In 2025, the employment rate was highest in Primorsko-notranjska (73.8%) and lowest in Pomurska (62.9%).
Economy & work
- In 2025, 27% of all people in employment worked in the public sector; 64% of them were women.
- The job vacancy rate was highest in “Construction” (6.0%), against 2.5% across all activities (Q3 2026).
- 20% of all jobs in Slovenia are in manufacturing – in Jugovzhodna Slovenija as many as 34% (2024).
- Slovenia spent 2.14% of GDP on research and development in 2024; Jugovzhodna Slovenija spent the most: 3.89% of its regional GDP.