Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region in Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe: Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region was 109.7 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region in Karlsruhe, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Karlsruhe recorded 109.7 Thousand persons for labour market slack by nuts 2 region in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour market slack by nuts 2 region in Karlsruhe peaked at 177.3 Thousand persons in 2009 and was at its lowest, 102.2 Thousand persons, in 2023.
That places Karlsruhe 208th out of 431 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region in Karlsruhe, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 171.5 Thousand persons | — |
| 2009 | 177.3 Thousand persons | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 169.7 Thousand persons | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 142.7 Thousand persons | -15.9% |
| 2012 | 138.4 Thousand persons | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 134.9 Thousand persons | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 136.6 Thousand persons | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 130.8 Thousand persons | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 122.6 Thousand persons | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 128.7 Thousand persons | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 112.3 Thousand persons | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 110.5 Thousand persons | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 156.9 Thousand persons | +42.0% |
| 2021 | 118.3 Thousand persons | -24.6% |
| 2022 | 107.8 Thousand persons | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 102.2 Thousand persons | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 109.8 Thousand persons | +7.4% |
| 2025 | 109.7 Thousand persons | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region in Karlsruhe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +42.0% | 110.5 Thousand persons | 156.9 Thousand persons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 174.4 Thousand persons | 171.5 Thousand persons | 177.3 Thousand persons | 2 |
| 2010s | 132.72 Thousand persons | 110.5 Thousand persons | 169.7 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 117.45 Thousand persons | 102.2 Thousand persons | 156.9 Thousand persons | 6 |
More work & labour data for Karlsruhe
- Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work 435,536 Persons (2022)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.4% (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 1,420 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 2,036 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 2,036 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,420 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,420 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 33 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,420 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 78.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour market slack by nuts 2 region in Karlsruhe?
- Labour market slack by nuts 2 region in Karlsruhe was 109.7 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour market slack by nuts 2 region recorded in Karlsruhe?
- The highest recorded value was 177.3 Thousand persons in 2009.
- What is the lowest labour market slack by nuts 2 region recorded in Karlsruhe?
- The lowest recorded value was 102.2 Thousand persons in 2023.
- How does Karlsruhe rank for labour market slack by nuts 2 region?
- Karlsruhe ranks 208th out of 431 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour market slack by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Karlsruhe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Karlsruhe data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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