Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Niedersachsen
Niedersachsen: Employment rates by NUTS 2 region was 67.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Niedersachsen, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, employment rates by nuts 2 region in Niedersachsen stood at 67.8%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by nuts 2 region in Niedersachsen peaked at 67.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54.6%, in 2004.
Niedersachsen ranks 101st of 441 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Niedersachsen, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 56.2% | — |
| 2000 | 56.3% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 56.7% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 56.4% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 55.7% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 54.6% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 55.4% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 56.8% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 58.1% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 58.8% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 59.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 60.4% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 62.2% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 62.9% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 63.7% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 64.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 64.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 64.9% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 66.0% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 66.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 67.5% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 65.5% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 66.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 67.7% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 67.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 67.5% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 67.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.2% | 56.2% | 56.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 56.8% | 54.6% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.3% | 60.4% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.1% | 65.5% | 67.8% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Niedersachsen
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 4,041 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 70.2% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 4,186 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 80.2% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 80.2% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 5,962 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 5,962 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 4,041 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 32.6 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 4,041 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by nuts 2 region in Niedersachsen?
- Employment rates by nuts 2 region in Niedersachsen was 67.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Niedersachsen?
- The highest recorded value was 67.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Niedersachsen?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.6% in 2004.
- How does Niedersachsen rank for employment rates by nuts 2 region?
- Niedersachsen ranks 101st out of 441 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Niedersachsen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niedersachsen 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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