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Jobs in North Rhine-Westphalia posted in English
Jobs in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, whose postings are written in English. Each listing shows what the posting says about German.
Jobs in North Rhine-Westphalia
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Labour market in North Rhine-Westphalia
Official statistics, not job board data.
- People in work
- 9,824,500
- Average for 2024, including the self-employed
- Regional unemployment rate
- 4.2%
- Nordrhein-Westfalen region, ages 20 to 64, 2025. Germany: 3.8%
- Work in finance, business services and property
- 17.6%
- 1,724,700 people. Germany: 17.1%
- Work in trade, transport, hospitality and IT
- 25.5%
- 2,503,400 people. Germany: 25.3%
- Work in public services, education and health
- 34.7%
- 3,407,200 people. Germany: 33.2%
- Work in industry and energy
- 16.4%
- 1,607,400 people. Germany: 17.5%
- Residents without German citizenship
- 15.8%
- Population 18,034,454 on 31 December 2024. Germany: 14.8%
- Students without German citizenship
- 15.2%
- 709,318 students, WS 2024/25. Germany: 17.2%
Source: Statistische Ämter des Bundes und der Länder, Regionaldatenbank Deutschland. Tables 13312-01-05-4, 12411-03-03-4, 21311-01-01-4. Data licence Germany attribution 2.0. Regional unemployment: Eurostat, lfst_r_lfu3rt, accessed 2026-10-31. This is a survey measure for a wider region, so it can't be compared with the registered rate the Federal Employment Agency reports. Data changed: shares calculated and regions matched to cities by englishspeakingjobs.de. Eurostat is not responsible for this reuse. All data sources.