Employment rate in Münster

The employment rate in Münster was 80.2% 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
Münster, 2025 80.2% % of people aged 20 to 64
Change from 2024 +1.1percentage points 2024: 79.1%
Germany, 2025 81.1% Country total
Position in 2025 86th of 289 See the full ranking

Employment rate in Münster 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 MünsterGermany
2025 80.2% 81.1%
2024 79.1% 81.1%
2023 78.7% 81.1%
2022 79.1% 80.8%
2021 78.1%b (break in time series) 79.6%b (break in time series)
2020 78.1%b (break in time series) 79.2%b (break in time series)
2019 79.0% 80.6%
2018 77.9% 79.9%
2017 76.0% 79.2%
2016 76.2% 78.6%
2015 76.4% 78.0%
2014 75.5% 77.7%
2013 74.5% 77.3%
2012 74.9%b (break in time series) 76.9%b (break in time series)
2011 74.7%b (break in time series) 76.5%b (break in time series)
2010 72.8%b (break in time series) 75.0%b (break in time series)
2009 71.9% 74.2%
2008 71.9% 74.0%
2007 71.3% 72.9%
2006 69.9%b (break in time series) 71.1%b (break in time series)
2005 67.7%b (break in time series) 69.4%b (break in time series)
2004 66.1% 67.9%
2003 65.1% 68.4%
2002 66.4% 68.8%
2001 66.2% 69.1%

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

In short

  • That is a change of +1.1 percentage points from 79.1% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 76.4%, 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, Münster has the 86th 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 Münster
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat