Employment in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by NUTS 1 regions and level of education (from 2008 onwards, NACE Rev. 2)
methods, notes and classification
Statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community (NACE Rev. 2)
0 Total - all NACE activities
1 Agriculture, forestry and fishing; mining and quarrying
2 High-technology sectors (high-technology manufacturing and knowledge-intensive high-technology services)
3 Manufacturing
4 High and medium high-technology manufacturing
5 Medium high-technology manufacturing
6 High-technology manufacturing
7 Low and medium low-technology manufacturing
8 Medium low-technology manufacturing
9 Low-technology manufacturing
a Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply; water supply and construction
b Services
c Wholesale and retail trade; accommodation and food service activities; activities of households as employers
d Land transport, transport via pipelines, water transport, air transport, warehousing and support activities for transportation; travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities
e Total knowledge-intensive services
f Knowledge-intensive high-technology services
g Knowledge-intensive market services (except financial intermediation and high-technology services)
h Other knowledge-intensive services
i Total less knowledge-intensive services
j Less knowledge-intensive market services
k Other less knowledge-intensive services
l Information and communication
m Financial and insurance activities; real estate activities
n Financial and insurance activities
o Professional, scientific and technical activities
p Administrative and support service activities
q Public administration; activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies
r Education
s Human health and social work activities
t Arts, entertainment and recreation
u Other service activities
v Unknown NACE activity
Unit of measure
0 Thousand persons
1 Percentage of total employment
International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED 2011)
0 All ISCED 2011 levels
1 Less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0-2)
2 Upper secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education (levels 3 and 4)
3 Tertiary education (levels 5-8)
4 No response
Geopolitical entity (reporting)
00 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
01 Euro area – 20 countries (from 2023)
02 Belgium
03 Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest