Work & Labour in Hessen 55 indicators covering work & labour for Hessen. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labour force by NUTS 2 region 3,297 Thousand persons 2025 up 4.3% 32nd Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 33.2 Hour 2025 down 4.9% 373rd Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 3,184 Thousand persons 2025 up 4.9% 31st Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 3,184 Thousand persons 2025 up 4.9% 31st Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 67.5% 2025 up 3.2% 115th Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 3,184 Thousand persons 2025 up 4.9% 31st Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 76.2% 2025 up 3.5% 113th Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 3,184 Thousand persons 2025 up 4.9% 31st Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 4,719 Thousand persons 2025 up 1.7% 35th Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 4,719 Thousand persons 2025 up 1.7% 35th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 79.0% 2025 up 2.9% 129th Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 79.0% 2025 up 2.9% 129th Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 3,297 Thousand persons 2025 up 4.3% 32nd Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 69.9% 2025 up 2.6% 126th Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 76.2% 2025 up 3.5% 113th Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region 34.2 Hour 2025 down 2.6% 376th Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 3.4% 2025 down 15.0% 347th Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 113 Thousand persons 2025 down 10.4% 90th Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 3.4% 2025 down 15.0% 347th Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 113 Thousand persons 2025 down 10.4% 90th Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 3.4% 2025 down 15.0% 347th Unemployed persons by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 113 Thousand persons 2025 down 10.4% 90th Real Labour productivity by NUTS 2 region 105.1 Index, 2020=100 2024 up 1.0% 175th Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 2 region 102,600 Euro 2024 up 29.7% 51st Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 81.2% 2025 unchanged 185th Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region 3,614 Thousand 2024 up 9.4% 20th Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 3 region 102,600 Euro 2024 up 29.7% 173rd Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region 4.88 million Thousand 2023 up 6.4% 24th Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by 58,800 Euro 2023 up 33.0% 34th Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region 194,581 2023 up 50.1% 10th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 7.6% 2025 up 24.6% 306th Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by educational 27.4 Thousand persons 2025 down 43.3% 114th Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region 25.9% 2025 up 6.6% 163rd Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 7.6% 2025 up 24.6% 305th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 7.6% 2025 up 24.6% 305th Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region 7.9% 2019 down 41.0% 331st Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region 2.3% 2019 down 41.0% 302nd Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region 1.2% 2019 down 50.0% 312th Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and NUTS 2 8.3 Thousand persons 2019 up 7.8% 130th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 3,184 Thousand persons 2025 up 4.9% 31st Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) 3,184 Thousand persons 2025 up 4.9% 31st Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region 253.5 Thousand persons 2025 down 16.7% 92nd Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 3,184 Thousand persons 2025 up 4.9% 29th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 3,184 Thousand persons 2025 up 4.9% 29th Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, NACE 1,734 Thousand persons 2025 up 16.3% 26th Cultural employment by NUTS 2 region 120.5 Thousand persons 2024 down 1.9% 31st Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev.) 2,856 Thousand persons 2008 up 6.6% 26th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 2,856 Thousand persons 2008 up 6.6% 26th Job vacancy statistics by occupation and NUTS 1 region (OJA) 2,908 Thousand 2024 up 0.7% 9th Employed HRST by category, NACE Rev. 1.1 activity and NUTS 1 region 1,331 Thousand 2008 up 15.1% 22nd Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 2,856 Thousand persons 2008 up 6.6% 24th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 2,856 Thousand persons 2008 up 6.6% 24th Number of employees and hours worked, by working time, NACE Rev. 2 2.73 million Number 2024 up 22.7% 9th Labour cost, wages and salaries, direct remuneration by NACE Rev. 2 188.83 billion Total 2024 up 75.2% 6th Structure of labour cost by NACE Rev. 2 activity and NUTS 1 region 99.5% 2024 up 0.1% 9th