Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Bremen
Bremen: Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 5.1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Bremen, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Bremen recorded 5.1 for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Bremen peaked at 16.7 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.3, in 2017.
Bremen ranks 217th of 437 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 educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Bremen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.5 | — |
| 2000 | 10 | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 8.7 | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 10 | +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 | +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 | 11.64 | 8.7 | 16.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.06 | 4.3 | 7.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.36 | 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 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 32.6 (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 (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 529 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 337.8 (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 337.8 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71.4 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Bremen?
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Bremen was 5.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Bremen?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7 in 2005.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Bremen?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3 in 2017.
- How does Bremen rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
- Bremen ranks 217th out of 437 regions with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by educational attainment level 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 educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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