Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Köln
Köln: Employment rates by NUTS 2 region was 66.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
66.6
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
134th
of 443 regions
All-time high
66.6
in 2025
All-time low
53.4
in 2004
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Köln, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, employment rates by nuts 2 region in Köln stood at 66.6. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by nuts 2 region in Köln peaked at 66.6 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 53.4, in 2004.
Köln ranks 134th of 443 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.3 | 55.3 | 55.3 | 1 |
| 2000s | 56.1 | 53.4 | 58.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.39 | 58.8 | 65.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.8 | 64.4 | 66.6 | 6 |
More work & labour data for Köln
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and NUTS 75.7 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, coun 78.8 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and NUT 3,413 (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status an 3,413 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,273 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who work 32.9 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,273 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,273 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, citi 78.8 (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and N 2,273 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by nuts 2 region in Köln?
- Employment rates by nuts 2 region in Köln was 66.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Köln?
- The highest recorded value was 66.6 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Köln?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.4 in 2004.
- How does Köln rank for employment rates by nuts 2 region?
- Köln ranks 134th out of 443 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Köln?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Köln data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment rates by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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