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Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by employment rate, 2025

Oberbayern had the highest employment rate of 38 regions in 2025, at 85.1%. Bremen had the lowest, at 74.7%. The median was 81.65% and the figure for Germany was 81.1%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest85.1Oberbayern
Lowest74.7Bremen
Median81.6538 regions
Germany81.1History

All regions, 2025

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OberbayernOberbayern: 85.1 %85.1SchwabenSchwaben: 84.3 %84.3TübingenTübingen: 84.3 %84.3DresdenDresden: 84.2 %84.2NiederbayernNiederbayern: 84 %84OberpfalzOberpfalz: 84 %84FreiburgFreiburg: 83.9 %83.9OberfrankenOberfranken: 83.8 %83.8MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 83.7 %83.7StuttgartStuttgart: 83.6 %83.6UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 83.4 %83.4Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 83.3 %83.3TrierTrier: 83 %83KoblenzKoblenz: 82.9 %82.9KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 82.6 %82.6Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinhessen-Pfalz: 82.1 %82.1KasselKassel: 81.9 %81.9DetmoldDetmold: 81.7 %81.7LüneburgLüneburg: 81.7 %81.7BrandenburgBrandenburg: 81.6 %81.6ChemnitzChemnitz: 81.4 %81.4ThüringenThüringen: 81.3 %81.3LeipzigLeipzig: 81.2 %81.2Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 80.9 %80.9GießenGießen: 80.3 %80.3Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 80.3 %80.3MünsterMünster: 80.2 %80.2BraunschweigBraunschweig: 80 %80DarmstadtDarmstadt: 80 %80KölnKöln: 79.8 %79.8HannoverHannover: 79.4 %79.4Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 79.2 %79.2HamburgHamburg: 78.7 %78.7SaarlandSaarland: 78.4 %78.4ArnsbergArnsberg: 77.5 %77.5DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: 76.8 %76.8BerlinBerlin: 76.7 %76.7BremenBremen: 74.7 %74.7
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Oberbayern85.1+0.3 pts
2Schwaben84.3-0.6 pts
2Tübingen84.3+0.8 pts
4Dresden84.2+0.3 pts
5Niederbayern840 pts
5Oberpfalz84+1 pts
7Freiburg83.9-0.3 pts
8Oberfranken83.8+0.4 pts
9Mittelfranken83.7-0.9 pts
10Stuttgart83.6-0.3 pts
11Unterfranken83.4+1.5 pts
12Weser-Ems83.3+2.7 pts
13Trier83-1.8 pts
14Koblenz82.9+1.2 pts
15Karlsruhe82.6+0.4 pts
16Rheinhessen-Pfalz82.1+1 pts
17Kassel81.9+0.3 pts
18Detmold81.7-0.5 pts
18Lüneburg81.7-1.1 pts
20Brandenburg81.6-0.4 pts
21Chemnitz81.4-0.9 pts
22Thüringen81.3+0.3 pts
23Leipzig81.2+0.7 pts
24Schleswig-Holstein80.9+0.7 pts
25Gießen80.3+1.3 pts
25Mecklenburg-Vorpommern80.3+0.4 pts
27Münster80.2+1.1 pts
28Braunschweig80+0.3 pts
28Darmstadt80-0.4 pts
30Köln79.8+0.2 pts
31Hannover79.4-0.9 pts
32Sachsen-Anhalt79.2-1.4 pts
33Hamburg78.7-0.5 pts
34Saarland78.4+0.2 pts
35Arnsberg77.5+0.1 pts
36Düsseldorf76.8-0.5 pts
37Berlin76.7-0.8 pts
38Bremen74.7-0.4 pts

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About this ranking

Employed people as a percentage of the population aged 16 and over (Spain, EPA) or 20 to 64 (EU headline indicator).

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Employment rates by NUTS 2 region, 20 to 64 (lfst_r_lfe2emprt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfe2emprt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which region has the highest employment rate?

Oberbayern, with 85.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest employment rate?

Bremen, with 74.7% in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Employment rates by NUTS 2 region, 20 to 64 (lfst_r_lfe2emprt). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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