Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region in Bremen
Bremen: Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region was 5.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region in Bremen, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Bremen recorded 5.1% for unemployment rates by country of birth and nuts 2 region in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by country of birth and nuts 2 region in Bremen peaked at 16.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2017.
Bremen ranks 216th of 436 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region in Bremen, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.5% | — |
| 2000 | 10.0% | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 8.7% | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 10.0% | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | +28.1% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -17.4% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | -19.3% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | -13.2% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | -15.4% |
| 2013 | 7.0% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -15.2% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -20.4% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +27.5% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | -16.1% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 5.1% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 8.7% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 4.3% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 4.7% | 6.5% | 5 |
More work & labour data for Bremen
- Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work 590,016 Persons (2022)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 356 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 32.6 Hour (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.4% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.4% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 529 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 529 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 337.8 Thousand persons (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 337.8 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by country of birth and nuts 2 region in Bremen?
- Unemployment rates by country of birth and nuts 2 region in Bremen was 5.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by country of birth and nuts 2 region recorded in Bremen?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by country of birth and nuts 2 region recorded in Bremen?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2017.
- How does Bremen rank for unemployment rates by country of birth and nuts 2 region?
- Bremen ranks 216th out of 436 regions with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by country of birth and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Bremen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bremen data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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