Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Dresden
Dresden: Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region was 71.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
71.2
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
95th
of 443 regions
All-time high
71.6
in 2019
All-time low
63.5
in 2002
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Dresden, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Dresden recorded 71.2 for labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Dresden peaked at 71.6 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 63.5, in 2002.
Dresden ranks 95th of 443 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.94 | 63.5 | 66.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.97 | 67.2 | 71.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.25 | 67.9 | 71.2 | 6 |
More work & labour data for Dresden
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 67.9 (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status an 1,082 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 734.3 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and NUTS 79.7 (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and N 734.3 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 734.3 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 734.3 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who work 33.9 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and NUT 1,082 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 734.3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Dresden?
- Labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Dresden was 71.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Dresden?
- The highest recorded value was 71.6 in 2019.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Dresden?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.5 in 2002.
- How does Dresden rank for labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region?
- Dresden ranks 95th out of 443 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Dresden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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