Sozialversicherungspflichtig Beschäftigte im verarbeitenden Gewerbe
| Jahr | Essen | Mülheim | Oberhausen | MEO | NRW | MEO | NRW |
| 2010 | 16.642 | 12.560 | 7.970 | 37.172 | 1.170.672 | 100,0 | 100,0 |
| 2011 | 17.824 | 12.998 | 8.438 | 39.260 | 1.199.644 | 105,6 | 102,5 |
| 2012 | 17.666 | 12.836 | 8.848 | 39.350 | 1.218.009 | 105,9 | 104,0 |
| 2013 | 17.756 | 12.625 | 9.172 | 39.553 | 1.215.885 | 106,4 | 103,9 |
| 2014 | 16.959 | 12.460 | 9.351 | 38.770 | 1.219.747 | 104,3 | 104,2 |
| 2015 | 17.084 | 12.202 | 8.890 | 38.176 | 1.219.289 | 102,7 | 104,2 |
| 2016 | 15.877 | 11.993 | 8.599 | 36.469 | 1.215.293 | 98,1 | 103,8 |
| 2017 | 15.732 | 11.988 | 7.542 | 35.262 | 1.228.302 | 94,9 | 104,9 |
| 2018 | 15.491 | 11.692 | 7.396 | 34.579 | 1.258.506 | 93,0 | 107,5 |
| 2019 | 15.223 | 10.959 | 7.364 | 33.546 | 1.263.527 | 90,2 | 107,9 |
| 2020 | 14.629 | 9.853 | 7.045 | 31.527 | 1.229.362 | 84,8 | 105,0 |
| 2021 | 14.405 | 9.582 | 6.667 | 30.654 | 1.225.428 | 82,5 | 104,7 |
| 2022 | 13.639 | 9.513 | 6.637 | 29.789 | 1.226.374 | 80,1 | 104,8 |
| 2023 | 13.445 | 10.186 | 6.566 | 30.197 | 1.230.938 | 81,2 | 105,1 |
| 2024 | 13.780 | 9.505 | 6.399 | 29.684 | 1.210.520 | 79,9 | 103,4 |
Quelle: IT.NRW