The general economic climate is sending out rather negative signals: German economic output fell slightly in the 1st quarter of 2025. Price-adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) is 0.4% below the figure for the first quarter of 2024. Sentiment in the German economy has stabilized at a negative level. The IFO business climate index stood at 86.7 points in March 2025, 1.1% below the March 2024 figure. 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 for the third time in a row, but remains at a significantly higher level than before the coronavirus crisis. A total of 13,110 people were registered as unemployed in Wiesbaden in March 2025. This was 263 fewer than in the same month last year, and the percentage drop was 2.0%. The unemployment rate is 8.2 percent. In contrast to Wiesbaden, the number of unemployed rose in the other major Rhine-Main cities, particularly in Mainz (+ 11.8 percent) and Frankfurt (+ 10.6 percent). Wiesbaden still has the second-highest unemployment rate among the Rhine-Main cities after Offenbach.

The most recent data on employment relates to 30.09.2024 and again shows a significant increase in employment. On this date, exactly 117,809 Wiesbaden residents were employed and subject to social security contributions, 1,294 (or 1.1 percent) more than at the same time last 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 even rose by 2.2% between September 2023 and September 2024.