| indicator | year | |
| area in square km | year 2008 | 6 808 |
| Population density | year 2007 | 102 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2007 | 56,70 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2008 | 7,80 |
| unemployment rage, male | year 2008 | 6,40 |
| unemployment rate, female | year 2008 | 9,70 |
| Gender difference in unemployment | year 2003 | 0,50 |
| Distance from Bratislava | 175 km | |
| Distance from Košice | 161 km |
| value added in euro | year 2007 | 5 341 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2007 | 119 | 2,23% |
| value added in industry in euro | year 2007 | 1 730 | 32,39% |
| value added in services in euro | year 2007 | 1 245 | 23,30% |
| value added in financial services in euro | year 2007 | 730 | 13,66% |
| value added in public services in euro | year 2007 | 793 | 14,85% |
| employed in sectors | year 2007 | 282 | 100% |
| employed in agriculture | year 2007 | 7,30 | 2,59% |
| employed in industry | year 2007 | 105 | 37,37% |
| employed in services | year 2007 | 87,90 | 31,23% |
| employed in financial services | year 2007 | 18,30 | 6,50% |
| employed in public services | year 2007 | 62,70 | 22,27% |
Source: Eurostat
other regions in Central Slovakia : Žilina region and Banská Bystrica region
Neighbouring regions: Zlinsky kraj, Moravskoslezsky kraj, Nowosadecki, Bielski, Trenčín region, Banská Bystrica region and Prešov region