Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Gießen
Gießen: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level was 78.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Gießen, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Gießen stood at 78.7%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Gießen peaked at 78.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 68.9%, in 1999.
That places Gießen 144th 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.
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Gießen, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 68.9% | — |
| 2000 | 69.7% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 70.5% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 70.3% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 71.9% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 71.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 73.7% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 74.7% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 74.3% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 74.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 75.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 74.4% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 75.8% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 75.4% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 76.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 76.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 75.2% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 76.3% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 76.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 75.8% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 76.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 73.2% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 75.3% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 77.9% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 77.4% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 78.7% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.9% | 68.9% | 68.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 72.7% | 69.7% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.8% | 74.4% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 73.2% | 78.7% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Gießen
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 67.0% (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 822.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 551.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 76.5% (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 551.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 551.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 551.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 32.6 Hour (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 822.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 551.3 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Gießen?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Gießen was 78.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Gießen?
- The highest recorded value was 78.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Gießen?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.9% in 1999.
- How does Gießen rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Gießen ranks 144th out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Gießen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gießen 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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