Sozialversicherungspflichtig Beschäftigte im verarbeitenden Gewerbe
| Jahr | Mülheim | MEO | NRW |
| 2010 | 12.560 | 37.172 | 1.170.672 |
| 2011 | 12.998 | 39.260 | 1.199.644 |
| 2012 | 12.836 | 39.350 | 1.218.009 |
| 2013 | 12.625 | 39.553 | 1.215.885 |
| 2014 | 12.460 | 38.770 | 1.219.747 |
| 2015 | 12.202 | 38.176 | 1.219.289 |
| 2016 | 11.993 | 36.469 | 1.215.293 |
| 2017 | 11.988 | 35.262 | 1.228.302 |
| 2018 | 11.692 | 34.579 | 1.258.506 |
| 2019 | 10.959 | 33.546 | 1.263.527 |
| 2020 | 9.853 | 31.527 | 1.229.362 |
| 2021 | 9.582 | 30.654 | 1.225.428 |
| 2022 | 9.513 | 29.789 | 1.226.374 |
| 2023 | 10.186 | 30.197 | 1.230.938 |
Quelle: IT.NRW