Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen
Nordrhein-Westfalen: Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 9,304 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Nordrhein-Westfalen recorded 9,304 for labour force by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen peaked at 9,304 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8,070, in 2000.
That places Nordrhein-Westfalen 4th out of 438 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.
Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8,109 | — |
| 2000 | 8,070 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 8,108 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 8,136 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 8,187 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 8,134 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 8,482 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 8,594 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 8,649 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 8,689 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 8,673 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 8,478 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 8,588 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 8,618 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 8,670 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 8,733 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 8,775 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 8,968 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 9,002 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 9,040 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 9,102 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 9,005 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 8,867 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 9,105 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 9,211 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 9,280 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 9,304 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,109 | 8,109 | 8,109 | 1 |
| 2000s | 8,372 | 8,070 | 8,689 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,797 | 8,478 | 9,102 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,129 | 8,867 | 9,304 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Nordrhein-Westfalen
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 74.8 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 68.8 (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 (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 13,514 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 8,912 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 8,912 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 8,912 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 32.9 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- Labour force by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen was 9,304 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- The highest recorded value was 9,304 in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,070 in 2000.
- How does Nordrhein-Westfalen rank for labour force by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
- Nordrhein-Westfalen ranks 4th out of 438 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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 Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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