Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen
Nordrhein-Westfalen: Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region was 1.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen stood at 1.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.2% on the previous year and down 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen peaked at 4.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2024.
That places Nordrhein-Westfalen 320th out of 361 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.3% | — |
| 2000 | 2.0% | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -15.0% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +23.5% |
| 2003 | 2.9% | +38.1% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | +31.4% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -20.4% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -17.9% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -16.0% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -15.8% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -25.0% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | +22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 1.7% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.4% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 5 |
More work & labour data for Nordrhein-Westfalen
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 74.8% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 9,304 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.2% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 78.2% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 13,514 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 13,514 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 8,912 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 8,912 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 8,912 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 32.9 Hour (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region in Nordrhein-Westfalen was 1.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region recorded in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region recorded in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2024.
- How does Nordrhein-Westfalen rank for youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region?
- Nordrhein-Westfalen ranks 320th out of 361 regions with data for 2025.
- Is youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by nuts 2 region rising or falling in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nordrhein-Westfalen data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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