Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region in Lüneburg
Lüneburg: Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region was 3.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region in Lüneburg, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region in Lüneburg is 3.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 22.2% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region in Lüneburg peaked at 9.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2018.
Lüneburg ranks 358th of 436 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region in Lüneburg, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.5% | — |
| 2000 | 6.2% | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | +28.6% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | -17.8% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 4.4% | -17.0% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -26.5% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | +46.2% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -18.4% |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -16.1% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 3.3% | +22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 5.5% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 2.5% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.8% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Lüneburg
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 828.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,234 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,234 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 828.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 77.5% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 828.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 32.7 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 828.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 80.2% (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 67.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region in Lüneburg?
- Unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region in Lüneburg was 3.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region recorded in Lüneburg?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region recorded in Lüneburg?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2018.
- How does Lüneburg rank for unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region?
- Lüneburg ranks 358th out of 436 regions with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by citizenship and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Lüneburg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lüneburg data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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