Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region in Kassel
Kassel: Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region was 22.4 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region in Kassel, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Kassel recorded 22.4 Thousand persons for unemployed persons by citizenship and nuts 2 region in 2025.
The figure is up 62.3% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by citizenship and nuts 2 region in Kassel peaked at 55.4 Thousand persons in 2005 and was at its lowest, 13.4 Thousand persons, in 2023.
Kassel ranks 334th of 436 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region in Kassel, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 49.3 Thousand persons | — |
| 2000 | 40.2 Thousand persons | -18.5% |
| 2001 | 41.2 Thousand persons | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 43.2 Thousand persons | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 43.7 Thousand persons | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 44.2 Thousand persons | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 55.4 Thousand persons | +25.3% |
| 2006 | 50.6 Thousand persons | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 48.4 Thousand persons | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 45.1 Thousand persons | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 39.4 Thousand persons | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 35.5 Thousand persons | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 27.3 Thousand persons | -23.1% |
| 2012 | 27.5 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 26.5 Thousand persons | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 27.1 Thousand persons | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 22.5 Thousand persons | -17.0% |
| 2016 | 22.7 Thousand persons | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 15.5 Thousand persons | -31.7% |
| 2018 | 18.2 Thousand persons | +17.4% |
| 2019 | 17.9 Thousand persons | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 18.8 Thousand persons | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 14.1 Thousand persons | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 13.4 Thousand persons | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 13.8 Thousand persons | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 22.4 Thousand persons | +62.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region in Kassel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +62.3% | 13.8 Thousand persons | 22.4 Thousand persons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.3 Thousand persons | 49.3 Thousand persons | 49.3 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2000s | 45.14 Thousand persons | 39.4 Thousand persons | 55.4 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.07 Thousand persons | 15.5 Thousand persons | 35.5 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.5 Thousand persons | 13.4 Thousand persons | 22.4 Thousand persons | 5 |
More work & labour data for Kassel
- Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work 279,992 Persons (2022)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 80.7% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 32.7 Hour (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 897.9 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 897.9 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 600.2 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 66.9% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 600.2 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 600.2 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 77.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed persons by citizenship and nuts 2 region in Kassel?
- Unemployed persons by citizenship and nuts 2 region in Kassel was 22.4 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by citizenship and nuts 2 region recorded in Kassel?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4 Thousand persons in 2005.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by citizenship and nuts 2 region recorded in Kassel?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4 Thousand persons in 2023.
- How does Kassel rank for unemployed persons by citizenship and nuts 2 region?
- Kassel ranks 334th out of 436 regions with data for 2025.
- Is unemployed persons by citizenship and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Kassel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kassel data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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