Employment rate in Chemnitz
The employment rate in Chemnitz was 81.4% of people aged 20 to 64 in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2017. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Chemnitz, 2025
81.4%
Change from 2024
−0.9percentage points
Germany, 2025
81.1%
Position in 2025
64th of 289
Employment rate in Chemnitz 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 | Chemnitz | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 81.4% | 81.1% |
| 2024 | 82.3% | 81.1% |
| 2023 | 82.3% | 81.1% |
| 2022 | 83.6% | 80.8% |
| 2021 | 83.7%b (break in time series) | 79.6%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 82.5%b (break in time series) | 79.2%b (break in time series) |
| 2019 | 82.5% | 80.6% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | 79.9% |
| 2017 | 81.4% | 79.2% |
| 2016 | 79.8% | 78.6% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | 78.0% |
| 2014 | 78.9% | 77.7% |
| 2013 | 77.6% | 77.3% |
| 2012 | 76.2%b (break in time series) | 76.9%b (break in time series) |
| 2011 | 75.7%b (break in time series) | 76.5%b (break in time series) |
| 2010 | 73.7%b (break in time series) | 75.0%b (break in time series) |
| 2009 | 72.3% | 74.2% |
| 2008 | 72.4% | 74.0% |
| 2007 | 70.8% | 72.9% |
| 2006 | 68.6%b (break in time series) | 71.1%b (break in time series) |
| 2005 | 67.1%b (break in time series) | 69.4%b (break in time series) |
| 2004 | – | 67.9% |
| 2003 | – | 68.4% |
| 2002 | – | 68.8% |
| 2001 | – | 69.1% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.9 percentage points from 82.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 79.0%, the figure has changed by +2.4 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, Chemnitz has the 64th highest value.
- The figure for Germany in 2025 was 81.1%.