Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by long-term unemployment rate
Berlin had the highest long-term unemployment rate of 37 regions in 2008, at 9.4%. Freiburg had the lowest, at 1.2%. The median was 3.4%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
All regions, 2008
Full ranking
| Rank | Regions | 2008 (%) | Change on 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berlin | 9.4 | -1 pts |
| 2 | Sachsen-Anhalt | 9.1 | -0.8 pts |
| 3 | Leipzig | 8.4 | -2.7 pts |
| 4 | Chemnitz | 7.9 | -1.1 pts |
| 4 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 7.9 | -2.7 pts |
| 6 | Dresden | 6.9 | -1 pts |
| 7 | Brandenburg | 6.8 | -1.4 pts |
| 8 | Thüringen | 6 | -2.7 pts |
| 9 | Bremen | 5.6 | -1.7 pts |
| 10 | Braunschweig | 4.6 | -0.1 pts |
| 11 | Arnsberg | 4.3 | -1.2 pts |
| 12 | Hannover | 4 | -0.7 pts |
| 13 | Düsseldorf | 3.9 | -0.9 pts |
| 14 | Hamburg | 3.8 | -1 pts |
| 14 | Kassel | 3.8 | -0.8 pts |
| 16 | Detmold | 3.7 | -0.8 pts |
| 17 | Köln | 3.6 | -0.8 pts |
| 18 | Lüneburg | 3.4 | -0.8 pts |
| 18 | Saarland | 3.4 | -0.3 pts |
| 20 | Schleswig-Holstein | 3.3 | -0.7 pts |
| 21 | Münster | 3.2 | -0.7 pts |
| 22 | Gießen | 3.1 | -0.5 pts |
| 23 | Oberfranken | 3 | -1.3 pts |
| 23 | Weser-Ems | 3 | -0.7 pts |
| 25 | Darmstadt | 2.8 | -1.1 pts |
| 26 | Koblenz | 2.7 | -0.6 pts |
| 27 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | 2.6 | -0.4 pts |
| 28 | Mittelfranken | 2.4 | -1 pts |
| 29 | Karlsruhe | 2.1 | -0.7 pts |
| 30 | Oberpfalz | 2 | -0.7 pts |
| 31 | Stuttgart | 1.8 | -0.7 pts |
| 32 | Unterfranken | 1.7 | -0.8 pts |
| 33 | Niederbayern | 1.6 | -0.8 pts |
| 34 | Schwaben | 1.5 | -0.8 pts |
| 34 | Tübingen | 1.5 | -0.7 pts |
| 36 | Oberbayern | 1.3 | -0.6 pts |
| 37 | Freiburg | 1.2 | -0.5 pts |
Other periods
About this ranking
People aged 15 to 74 who have been unemployed for 12 months or more, as a percentage of the labour force aged 15 to 74. Unemployment follows the ILO definition: without work, available to start within two weeks and actively seeking work.
A share of the labour force, not of the unemployed. From the EU labour force survey. Eurostat flags series breaks (most in 2021, under the new framework regulation for social statistics); they are stored as status break.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. 1 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2008 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
Eurostat. Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18.Citation styles
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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu) (Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by long-term unemployment rate, 2008) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table
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Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu), Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by long-term unemployment rate, 2008. Eurostat, European Commission, 10 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/germany-regions?period=2008. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.
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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu). Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by long-term unemployment rate, 2008. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/germany-regions?period=2008.
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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu), Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by long-term unemployment rate, 2008 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/germany-regions?period=2008 (Accessed: 18 October 2026).
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Which region has the highest long-term unemployment rate?
Berlin, with 9.4% in 2008, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
Which region has the lowest long-term unemployment rate?
Freiburg, with 1.2% in 2008.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu). Retrieved 2026-10-18. 1 regions have no value for 2008 and are not ranked.