Economy, jobs and prices in Trenčiansky kraj (Západné Slovensko, Slovakia): official figures
GDP per person was 24,200 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2024, 61% of the EU average (75% for Slovakia); 6th highest of 8 regions in Slovakia.
How big is the economy of Trenčiansky kraj?
The local economy produced €11.1 billion of output (GDP) in 2024.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people work in Trenčiansky kraj?
About 262,510 people worked in Trenčiansky kraj in 2024 (employment by place of work).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Trenčín Region?
The registered unemployment rate in the Trenčín Region was 3.88% in September 2026, 1.34 percentage points below the national rate of 5.22%, and the 3rd lowest 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 Trenčín Region?
Labour offices in the Trenčín Region had 12,310 registered jobseekers at the end of September 2026, 7.2% of all jobseekers in Slovakia; counting every registered jobseeker rather than only those available for work, the unemployment rate was 4.25%.
Source: Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny, ÚPSVaR) · saved copyHow many job vacancies are there in Trenčín Region?
Employers had reported 11,970 job vacancies in the Trenčín Region by the end of September 2026, which works out at 1.0 registered jobseekers per vacancy (Slovakia: 1.2), the 4th lowest 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 Trenčín Region has the highest unemployment?
Of the 9 districts (okresy) in the Trenčín Region, Prievidza had the highest share of available jobseekers in September 2026 at 4.15% (33rd of Slovakia's 79 districts) and Trenčín the lowest at 2.35% (78th).
Source: Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny, ÚPSVaR) · saved copyWhat is the main industry in Trenčiansky kraj?
The largest part of the economy of Trenčiansky kraj in 2024 was industry (manufacturing, mining and energy), at 27.8% of gross value added, followed by trade, transport, hospitality and communications (26.7%).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow industrial is Trenčiansky kraj?
Factories, mines and energy produced 27.8% of the value added in Trenčiansky kraj in 2024, against 23.4% for Slovakia.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Trenčiansky kraj growing?
Gross value added rose from €6.6 billion in 2015 to €10.0 billion in 2024 in current prices, an increase of 51% before inflation.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyAre jobs growing in Trenčiansky kraj?
The number of people working in Trenčiansky kraj rose by 1.9% between 2015 and 2024, to 262,510.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Available jobseekers made up 3.05% of the 368,414 working-age residents (15 to 64) of the Trenčín 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, 2,550 people signed on as jobseekers in the Trenčín Region and 2,530 left the register, 79% 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 53.4% of registered jobseekers in the Trenčín Region in September 2026 (national share 54.9%), and people under 25 for 15.5%. Source: Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family (Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny, ÚPSVaR) · saved copy
How Trenčiansky kraj compares with other regions in Slovakia
Registered unemployment rate (ÚPSVaR), % (2026-09)
Trenčiansky kraj ranks 6 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Registered unemployment rate (ÚPSVaR), % |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 8 | Bratislavský kraj | 3.40% |
Available jobseekers as % of working-age population (PDU) (2026-09)
Trenčiansky kraj ranks 6 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Available jobseekers as % of working-age population (PDU) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 8 | Bratislavský kraj | 2.75% |
Registered jobseekers per reported job vacancy (2026-09)
Trenčiansky kraj ranks 5 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Registered jobseekers per reported job vacancy |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 8 | Bratislavský kraj | 0.2 |
Reported job vacancies per 1,000 working-age residents (2026-09)
Trenčiansky kraj ranks 4 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Reported job vacancies per 1,000 working-age residents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bratislavský kraj | 127.2 |
| 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 |
Share of output from industry (manufacturing, mining and energy) (2024)
Trenčiansky kraj ranks 3 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)
Trenčiansky kraj ranks 8 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from finance, property and business services |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 8 | Trenčiansky kraj | 10.7% |
Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services (2024)
Trenčiansky kraj ranks 1 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of output from public administration, education, health and other services |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trenčiansky kraj | 25.4% |
| 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% |
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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…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3empers: Employment, thousand people (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 664e4e3a6dc0…)
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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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