20-64 (2025)

Západné Slovensko ranks 3 of 4, highest first.

Real growth in gross value added (2024)

Západné Slovensko ranks 1 of 4, highest first.

Passenger cars per 1,000 people (2024)

Západné Slovensko ranks 2 of 4, highest first.

Compensation per employee (euros) (2023)

Západné Slovensko ranks 3 of 4, highest first.

Nights spent in tourist accommodation (2025)

Západné Slovensko ranks 3 of 4, highest first.

Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)

Západné Slovensko ranks 1 of 4, highest first.

Share of output from finance, property and business services (2024)

Západné Slovensko ranks 4 of 4, highest first.

Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)

Západné Slovensko ranks 3 of 4, highest first.

More on Západné Slovensko: overview · health · education and schools · poverty and living standards · government budget · government and politics · Slovakia

Sources

• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_2gdp: GDP per person (purchasing power standards), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c21f724d14a6…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_2gdp: GDP per person (euros), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 537f99167955…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_2gdp: GDP (million euros), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e3677c4e6d67…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset lfst_r_lfu3rt: Unemployment rate (age 15-74), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 13f5037ce93a…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset lfst_r_lfu3rt: Youth unemployment rate (age 15-24), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 83bb1aebc10b…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset lfst_r_lfe2emprt: Employment rate (age 20-64), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 03191283bf5f…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset rd_e_gerdreg: Research and development spending (% of GDP), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 36a9132b2284…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset lfst_r_lfu3rt: Unemployment rates by sex, age, educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 ac151d8a46d5…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset lfst_r_lfe2emprt: Employment rates by sex, age and NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 51bfca80dc8b…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset tran_r_vehst: Stock of vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5adf37bcb393…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_2gvagr: Real growth rate of regional gross value added (GVA) at basic prices by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 ba2c4bdc7c37…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3empers: Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region and industry, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 222a97c302d3…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gva: Gross value added at basic prices by NUTS 3 region and industry, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c656e8563bdf…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_2coe: Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region and industry, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 895d7cc9e826…)
• 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…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset tour_occ_nin2: Nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 06f6a82909c0…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset lfst_r_lfu2ltu: Long-term unemployment (12 months and more) by NUTS 2 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3d5d17a32863…)

Each saved copy is the file exactly as downloaded, kept so the figures can be checked even if the source changes. Report an error.