Labour force participation rates … country NUTS 2 region in Leipzig
Leipzig: Labour force participation rates … country NUTS 2 region was 80.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
80.7%
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
84th
of 441 regions
All-time high
82.6%
in 2023
All-time low
76.6%
in 2005
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Leipzig, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Leipzig is 80.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Leipzig peaked at 82.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 76.6%, in 2005.
That places Leipzig 84th out of 441 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Labour force participation rates … country NUTS 2 region in Leipzig, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 76.6% | — |
| 2006 | 76.9% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 78.7% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 79.7% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 79.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 80.9% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 81.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 80.8% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 80.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 79.9% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 79.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 80.5% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 81.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 81.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 80.0% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 80.4% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 82.2% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 82.6% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 80.9% | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 80.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.4% | 76.6% | 79.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 80.6% | 79.8% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.1% | 80.0% | 82.6% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Leipzig
- Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work 510,807 Persons (2022)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 76.4% (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 531.4 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 33.9 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 531.4 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 531.4 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 66.0% (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 531.4 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 804.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 69.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Leipzig?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Leipzig was 80.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Leipzig?
- The highest recorded value was 82.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Leipzig?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.6% in 2005.
- How does Leipzig rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Leipzig ranks 84th out of 441 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Leipzig?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Leipzig 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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