| indicator | year | |
| area in square km | year 2008 | 9 455 |
| Population density | year 2007 | 69,30 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2007 | 49,70 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2008 | 18,50 |
| unemployment rage, male | year 2008 | 18,60 |
| unemployment rate, female | year 2008 | 18,40 |
| Gender difference in unemployment | year 2008 | 0,20 |
| Distance from Bratislava | 173 km | |
| Distance from Košice | 131 km |
| value added in euro | year 2007 | 4 417 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2007 | 369 | 8,34% |
| value added in industry in euro | year 2007 | 1 148 | 25,99% |
| value added in services in euro | year 2007 | 1 144 | 25,91% |
| value added in financial services in euro | year 2007 | 717 | 16,24% |
| value added in public services in euro | year 2007 | 743 | 16,83% |
| employed in sectors | year 2007 | 231 | 100% |
| employed in agriculture | year 2007 | 12,80 | 5,54% |
| employed in industry | year 2007 | 73,60 | 31,83% |
| employed in services | year 2007 | 63,80 | 27,60% |
| employed in financial services | year 2007 | 19,00 | 8,22% |
| employed in public services | year 2007 | 62,00 | 26,82% |
Source: Eurostat
other regions in Central Slovakia : Žilina region and Banská Bystrica region
Neighbouring regions: Borsod-Abauj-Zemplen, Nograd, Trenčín region, Nitra region, Žilina region, Prešov region and Košice region