The general economic climate has hardly changed compared to the previous year: The price-adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) shows exactly the same value in Q2 2025 as in Q2 2024. Sentiment in the German economy has stabilized at a slightly positive level. The IFO business climate index stood at 88.4 points in June 2025, 0.1% higher than in June 2024. The current economic and labor market barometer contains key information in brief for anyone who wants to know about the state of the Wiesbaden economy.

According to the Office for Statistics and Urban Research, the number of unemployed people has fallen slightly for the fourth time in a row, but remains at a significantly higher level than before the coronavirus crisis. A total of 13,241 people were registered as unemployed in Wiesbaden in June 2025. This was 65 fewer than in the same month last year, and the percentage drop was 0.5 percent. The unemployment rate is 8.1 percent. Unlike in Wiesbaden, the number of unemployed rose in the other major Rhine-Main cities, particularly in Mainz (+ 11.3 percent) and Frankfurt (+ 9.7 percent). Wiesbaden still has the second-highest unemployment rate among the Rhine-Main cities after Offenbach.

The most recent data on employment relates to 31.12.2024 and again shows a significant increase in employment. On this date, exactly 117,666 Wiesbaden residents were employed and subject to social security contributions, 966 (or 0.8 percent) more than on the same date in the previous year. This positive trend can also be seen in the other major cities in the Rhine-Main region; for example, the number of employees subject to social security contributions in Darmstadt rose by 1.8% between December 2023 and December 2024.