Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Köln
Köln: Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 3.9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Köln, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Köln stood at 3.9.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Köln peaked at 9.4 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.2, in 2022.
Köln ranks 308th of 438 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.48 | 5.7 | 9.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9 | 3.4 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.72 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 6 |
More work & labour data for Köln
- Economy - FUAs — Employment at place of work 1.30 million Persons (2022)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 3,413 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 32.9 (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 3,413 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,273 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 2,273 (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 66.6 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,273 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,273 (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 75.7 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Köln?
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Köln was 3.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Köln?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4 in 2005.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Köln?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2 in 2022.
- How does Köln rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
- Köln ranks 308th out of 438 regions with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Köln?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Köln 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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