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Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by employment rate

Schwaben had the highest employment rate of 38 regions in 2024, at 84.9%. Bremen had the lowest, at 75.1%. The median was 81.35% and the figure for Germany was 81.1%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest84.9Schwaben
Lowest75.1Bremen
Median81.3538 regions
Germany81.1History

All regions, 2024

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SchwabenSchwaben: 84.9 %84.9OberbayernOberbayern: 84.8 %84.8TrierTrier: 84.8 %84.8MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 84.6 %84.6FreiburgFreiburg: 84.2 %84.2NiederbayernNiederbayern: 84 %84DresdenDresden: 83.9 %83.9StuttgartStuttgart: 83.9 %83.9TübingenTübingen: 83.5 %83.5OberfrankenOberfranken: 83.4 %83.4OberpfalzOberpfalz: 83 %83LüneburgLüneburg: 82.8 %82.8ChemnitzChemnitz: 82.3 %82.3DetmoldDetmold: 82.2 %82.2KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 82.2 %82.2BrandenburgBrandenburg: 82 %82UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 81.9 %81.9KoblenzKoblenz: 81.7 %81.7KasselKassel: 81.6 %81.6Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinhessen-Pfalz: 81.1 %81.1ThüringenThüringen: 81 %81Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 80.6 %80.6Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 80.6 %80.6LeipzigLeipzig: 80.5 %80.5DarmstadtDarmstadt: 80.4 %80.4HannoverHannover: 80.3 %80.3Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 80.2 %80.2Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 79.9 %79.9BraunschweigBraunschweig: 79.7 %79.7KölnKöln: 79.6 %79.6HamburgHamburg: 79.2 %79.2MünsterMünster: 79.1 %79.1GießenGießen: 79 %79SaarlandSaarland: 78.2 %78.2BerlinBerlin: 77.5 %77.5ArnsbergArnsberg: 77.4 %77.4DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: 77.3 %77.3BremenBremen: 75.1 %75.1
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Schwaben84.9-0.4 pts
2Oberbayern84.8+0.2 pts
2Trier84.8-0.9 pts
4Mittelfranken84.6+1.6 pts
5Freiburg84.2+0.1 pts
6Niederbayern84-0.4 pts
7Dresden83.9-0.6 pts
7Stuttgart83.9+1 pts
9Tübingen83.5-0.9 pts
10Oberfranken83.4-0.4 pts
11Oberpfalz83-0.6 pts
12Lüneburg82.8+0.8 pts
13Chemnitz82.30 pts
14Detmold82.2+0.8 pts
14Karlsruhe82.2-0.5 pts
16Brandenburg82+1.3 pts
17Unterfranken81.9-0.4 pts
18Koblenz81.7+1.3 pts
19Kassel81.60 pts
20Rheinhessen-Pfalz81.1+1 pts
21Thüringen81-1 pts
22Sachsen-Anhalt80.6+0.4 pts
22Weser-Ems80.6-1 pts
24Leipzig80.5-2.3 pts
25Darmstadt80.4-0.3 pts
26Hannover80.3-0.2 pts
27Schleswig-Holstein80.2-0.1 pts
28Mecklenburg-Vorpommern79.9+0.2 pts
29Braunschweig79.7-0.3 pts
30Köln79.6+0.1 pts
31Hamburg79.20 pts
32Münster79.1+0.4 pts
33Gießen79-0.9 pts
34Saarland78.2-0.7 pts
35Berlin77.5-0.5 pts
36Arnsberg77.4-1.2 pts
37Düsseldorf77.3-0.4 pts
38Bremen75.1+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?

Schwaben, with 84.9% in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest employment rate?

Bremen, with 75.1% in 2024.

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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