Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen
Nordrhein-Westfalen: Employment rates by NUTS 2 region was 66.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, employment rates by nuts 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen stood at 66.0%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by nuts 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen peaked at 66.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.2%, in 2004.
That places Nordrhein-Westfalen 136th out of 437 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 54.3% | — |
| 2000 | 54.8% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 55.4% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 54.9% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 53.9% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 53.2% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 54.8% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 56.0% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 57.2% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 58.1% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 57.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 58.4% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 60.2% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 60.7% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 61.1% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 61.9% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 62.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 63.5% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 64.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 64.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 65.6% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 64.2% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 65.5% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 65.9% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 66.0% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.3% | 54.3% | 54.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 55.6% | 53.2% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.2% | 58.4% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.3% | 64.0% | 66.0% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Nordrhein-Westfalen
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 8,912 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 68.8% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 9,304 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.2% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.2% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 13,514 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 13,514 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 8,912 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 8,912 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 32.9 Hour (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by nuts 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- Employment rates by nuts 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen was 66.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.2% in 2004.
- How does Nordrhein-Westfalen rank for employment rates by nuts 2 region?
- Nordrhein-Westfalen ranks 136th out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nordrhein-Westfalen 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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