Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region (Labour NUTS 2) in Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein: Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region (Labour NUTS 2) was 70.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region in Schleswig-Holstein, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Schleswig-Holstein recorded 70.4 for labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Schleswig-Holstein peaked at 70.4 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 62, in 2002.
That places Schleswig-Holstein 112th out of 441 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 NUTS 2 region (Labour NUTS 2) in Schleswig-Holstein, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 63 | — |
| 2000 | 62.5 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 62.5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 62 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 63.8 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 62.7 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 64.3 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 64.9 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 65 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 64.9 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 64.9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 65.1 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 66.1 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 66.5 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 66.6 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 67 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 67.3 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 67.3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 68.2 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 68.5 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 70 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 69.3 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 69.8 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 69.3 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 69.6 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 69.8 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 70.4 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63 | 63 | 63 | 1 |
| 2000s | 63.75 | 62 | 65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.26 | 65.1 | 70 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.7 | 69.3 | 70.4 | 6 |
More work & labour data for Schleswig-Holstein
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 77.3 (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 1,542 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 80.3 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 80.3 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 2,191 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,486 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,486 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 1,486 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 33.1 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,542 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Schleswig-Holstein?
- Labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region in Schleswig-Holstein was 70.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Schleswig-Holstein?
- The highest recorded value was 70.4 in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region recorded in Schleswig-Holstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 62 in 2002.
- How does Schleswig-Holstein rank for labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region?
- Schleswig-Holstein ranks 112th out of 441 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Schleswig-Holstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Schleswig-Holstein 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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