Employment rate in Bremen
The employment rate in Bremen was 74.7% of people aged 20 to 64 in 2025.
Bremen, 2025
74.7%
Change from 2024
−0.4percentage points
Germany, 2025
81.1%
Position in 2025
185th of 289
Employment rate in Bremen over time
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% of people aged 20 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Bremen | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 74.7% | 81.1% |
| 2024 | 75.1% | 81.1% |
| 2023 | 74.7% | 81.1% |
| 2022 | 73.9% | 80.8% |
| 2021 | 73.0%b (break in time series) | 79.6%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 74.6%b (break in time series) | 79.2%b (break in time series) |
| 2019 | 75.8% | 80.6% |
| 2018 | 75.5% | 79.9% |
| 2017 | 75.3% | 79.2% |
| 2016 | 74.8% | 78.6% |
| 2015 | 72.0% | 78.0% |
| 2014 | 72.1% | 77.7% |
| 2013 | 71.7% | 77.3% |
| 2012 | 72.2%b (break in time series) | 76.9%b (break in time series) |
| 2011 | 70.8%b (break in time series) | 76.5%b (break in time series) |
| 2010 | 70.0%b (break in time series) | 75.0%b (break in time series) |
| 2009 | 67.9% | 74.2% |
| 2008 | 68.5% | 74.0% |
| 2007 | 68.3% | 72.9% |
| 2006 | 65.0%b (break in time series) | 71.1%b (break in time series) |
| 2005 | 62.5%b (break in time series) | 69.4%b (break in time series) |
| 2004 | 62.0% | 67.9% |
| 2003 | 65.3% | 68.4% |
| 2002 | 64.8% | 68.8% |
| 2001 | 65.2% | 69.1% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 75.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 72.0%, the figure has changed by +2.7 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 289 regions with data for 2025, Bremen has the 185th highest value.
- The figure for Germany in 2025 was 81.1%.