Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Dresden
Dresden: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level was 83.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Dresden, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Dresden is 83.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Dresden peaked at 83.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 74.4%, in 2002.
Dresden ranks 29th of 437 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Dresden, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74.8% | — |
| 2001 | 75.4% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 74.4% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 74.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 75.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 77.1% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 77.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 78.9% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 80.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 80.9% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 81.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 81.7% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 80.7% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 80.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 80.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 80.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 81.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 81.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 81.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 82.4% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 81.5% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 80.6% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 81.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 81.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 82.5% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 83.8% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.9% | 74.4% | 80.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.3% | 80.6% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 80.6% | 83.8% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Dresden
- Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work 522,425 Persons (2022)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,082 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 734.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,082 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 734.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 79.7% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 734.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 33.9 Hour (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 67.9% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 734.3 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Dresden?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Dresden was 83.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Dresden?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Dresden?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.4% in 2002.
- How does Dresden rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Dresden ranks 29th out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Dresden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dresden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, country of birth and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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