Employment rate in Kassel

The employment rate in Kassel was 81.9% of people aged 20 to 64 in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Employment rate, ages 20 to 64, by region Unit: % of people aged 20 to 64 Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Kassel, 2025 81.9% % of people aged 20 to 64
Change from 2024 +0.3percentage points 2024: 81.6%
Germany, 2025 81.1% Country total
Position in 2025 55th of 289 See the full ranking

Employment rate in Kassel 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.

Employment rate, ages 20 to 64, by region (% of people aged 20 to 64), 2001 to 2025
Period KasselGermany
2025 81.9% 81.1%
2024 81.6% 81.1%
2023 81.6% 81.1%
2022 80.1% 80.8%
2021 79.8%b (break in time series) 79.6%b (break in time series)
2020 79.8%b (break in time series) 79.2%b (break in time series)
2019 81.0% 80.6%
2018 80.3% 79.9%
2017 80.2% 79.2%
2016 79.6% 78.6%
2015 78.1% 78.0%
2014 77.7% 77.7%
2013 78.0% 77.3%
2012 77.4%b (break in time series) 76.9%b (break in time series)
2011 77.3%b (break in time series) 76.5%b (break in time series)
2010 75.1%b (break in time series) 75.0%b (break in time series)
2009 74.1% 74.2%
2008 73.0% 74.0%
2007 72.1% 72.9%
2006 71.1%b (break in time series) 71.1%b (break in time series)
2005 69.7%b (break in time series) 69.4%b (break in time series)
2004 69.2% 67.9%
2003 67.6% 68.4%
2002 69.1% 68.8%
2001 68.8% 69.1%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 81.6% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 78.1%, the figure has changed by +3.8 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, Kassel has the 55th highest value.
  • The figure for Germany in 2025 was 81.1%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
lfst_r_lfe2emprt · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y20-64 unit=PC
Observation period
2000 to 2025 for Kassel
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat