Work & Labour in Köln 52 indicators covering work & labour for Köln. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, coun 78.8% 2025 up 5.8% 140th Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,273 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.1% 60th Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,273 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.1% 60th Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 66.6% 2025 up 6.9% 134th Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who work 32.9 Hour 2025 down 6.8% 392nd Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and N 2,273 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.1% 60th Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and NUTS 75.7% 2025 up 6.8% 127th Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,273 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.1% 60th Population in private households by country of birth, labour status an 3,413 Thousand persons 2025 up 2.9% 72nd Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and NUT 3,413 Thousand persons 2025 up 2.9% 72nd Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, citi 78.8% 2025 up 5.8% 140th Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,365 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.0% 63rd Labour force by NUTS 2 region 2,365 Thousand persons 2025 up 9.0% 63rd Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 69.3% 2025 up 6.0% 141st Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 2,273 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.1% 60th Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth and 75.7% 2025 up 6.8% 127th Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by NUTS 2 region 33.9 Hour 2025 down 4.0% 396th Unemployment rates by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 3.9% 2025 down 18.8% 311th Unemployed persons by country of birth and NUTS 2 region 92.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 11.6% 120th Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 3.9% 2025 down 18.8% 311th Unemployed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 92.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 11.6% 120th Unemployed persons by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 92.1 Thousand persons 2025 down 11.6% 120th Unemployment rates by citizenship and NUTS 2 region 3.9% 2025 down 18.8% 311th Real Labour productivity by NUTS 2 region 99.4 Index, 2020=100 2024 down 2.5% 269th Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 2 region 94,000 Euro 2024 up 28.2% 89th Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by edu 82.8% 2025 up 5.5% 135th Nominal Labour productivity by NUTS 3 region 94,000 Euro 2024 up 28.2% 316th Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region 2,518 Thousand 2024 up 9.0% 38th Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by NUTS 54,100 Euro 2023 up 34.2% 53rd Employment (thousand hours worked) by NUTS 2 region 3.32 million Thousand 2023 up 6.7% 57th Compensation of employees by NUTS 2 region 125,036 2023 up 51.3% 27th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by N 8.3% 2025 up 27.7% 270th Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) by educational a 23.8 Thousand persons 2025 down 47.5% 134th Youth employment rate by NUTS 2 region 25.2% 2025 up 31.9% 171st Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by c 8.3% 2025 up 27.7% 270th Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by c 8.3% 2025 up 27.7% 270th Youth unemployment rate by NUTS 2 region 11.1% 2014 down 18.4% 294th Youth unemployment ratio by NUTS 2 region 2.4% 2014 down 11.1% 298th Youth long-term unemployment rate (12 months or more) by NUTS 2 region 1.1% 2019 down 62.1% 324th Employed persons commuting to work by country of work and NUTS 2 regio 13.8 Thousand persons 2025 up 45.3% 89th Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 2) 2,273 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.1% 60th Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by NACE 2,273 Thousand persons 2025 up 10.1% 60th Labour market slack by NUTS 2 region 219.9 Thousand persons 2025 up 0.3% 106th Labour market demand for ICT specialists in online job advertisements 13.0% 2026 down 6.5% 17th Percentage change in the number of online job advertisements for ICT s -1.0% 2026 up 95.9% 61st Cultural employment by NUTS 2 region 106.5 Thousand persons 2024 up 6.5% 41st Agricultural labour force by size of the farm and NUTS 2 region 9,000 Annual working unit (AWU) 2023 down 24.1% 72nd Agricultural labour force by legal entity, work status and sex of work 9,000 Annual working unit (AWU) 2023 down 24.1% 72nd Main agricultural labour force by age and sex of the farm manager, far 9,000 Annual working unit (AWU) 2023 down 24.1% 72nd Agricultural family labour force by age, sex of farm manager and NUTS 1.00 billion Euro 2023 up 7.5% 62nd Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev. 1.1 1,991 Thousand persons 2008 up 9.2% 62nd Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by NACE 1,991 Thousand persons 2008 up 9.2% 62nd