Long-term unemployment in Leipzig
The long-term unemployment rate in Leipzig was 2.2% of the labour force in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2005. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
The latest value carries the source flag “Low reliability”.
Leipzig, 2025
2.2%u (Low reliability)
Change from 2019
−0.2percentage points
Germany, 2025
1.1%
Position in 2025
76th of 233
Long-term unemployment in Leipzig over time
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% of the labour force. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Leipzig | Germany |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.2%u (low reliability) | 1.1% |
| 2024 | not availableu (low reliability) | 1.0% |
| 2023 | not availableu (low reliability) | 1.0% |
| 2022 | not availableu (low reliability) | 1.1% |
| 2021 | not availablebu (break in time series, low reliability) | 1.2%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | not availablebu (break in time series, low reliability) | 1.1%b (break in time series) |
| 2019 | 2.4% | 1.2% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | 1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | 1.6% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | 1.7% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | 2.0% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | 2.2% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | 2.3% |
| 2012 | 5.3%b (break in time series) | 2.4%b (break in time series) |
| 2011 | 6.5%b (break in time series) | 2.8%b (break in time series) |
| 2010 | 6.3%b (break in time series) | 3.3%b (break in time series) |
| 2009 | 7.3% | 3.5% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | 3.9% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | 4.9% |
| 2006 | 11.6%b (break in time series) | 5.7%b (break in time series) |
| 2005 | 12.5%b (break in time series) | 5.9%b (break in time series) |
| 2004 | – | 5.5% |
| 2003 | – | 4.8% |
| 2002 | – | 4.0% |
| 2001 | – | 3.9% |
Flags: b break in time series; bu break in time series, low reliability; u low reliability . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- The previous available figure was 2.4% in 2019, a change of −0.2 percentage points.
- Since 2010, when it was 6.3%, the figure has changed by −4.1 percentage points.
- Among the 233 regions with data for 2025, Leipzig has the 76th highest value.
- The figure for Germany in 2025 was 1.1%.