Share of people employed in science & technology among active population (% of active population)
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 |
| Baden-Württemberg | 40,70 | 41,80 | 44,30 | 43,80 |
| Bayern | 38,40 | 41,10 | 44,20 | 41,20 |
| Berlin | 48,40 | 49,40 | 52,90 | 52,60 |
| Brandenburg | 40,80 | 39,80 | 43,10 | 43,10 |
| Bremen | 37,50 | 37,80 | 44,10 | 45,60 |
| Hamburg | 45,90 | 46,90 | 52,20 | 53,20 |
| Hessen | 41,40 | 44,30 | 46,00 | 43,80 |
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 35,60 | 36,00 | 38,10 | 39,40 |
| Niedersachsen | 37,60 | 38,60 | 39,40 | 39,20 |
| Nordrhein-Westfalen | 37,60 | 39,50 | 40,20 | 41,30 |
| Rheinland-Pfalz | 38,30 | 39,10 | 41,60 | 42,60 |
| Saarland | 36,30 | 35,30 | 41,00 | 36,20 |
| Sachsen | 38,50 | 40,20 | 41,80 | 41,00 |
| Sachsen-Anhalt | 35,70 | 36,30 | 34,50 | 38,20 |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 39,00 | 39,80 | 40,40 | 40,90 |
| Thüringen | 37,80 | 39,00 | 43,00 | 39,40 |