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Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by employment rate

Freiburg had the highest employment rate of 38 regions in 2015, at 82.3%. Bremen had the lowest, at 72%. The median was 78.5% and the figure for Germany was 77%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest82.3Freiburg
Lowest72Bremen
Median78.538 regions
Germany77History

All regions, 2015

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FreiburgFreiburg: 82.3 %82.3OberbayernOberbayern: 82.3 %82.3TübingenTübingen: 82.2 %82.2StuttgartStuttgart: 81.7 %81.7SchwabenSchwaben: 81.5 %81.5LüneburgLüneburg: 80.9 %80.9NiederbayernNiederbayern: 80.9 %80.9OberpfalzOberpfalz: 80.8 %80.8MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 80.5 %80.5UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 80.1 %80.1TrierTrier: 79.8 %79.8OberfrankenOberfranken: 79.7 %79.7KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 79.4 %79.4ChemnitzChemnitz: 79 %79KoblenzKoblenz: 79 %79Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 79 %79DresdenDresden: 78.9 %78.9BrandenburgBrandenburg: 78.8 %78.8HamburgHamburg: 78.8 %78.8DarmstadtDarmstadt: 78.2 %78.2KasselKassel: 78.1 %78.1Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 78.1 %78.1DetmoldDetmold: 77.9 %77.9Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinhessen-Pfalz: 77.4 %77.4ThüringenThüringen: 77.4 %77.4HannoverHannover: 77.1 %77.1LeipzigLeipzig: 76.6 %76.6MünsterMünster: 76.4 %76.4Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 76.4 %76.4GießenGießen: 76.3 %76.3BraunschweigBraunschweig: 75.8 %75.8KölnKöln: 75.3 %75.3Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 75 %75SaarlandSaarland: 74.4 %74.4ArnsbergArnsberg: 74 %74DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: 74 %74BerlinBerlin: 72.5 %72.5BremenBremen: 72 %72
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Freiburg82.3+0.1 pts
1Oberbayern82.3-0.1 pts
3Tübingen82.2+0.5 pts
4Stuttgart81.7+0.5 pts
5Schwaben81.5+0.3 pts
6Lüneburg80.9+0.4 pts
6Niederbayern80.9+0.5 pts
8Oberpfalz80.80 pts
9Mittelfranken80.5+0.3 pts
10Unterfranken80.10 pts
11Trier79.8-1 pts
12Oberfranken79.70 pts
13Karlsruhe79.4+0.5 pts
14Chemnitz79+0.1 pts
14Koblenz79+0.9 pts
14Schleswig-Holstein79+0.7 pts
17Dresden78.9+1 pts
18Brandenburg78.8+0.9 pts
18Hamburg78.8+0.5 pts
20Darmstadt78.2+0.9 pts
21Kassel78.1+0.4 pts
21Weser-Ems78.1-0.4 pts
23Detmold77.9+0.2 pts
24Rheinhessen-Pfalz77.40 pts
24Thüringen77.4-1.1 pts
26Hannover77.1-0.7 pts
27Leipzig76.6+0.3 pts
28Münster76.4+0.9 pts
28Sachsen-Anhalt76.4+0.6 pts
30Gießen76.3-0.8 pts
31Braunschweig75.8+1.1 pts
32Köln75.3+0.4 pts
33Mecklenburg-Vorpommern75+1.1 pts
34Saarland74.4+0.5 pts
35Arnsberg74-0.4 pts
35Düsseldorf74-0.1 pts
37Berlin72.5+0.1 pts
38Bremen72-0.1 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?

Freiburg, with 82.3% in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest employment rate?

Bremen, with 72% in 2015.

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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