Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Stuttgart
Stuttgart: Employment rates by NUTS 2 region was 70.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
70.9%
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
35th
of 441 regions
All-time high
72.0%
in 2019
All-time low
61.2%
in 2004
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Employment rates by NUTS 2 region in Stuttgart, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, employment rates by nuts 2 region in Stuttgart stood at 70.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by nuts 2 region in Stuttgart peaked at 72.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 61.2%, in 2004.
That places Stuttgart 35th out of 441 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 NUTS 2 region in Stuttgart, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 62.7% | — |
| 2000 | 62.6% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 62.5% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 62.9% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 61.9% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 61.2% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 61.3% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 62.5% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 63.5% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 64.2% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 63.8% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 63.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 65.9% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 66.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 67.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 68.4% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 69.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 70.2% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 70.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 71.6% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 72.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 69.9% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 69.4% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 70.6% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 70.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 71.2% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 70.9% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.7% | 62.7% | 62.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 62.6% | 61.2% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 63.8% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.5% | 69.4% | 71.2% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Stuttgart
- Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work 1.52 million Persons (2022)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 3,206 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,272 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 3,206 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 79.6% (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 2,272 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 32.9 Hour (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 79.6% (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 2,272 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,272 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by nuts 2 region in Stuttgart?
- Employment rates by nuts 2 region in Stuttgart was 70.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Stuttgart?
- The highest recorded value was 72.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest employment rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Stuttgart?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.2% in 2004.
- How does Stuttgart rank for employment rates by nuts 2 region?
- Stuttgart ranks 35th out of 441 regions with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Stuttgart?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Stuttgart 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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