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number of inhabitantsyear 200861 179 300
area in square kmyear 2004243 069
Population densityyear 2007251
GDP per capita in PPS of EU averageyear 2008116
Unemployment rateyear 20085,60
unemployment rage, maleyear 20086,10
unemployment rate, femaleyear 20085,10
Gender difference in unemploymentyear 20081,00
Employment rate4 quarter 200959,60
employment rate, male4 quarter 200966,10
employment rate, female4 quarter 200953,60
Gender gap in employment rate4 quarter 200910,40
Economic activity rate4 quarter 200979,50
Economic activity rate - men4 quarter 200986,70
Economic activity rate - women4 quarter 200972,60
Gender differences in economic activity rate4 quarter 200914,10
Life long learning participation4 quarter 200920,80
Gross wages and salaries in Euroyear 2009725 519
HICP inflation rateyear 20092,20
Distance from Bratislava1535 km
Distance from Košice1771 km

Value added structure

value added in euroyear 20071 820 353100%
value added in agriculture in euroyear 200713 5990,75%
value added in industry in euroyear 2007304 23216,71%
value added in services in euroyear 2007384 37921,12%
value added in financial services in euroyear 2007581 36531,94%
value added in public services in euroyear 2007419 66123,05%

Structure of employed by sector

employed in sectorsyear 200728 222100%
employed in agricultureyear 20073741,33%
employed in industryyear 20076 19721,96%
employed in servicesyear 20077 23825,65%
employed in financial servicesyear 20074 69516,64%
employed in public servicesyear 20079 71834,43%

Youth unemployment

Youth rate of unemployment4 quarter 200919,10100%
Youth rate of unemployment, primary education4 quarter 200931,60165%
Youth rate of unemployment, secondary education4 quarter 200916,2084,82%
Youth unemployment, tertiary education4 quarter 200914,4075,39%
demographic pyramid United Kingdom,

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Structure of employed by education

Employment by educationyear 200824 576100%
Employment, primary educationyear 20085 06220,60%
Employment, secondary educationyear 200810 52442,82%
Employment, tertiary educationyear 20088 82235,90%

Source: Eurostat

sub regions United Kingdom : NORTH EAST, NORTH WEST, YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER, EAST MIDLANDS, WEST MIDLANDS, EAST OF ENGLAND, London, SOUTH EAST, SOUTH WEST, WALES, SCOTLAND and NORTHERN IRELAND

Neighbouring regions: Ireland