Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region in Münster
Münster: Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region was 115.7 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region in Münster, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Münster recorded 115.7 Thousand persons for labour market slack by nuts 2 region in 2025.
The figure is up 17.5% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour market slack by nuts 2 region in Münster peaked at 195.7 Thousand persons in 2008 and was at its lowest, 98.5 Thousand persons, in 2024.
That places Münster 199th 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 Münster, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 195.7 Thousand persons | — |
| 2009 | 189.9 Thousand persons | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 173.9 Thousand persons | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 155.8 Thousand persons | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 145.7 Thousand persons | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 148 Thousand persons | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 139.1 Thousand persons | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 139.7 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 137 Thousand persons | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 124.5 Thousand persons | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 116.6 Thousand persons | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 113.8 Thousand persons | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 151.1 Thousand persons | +32.8% |
| 2021 | 106 Thousand persons | -29.8% |
| 2022 | 103.1 Thousand persons | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 101.6 Thousand persons | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 98.5 Thousand persons | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 115.7 Thousand persons | +17.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region in Münster 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 | +32.8% | 113.8 Thousand persons | 151.1 Thousand persons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 192.8 Thousand persons | 189.9 Thousand persons | 195.7 Thousand persons | 2 |
| 2010s | 139.41 Thousand persons | 113.8 Thousand persons | 173.9 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.67 Thousand persons | 98.5 Thousand persons | 151.1 Thousand persons | 6 |
More work & labour data for Münster
- Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work 414,935 Persons (2022)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 79.1% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 32.5 Hour (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 2,042 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 2,042 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,380 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 67.6% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,380 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,380 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 76.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour market slack by nuts 2 region in Münster?
- Labour market slack by nuts 2 region in Münster was 115.7 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour market slack by nuts 2 region recorded in Münster?
- The highest recorded value was 195.7 Thousand persons in 2008.
- What is the lowest labour market slack by nuts 2 region recorded in Münster?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.5 Thousand persons in 2024.
- How does Münster rank for labour market slack by nuts 2 region?
- Münster ranks 199th out of 431 regions with data for 2025.
- Is labour market slack by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Münster?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Münster 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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