Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf: Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 4.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Düsseldorf, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Düsseldorf recorded 4.8% for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in 2025.
The figure is up 11.6% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Düsseldorf peaked at 10.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2019.
That places Düsseldorf 236th out of 436 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Düsseldorf, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.7% | — |
| 2000 | 6.8% | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 6.0% | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | +21.7% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +24.7% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -16.9% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -11.6% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +34.2% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | +7.5% |
| 2025 | 4.8% | +11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 6.0% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 3.8% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 3.9% | 5.1% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Düsseldorf
- Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work 991,301 Persons (2022)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 3,869 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 33.2 Hour (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 3,869 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,510 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 2,510 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 64.9% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,510 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,510 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 73.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Düsseldorf?
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Düsseldorf was 4.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Düsseldorf?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Düsseldorf?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2019.
- How does Düsseldorf rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
- Düsseldorf ranks 236th out of 436 regions with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Düsseldorf?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Düsseldorf 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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