Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein: Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 3.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Schleswig-Holstein, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Schleswig-Holstein recorded 3.7% for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in 2025.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Schleswig-Holstein peaked at 10.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2019.
That places Schleswig-Holstein 323rd 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 Schleswig-Holstein, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.7% | — |
| 2000 | 6.4% | -16.9% |
| 2001 | 6.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +20.3% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 9.7% | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | -11.7% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -15.0% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +20.7% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | +9.7% |
| 2025 | 3.7% | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 6.4% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 2.9% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 6 |
More work & labour data for Schleswig-Holstein
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 77.3% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,542 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 80.3% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 80.3% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 2,191 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 2,191 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 1,486 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 1,486 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 33.1 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 1,486 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Schleswig-Holstein?
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Schleswig-Holstein was 3.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Schleswig-Holstein?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Schleswig-Holstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2019.
- How does Schleswig-Holstein rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
- Schleswig-Holstein ranks 323rd out of 436 regions with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Schleswig-Holstein?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Schleswig-Holstein 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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