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Employment rate in East Brabant keeps rising, Kortenaken leads while Leuven ranks last

From VRT NWS · () Dutch

Translated from Dutch and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Nineteen of East Brabant’s 32 municipalities had an employment rate of at least 80% among residents aged 20 to 64 in 2024, up from 15 in 2021.
  • Kortenaken recorded the highest rate, while Leuven had the lowest among the region’s municipalities.
  • East Brabant’s average employment rate reached 77.9%, above the Flemish average of 77.2%.

Employment continues to rise across East Brabant, with 19 of the region’s 32 municipalities now recording a rate of at least 80% among residents aged 20 to 64.

The figure marks an increase from 2021, when 15 municipalities reached that level. Kortenaken tops the regional list, while Leuven ranks last.

East Brabant’s average employment rate stood at 77.9% in 2024, according to figures from Steunpunt Werk. That was higher than the Flemish average of 77.2%.

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Originally published by VRT NWS in Dutch. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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