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Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by unemployment rate

Bremen had the highest unemployment rate of 35 regions in 2022, at 5.6%. Tübingen had the lowest, at 2.1%. The median was 3.1% and the figure for Germany was 3.1%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest5.6Bremen
Lowest2.1Tübingen
Median3.135 regions
Germany3.1History

All regions, 2022

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BremenBremen: 5.6 %5.6BerlinBerlin: 4.8 %4.8HamburgHamburg: 4 %4ArnsbergArnsberg: 3.9 %3.9DarmstadtDarmstadt: 3.9 %3.9DüsseldorfDüsseldorf: 3.9 %3.9Sachsen-AnhaltSachsen-Anhalt: 3.9 %3.9Mecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern: 3.8 %3.8SaarlandSaarland: 3.7 %3.7Rheinhessen-PfalzRheinhessen-Pfalz: 3.6 %3.6LeipzigLeipzig: 3.5 %3.5DresdenDresden: 3.4 %3.4MünsterMünster: 3.4 %3.4BrandenburgBrandenburg: 3.3 %3.3KarlsruheKarlsruhe: 3.2 %3.2KölnKöln: 3.2 %3.2BraunschweigBraunschweig: 3.1 %3.1HannoverHannover: 3.1 %3.1OberfrankenOberfranken: 3 %3ThüringenThüringen: 3 %3MittelfrankenMittelfranken: 2.9 %2.9Schleswig-HolsteinSchleswig-Holstein: 2.9 %2.9KoblenzKoblenz: 2.8 %2.8StuttgartStuttgart: 2.8 %2.8DetmoldDetmold: 2.7 %2.7Weser-EmsWeser-Ems: 2.7 %2.7GießenGießen: 2.6 %2.6LüneburgLüneburg: 2.6 %2.6KasselKassel: 2.4 %2.4ChemnitzChemnitz: 2.3 %2.3FreiburgFreiburg: 2.3 %2.3SchwabenSchwaben: 2.3 %2.3OberbayernOberbayern: 2.2 %2.2UnterfrankenUnterfranken: 2.2 %2.2TübingenTübingen: 2.1 %2.1
%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankRegions2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Bremen5.6-0.9 pts
2Berlin4.8-0.9 pts
3Hamburg4-0.5 pts
4Arnsberg3.9-0.3 pts
4Darmstadt3.9-0.2 pts
4Düsseldorf3.9-0.5 pts
4Sachsen-Anhalt3.9-0.3 pts
8Mecklenburg-Vorpommern3.80 pts
9Saarland3.7+0.5 pts
10Rheinhessen-Pfalz3.6-0.6 pts
11Leipzig3.5-1 pts
12Dresden3.40 pts
12Münster3.4-0.3 pts
14Brandenburg3.3+0.3 pts
15Karlsruhe3.2-0.2 pts
15Köln3.2-0.9 pts
17Braunschweig3.1-0.8 pts
17Hannover3.1+0.3 pts
19Oberfranken3-0.3 pts
19Thüringen3-0.5 pts
21Mittelfranken2.9-0.5 pts
21Schleswig-Holstein2.9-0.3 pts
23Koblenz2.80 pts
23Stuttgart2.8-0.3 pts
25Detmold2.7-1.2 pts
25Weser-Ems2.7-0.9 pts
27Gießen2.6-0.9 pts
27Lüneburg2.6-0.5 pts
29Kassel2.4-0.6 pts
30Chemnitz2.30 pts
30Freiburg2.3-0.9 pts
30Schwaben2.3-0.5 pts
33Oberbayern2.2-0.5 pts
33Unterfranken2.2-0.4 pts
35Tübingen2.1-0.9 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. 3 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu3rt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which region has the highest unemployment rate?

Bremen, with 5.6% in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest unemployment rate?

Tübingen, with 2.1% in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt). Retrieved 2026-10-08. 3 regions have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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