Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Weser-Ems
Weser-Ems: Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and was 79.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Weser-Ems, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Weser-Ems stood at 79.4%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Weser-Ems peaked at 79.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 63.0%, in 2004.
That places Weser-Ems 43rd out of 437 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Weser-Ems, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 64.1% | — |
| 2000 | 64.1% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 64.9% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 64.8% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 65.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 68.1% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 68.9% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 69.8% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 71.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 72.9% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 73.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 74.4% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 74.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 73.8% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 74.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 75.6% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 76.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 76.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 74.9% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 74.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 77.8% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 77.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 77.2% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 79.4% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.1% | 64.1% | 64.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 65.7% | 63.0% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 71.0% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 74.8% | 79.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Weser-Ems
- 40 Romania 63.0% compare
- 41 Italy 62.5% compare
- 42 Martinique 61.0% compare
- 43 North Macedonia 58.8% compare
- 44 Bosnia and Herzegovina 55.1% compare
- 45 Türkiye 55.0% compare
- 46 Guadeloupe 54.6% compare
More work & labour data for Weser-Ems
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 1,404 Thousand persons (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 1,363 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,363 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,940 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,940 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.8% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.8% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,404 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,363 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 79.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Weser-Ems?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Weser-Ems was 79.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Weser-Ems?
- The highest recorded value was 79.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Weser-Ems?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.0% in 2004.
- How does Weser-Ems rank for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and?
- Weser-Ems ranks 43rd out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and rising or falling in Weser-Ems?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Weser-Ems data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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