Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Weser-Ems
Weser-Ems: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level was 81.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Weser-Ems, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Weser-Ems is 81.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Weser-Ems peaked at 81.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 67.9%, in 2000.
Weser-Ems ranks 60th of 437 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Weser-Ems, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 68.4% | — |
| 2000 | 67.9% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 68.7% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 68.5% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 69.7% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 69.4% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 72.3% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 72.2% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 73.4% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 73.6% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 74.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 75.5% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 76.1% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 76.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 77.5% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 77.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 76.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 77.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 78.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 78.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 78.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 77.5% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 77.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 80.0% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 79.8% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 81.8% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.4% | 68.4% | 68.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 71.0% | 67.9% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 75.5% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.5% | 77.5% | 81.8% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Weser-Ems
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 1,363 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,940 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,940 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,363 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 79.4% (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 70.2% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,363 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,363 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.8% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 32.5 Hour (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Weser-Ems?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Weser-Ems was 81.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Weser-Ems?
- The highest recorded value was 81.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Weser-Ems?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.9% in 2000.
- How does Weser-Ems rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Weser-Ems ranks 60th out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Weser-Ems?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Weser-Ems 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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