Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Hessen
Hessen: Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region was 69.9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
69.9
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
128th
of 443 regions
All-time high
70
in 2019
All-time low
62.7
in 2000
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Hessen, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Hessen stood at 69.9.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Hessen peaked at 70 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 62.7, in 2000.
That places Hessen 128th out of 443 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.9 | 62.9 | 62.9 | 1 |
| 2000s | 63.94 | 62.7 | 65.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.04 | 65.4 | 70 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.05 | 67.9 | 69.9 | 6 |
More work & labour data for Hessen
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth and 76.2 (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 3,297 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, citi 79 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, coun 79 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and NUT 4,719 (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status an 4,719 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 3,184 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 3,184 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 3,184 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who work 33.2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Hessen?
- Labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Hessen was 69.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Hessen?
- The highest recorded value was 70 in 2019.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Hessen?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.7 in 2000.
- How does Hessen rank for labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region?
- Hessen ranks 128th out of 443 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Hessen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hessen 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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