
| indicator | year | |
| area in square km | year 2008 | 1 025 |
| Population density | year 2007 | 105 |
| GDP per capita in PPS of EU average | year 2007 | 90,70 |
| Unemployment rate | year 2006 | 10,10 |
| Distance from Bratislava | 612 km | |
| Distance from Košice | 857 km |
| value added in euro | year 2007 | 2 227 | 100% |
| value added in agriculture in euro | year 2007 | 45,60 | 2,05% |
| value added in industry in euro | year 2007 | 490 | 22,00% |
| value added in services in euro | year 2007 | 315 | 14,16% |
| value added in financial services in euro | year 2007 | 637 | 28,59% |
| value added in public services in euro | year 2007 | 614 | 27,57% |
| employed in sectors | year 2007 | 42,50 | 100% |
| employed in agriculture | year 2007 | 1,80 | 4,24% |
| employed in industry | year 2007 | 11,50 | 27,06% |
| employed in services | year 2007 | 10,20 | 24,00% |
| employed in financial services | year 2007 | 4,30 | 10,12% |
| employed in public services | year 2007 | 14,70 | 34,59% |
Source: Eurostat
other regions in Kassel : Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt, Fulda, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Kassel, Landkreis, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Waldeck-Frankenberg and Werra-Meißner-Kreis
Neighbouring regions: Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Kassel, Landkreis, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Göttingen, Eichsfeld, Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis and Wartburgkreis