What is the latest figure for Germany unemployment rate?

The latest reading is 6.4%, for Sep 2026. That is unchanged from Aug 2026 and +0.1 pp from a year earlier.

How far back does the Germany unemployment rate data go?

The series on this page is monthly and runs from Dec 1991 to Sep 2026. Every series in the table can be charted over its full history and downloaded as CSV or Excel.

How is the Germany unemployment rate measured?

This table tracks the Germany unemployment rate using two separate concepts: registered unemployment pursuant to the Social Security Code and the ILO labour force concept. These distinct definitions are not interchangeable.

What demographic breakdowns are available for the Germany unemployment rate?

The monthly Germany unemployment rate and registered unemployed figures are broken down by sex and age, such as men under 25 years and women 25 years and older. Separate statistics are also available specifically for West Germany.

Does the table include data on short-time work in Germany?

Yes, alongside the Germany unemployment rate, the data includes the absolute number of short-time workers (Kurzarbeit). It also tracks reported vacancies and persons in low-paid part-time jobs.

What is the coverage of the German labour market statistics?

The Germany unemployment rate and broader labour market series go back to 1949. They are updated monthly with data from the Deutsche Bundesbank, Destatis, and the Federal Employment Agency.

Germany unemployment rate

Name: Germany unemployment rate
Creator: Deutsche Bundesbank, Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) and Statistik der Bundesagentur für Arbeit

Germany unemployment rate and monthly labour market statistics are detailed in this table.

Source: Deutsche Bundesbank, Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) and Statistik der Bundesagentur für ArbeitLast updated: Oct 19, 2026, 14:03 UTCCurated by Bui Thanh Phuc

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Indicator	09-2026	08-2026	07-2026	06-2026	05-2026	04-2026	03-2026	02-2026	01-2026	12-2025	11-2025	10-2025	09-2025	08-2025	07-2025	06-2025	05-2025	04-2025	03-2025	02-2025	01-2025	12-2024	11-2024	10-2024	09-2024	08-2024	07-2024	06-2024	05-2024	04-2024	03-2024	02-2024	01-2024	12-2023	11-2023	10-2023	09-2023
Monthly labour market (Bundesbank)2
Seasonally and calendar adjusted5
Employed persons according to ESA 2010, Domestic concept, Absolute value2		45,622	45,651	45,667	45,692	45,721	45,740	45,744	45,763	45,791	45,808	45,827	45,839	45,853	45,885	45,897	45,908	45,930	45,929	45,947	45,943	45,958	45,956	45,949	45,943	45,953	45,968	45,969	45,989	45,971	45,963	45,956	45,950	45,956	45,941	45,918	45,917
Employees subject to social security contributions, Total, Absolute value			34,890	34,902	34,899	34,907	34,912	34,900	34,912	34,939	34,936	34,949	34,954	34,950	34,977	34,976	34,960	34,974	34,975	34,980	34,972	34,974	34,966	34,967	34,954	34,945	34,947	34,926	34,944	34,936	34,897	34,908	34,904	34,874	34,867	34,847	34,820
Persons working exclusively in low-paid part-time jobs, Total, Absolute value			4,019	4,028	4,035	4,047	4,060	4,063	4,071	4,075	4,082	4,088	4,099	4,109	4,119	4,127	4,138	4,144	4,143	4,149	4,151	4,151	4,152	4,153	4,161	4,173	4,184	4,192	4,194	4,197	4,204	4,193	4,193	4,196	4,191	4,192	4,200
Short-time workers, basis for entitlement according to section 96 only, Social Security Code III, Absolute value			133,297	132,193	130,812	138,158	132,917	138,397	141,697	160,131	162,892	170,753	185,745	207,810	202,187	198,393	231,890	232,918	245,933	252,833	264,465	223,041	246,772	242,296	225,666	206,880	208,791	205,888	195,279	214,905	191,892	183,532	175,583	161,247	157,133	162,116	162,768
Unemployment registered pursuant to section 16 Social Security Code III, Social Security Code III and Social Security Code II, Absolute value	3,012	3,000	2,995	2,988	2,988	2,998	2,979	2,978	2,977	2,976	2,973	2,972	2,973	2,960	2,967	2,966	2,957	2,921	2,924	2,899	2,889	2,873	2,861	2,852	2,824	2,809	2,799	2,776	2,759	2,738	2,727	2,724	2,706	2,700	2,691	2,668	2,644
Unemployment registered pursuant to section 16 Social Security Code III, Social Security Code III and Social Security Code II, Rate1	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.1	6	6	6	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.7
Unemployment registered pursuant to section 16 Social Security Code III, West Germany, Social Security Code III and Social Security Code II, Rate	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5.9	6	6	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4
Reported vacancies, total, Total, Absolute value	646	644	645	644	643	642	644	649	621	628	622	614	616	617	618	627	635	648	650	652	658	666	666	678	679	681	690	695	703	705	715	722	729	729	731	735	739
Unadjusted6
Employed persons according to ESA 2010, Domestic concept, Absolute value2		45,582	45,655	45,710	45,703	45,650	45,572	45,501	45,501	45,900	46,052	46,067	45,978	45,818	45,881	45,935	45,913	45,851	45,757	45,703	45,684	46,067	46,205	46,195	46,093	45,925	45,964	46,007	45,986	45,883	45,786	45,710	45,695	46,063	46,191	46,173	46,080
Employees subject to social security contributions, Total, Absolute value3			34,677,400	34,816,000	34,841,900	34,844,000	34,825,934	34,761,618	34,759,765	34,985,555	35,190,714	35,218,832	35,215,934	34,917,523	34,761,658	34,885,488	34,902,571	34,906,462	34,887,706	34,843,677	34,821,682	35,018,375	35,222,440	35,236,864	35,220,294	34,917,977	34,729,474	34,837,102	34,886,307	34,863,302	34,809,583	34,769,754	34,753,832	34,915,438	35,125,931	35,116,670	35,088,917
Employees subject to social security contributions, Secondary sector, Absolute value			9,008,000	9,039,500	9,054,700	9,067,000	9,076,954	9,066,329	9,076,056	9,131,207	9,204,004	9,231,096	9,253,059	9,193,583	9,162,938	9,194,289	9,206,464	9,221,343	9,234,066	9,232,909	9,239,964	9,299,660	9,369,483	9,393,642	9,417,821	9,353,465	9,313,321	9,336,363	9,354,490	9,361,755	9,360,247	9,359,319	9,358,880	9,401,330	9,473,275	9,490,442	9,500,009
Employees subject to social security contributions, Tertiary sector excluding hiring out of labour, Absolute value			24,882,700	24,987,900	25,012,400	25,007,600	24,983,007	24,946,960	24,937,684	25,100,951	25,188,014	25,173,960	25,138,421	24,915,642	24,786,040	24,875,981	24,890,140	24,878,435	24,855,187	24,820,641	24,790,828	24,920,359	25,003,568	24,977,663	24,928,645	24,702,137	24,550,852	24,634,575	24,660,572	24,632,576	24,591,155	24,547,802	24,528,198	24,636,726	24,719,448	24,686,269	24,641,113
Employees subject to social security contributions, N 78.2, N 78.3 Hiring out of labour, Absolute value			541,200	537,400	523,900	523,300	523,525	513,016	515,004	524,031	555,273	561,163	563,002	554,211	560,609	559,532	551,132	557,067	555,434	553,796	558,255	568,741	606,243	613,486	612,274	606,043	613,268	610,855	614,620	618,337	615,101	625,078	634,705	647,936	687,923	685,712	684,335
Persons working exclusively in low-paid part-time jobs, Total, Absolute value			4,086,400	4,087,200	4,065,400	4,044,500	4,030,789	4,013,943	4,019,015	4,073,170	4,080,473	4,069,789	4,081,704	4,125,907	4,187,748	4,185,481	4,167,031	4,139,749	4,110,642	4,098,770	4,097,311	4,150,407	4,152,382	4,137,326	4,145,021	4,191,529	4,252,974	4,250,468	4,221,875	4,190,040	4,168,836	4,141,263	4,137,650	4,196,600	4,194,758	4,181,209	4,185,739
Short-time workers, Social Security Code III, Absolute value1							316,872	501,845	498,477	297,336	202,474	206,870	195,374	179,166	201,722	209,920	241,241	247,083	418,789	582,071	585,768	389,285	275,154	268,623	225,992	173,930	203,288	213,093	199,626	223,843	378,669	485,139	540,191	395,061	180,771	183,331	158,068
Short-time workers, basis for entitlement according to section 96 only, Social Security Code III, Absolute value			118,054	130,755	128,510	140,736	149,949	150,992	143,998	142,427	187,377	192,383	181,112	164,213	186,888	195,364	226,711	233,359	264,172	270,216	277,125	211,157	265,616	259,176	216,836	164,956	194,461	204,212	191,106	215,296	209,964	200,780	189,069	147,800	174,450	177,039	152,317
Unemployment registered pursuant to section 16 Social Security Code III, Social Security Code III and Social Security Code II, Absolute value1	2,994,415	3,061,396	3,007,203	2,935,850	2,950,456	3,008,161	3,021,230	3,069,942	3,084,613	2,907,991	2,885,087	2,910,752	2,954,747	3,025,136	2,979,486	2,914,256	2,919,139	2,931,554	2,967,080	2,989,220	2,992,658	2,806,625	2,774,028	2,790,529	2,806,361	2,871,913	2,808,720	2,726,572	2,722,548	2,749,578	2,769,282	2,813,813	2,805,376	2,636,728	2,605,732	2,607,116	2,627,099
Unemployment registered pursuant to section 16 Social Security Code III, Social Security Code III, Absolute value	1,181,981	1,223,333	1,196,673	1,140,093	1,144,685	1,175,732	1,195,101	1,227,744	1,226,989	1,104,358	1,079,185	1,083,290	1,108,129	1,140,731	1,116,660	1,062,343	1,062,242	1,076,598	1,104,040	1,128,121	1,127,486	1,002,585	973,307	974,025	984,684	1,020,607	989,023	937,230	930,485	949,377	977,492	1,015,467	1,005,975	895,867	864,970	861,162	868,620
Unemployment registered pursuant to section 16 Social Security Code III, Social Security Code III and Social Security Code II, Rate1	6.4	6.5	6.4	6.2	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.6	6.2	6.1	6.2	6.3	6.4	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6	5.9	6	6	6.1	6	5.8	5.8	6	6	6.1	6.1	5.7	5.6	5.7	5.7
Unemployment registered pursuant to section 16 Social Security Code III, West Germany, Social Security Code III and Social Security Code II, Rate	6	6.1	6	5.9	5.9	6	6.1	6.2	6.2	5.8	5.8	5.9	6	6.1	6	5.9	5.9	5.9	6	6	6.1	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.8	5.7	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.4
EU-standardised unemployed persons, Residence concept, Men and women, total, Rate		4.3	4.2	4.1	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4	3.7	3.8	3.6	4	3.9	3.9	3.6	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.2	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.7	3.6	3.4	3.6	3.2	3.5	3.6	3.2	3	3.1	3.2	3
Reported vacancies, total, Total, Absolute value	659,691	656,481	653,328	648,242	642,814	641,205	637,640	637,559	598,110	619,351	623,934	623,202	629,638	631,058	628,056	632,183	634,470	646,065	642,535	638,945	632,334	654,251	667,713	688,742	696,006	698,868	703,119	700,745	701,873	701,366	706,661	706,201	698,572	712,945	732,973	748,665	760,764
ILO labour force concept (Destatis)3
Unadjusted2
Labour force2		43.65	43.5	43.44	43.83	43.57	43.94	43.82	43.85	44.24	44.41	44.48	44.38	44.1	44.04	44.02	44.25	43.81	43.76	43.59	44.83	44.36	44.28	44.43	44.3	43.92	43.98	43.82	43.79	43.82	43.56	43.62	43.73	43.84	43.83	43.9	43.76
Persons in employment		41.79	41.66	41.66	42.18	41.86	42.22	42.09	42.11	42.59	42.71	42.86	42.59	42.36	42.34	42.44	42.59	42.15	42.13	41.99	43.17	42.95	42.81	42.99	42.89	42.28	42.39	42.32	42.23	42.42	42.05	42.07	42.35	42.53	42.48	42.51	42.44
Unemployed persons		1.86	1.84	1.78	1.65	1.71	1.72	1.73	1.74	1.65	1.7	1.62	1.79	1.74	1.7	1.58	1.66	1.66	1.63	1.6	1.66	1.41	1.47	1.44	1.41	1.64	1.59	1.5	1.56	1.4	1.51	1.55	1.38	1.31	1.35	1.39	1.32
Unemployment rate		4.3	4.2	4.1	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4	3.7	3.8	3.6	4	3.9	3.9	3.6	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.2	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.7	3.6	3.4	3.6	3.2	3.5	3.6	3.2	3	3.1	3.2	3
Seasonally and calendar adjusted2
Unemployed persons (adjusted)		1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4
Unemployment rate (adjusted)		4.1	4.1	4	4	4	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1
Unemployment rate by sex and age (unadjusted)4
Under 25 years		9.5	8.9	7.8	6.6	6.9	7.7	7.3	7.3	5.9	6.9	6.8	8.1	8.9	7.8	6	5.8	7.2	7.3	6.2	7.2	5.3	5.7	6.5	6.3	7.9	8.3	7.5	7.4	5.8	5.9	6.3	5.5	4.6	5.8	6.7	6.3
25 years and older		3.7	3.7	3.7	3.5	3.6	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.5	3.3	3.6	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.5	3.4	3.3	3.4	3.3	2.9	3	2.9	2.8	3.3	3.1	3	3.1	2.9	3.2	3.2	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.6
Men2		4.5	4.5	4.6	4	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.1	4.1	4.1	3.8	4.2	4.3	4.3	4	4	4	4	3.9	4	3.4	3.5	3.3	3.4	4	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.4	3.5	4	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.2
Men under 25 years		9.9	9.5	8.6	6.7	8.2	8.2	8.2	8.4	5.9	7.5	7	7.7	9.9	8.9	6.8	6.1	7.7	7.7	6.5	7.1	6	6.3	7	7.6	8	8.1	8.6	8.2	6.4	6.7	6.5	5.8	5.4	6.7	6.6	6.5
Men 25 years and older		3.9	3.9	4.1	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.9	3.6	3.9	3.7	3.4	3.8	3.7	3.8	3.7	3.8	3.6	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.1	3.2	2.9	2.9	3.5	3.4	3.2	3.4	3	3.2	3.7	3	3	2.9	2.9	2.8
Women2		4	3.9	3.6	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.5	3.8	3.3	3.5	3.4	3.9	3.5	3.3	3.1	3.4	3.5	3.4	3.5	3.4	2.9	3.1	3.1	2.9	3.5	3.4	3	3.2	3	3.4	3.1	3.1	2.7	2.8	3	2.8
Women under 25 years		9.1	8.2	6.9	6.4	5.4	7.1	6.3	6.2	6	6.1	6.4	8.6	7.8	6.7	5.1	5.4	6.7	6.8	5.8	7.2	4.5	5	6	4.8	7.8	8.6	6.2	6.4	5.2	5	6.1	5.3	3.7	4.7	6.8	6.1
Women 25 years and older		3.4	3.5	3.2	3.1	3.5	3.2	3.2	3.6	3	3.2	3.1	3.3	3.1	2.9	2.9	3.2	3.2	3	3.2	3	2.8	2.9	2.8	2.7	3	2.8	2.7	2.8	2.8	3.2	2.7	2.8	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.4
Registered unemployment, West and East Germany1
Germany7
Germany: registered unemployed2	2,994	3,061	3,007	2,936	2,950	3,008	3,021	3,070	3,085	2,908	2,885	2,911	2,955	3,025	2,979	2,914	2,919	2,932	2,967	2,989	2,993	2,807	2,774	2,791	2,806	2,872	2,809	2,727	2,723	2,750	2,769	2,814	2,805	2,637	2,606	2,607	2,627
Germany: unemployed men	1,641	1,676	1,661	1,635	1,648	1,679	1,698	1,726	1,726	1,617	1,593	1,598	1,616	1,650	1,636	1,611	1,617	1,626	1,657	1,673	1,667	1,552	1,522	1,524	1,528	1,558	1,533	1,499	1,498	1,513	1,530	1,557	1,546	1,440	1,410	1,403	1,408
Germany: unemployed women	1,353	1,385	1,346	1,301	1,303	1,329	1,324	1,344	1,358	1,291	1,293	1,313	1,339	1,375	1,344	1,304	1,302	1,305	1,311	1,317	1,326	1,255	1,252	1,267	1,278	1,314	1,275	1,228	1,224	1,237	1,239	1,257	1,259	1,197	1,196	1,204	1,220
Germany: unemployed under 20	74	81	65	58	59	61	64	66	65	65	66	70	75	81	64	57	58	60	61	63	62	62	63	67	69	76	60	53	52	54	55	56	55	55	56	59	60
Germany: long-term unemployed	1,070	1,074	1,069	1,064	1,064	1,077	1,065	1,069	1,073	1,041	1,043	1,050	1,048	1,052	1,047	1,034	1,032	1,023	1,024	1,018	1,018	984	984	985	979	982	974	965	965	966	959	961	960	927	928	928	927
Germany: unemployment rate (all civilian labour force)2	6.4	6.5	6.4	6.2	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.6	6.2	6.1	6.2	6.3	6.4	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6	5.9	6	6	6.1	6	5.8	5.8	6	6	6.1	6.1	5.7	5.6	5.7	5.7
Germany: unemployment rate, men	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.5	6.6	6.7	6.8	6.9	6.9	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.7	6.8	6.7	6.3	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.2	6.1	6	6.2	6.3	6.4	6.3	5.9	5.8	5.7	5.8
Germany: unemployment rate, women	6.1	6.3	6.1	5.9	5.9	6	6	6.1	6.2	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.1	6.2	6.1	5.9	5.9	5.9	6	6	6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	6	5.8	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.6
Germany: unemployment rate (dependent labour force)	6.9	7	6.9	6.8	6.8	7	7	7.1	7.1	6.7	6.7	6.7	6.8	7	6.9	6.7	6.7	6.8	6.9	7	7	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.7	6.5	6.3	6.3	6.5	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.2
West Germany (former territory, excl. Berlin)5
West Germany (former territory, excl. Berlin): registered unemployed2	2,312	2,361	2,316	2,262	2,270	2,314	2,321	2,358	2,370	2,235	2,220	2,242	2,281	2,337	2,296	2,243	2,246	2,255	2,283	2,300	2,304	2,159	2,135	2,149	2,164	2,219	2,162	2,097	2,091	2,110	2,121	2,156	2,149	2,021	2,000	2,001	2,019
West Germany (former territory, excl. Berlin): unemployed men	1,263	1,290	1,278	1,256	1,264	1,287	1,300	1,322	1,323	1,237	1,220	1,226	1,242	1,269	1,256	1,235	1,239	1,247	1,270	1,283	1,279	1,189	1,167	1,169	1,173	1,199	1,176	1,148	1,145	1,155	1,167	1,188	1,180	1,098	1,076	1,071	1,076
West Germany (former territory, excl. Berlin): unemployed women	1,049	1,071	1,039	1,006	1,006	1,027	1,021	1,036	1,047	997	999	1,016	1,039	1,067	1,039	1,008	1,006	1,009	1,013	1,018	1,025	970	969	980	991	1,020	986	949	946	955	954	968	969	923	924	930	943
West Germany (former territory, excl. Berlin): unemployed under 20	56	62	48	43	44	46	48	49	48	49	49	52	57	62	47	42	43	4	45	46	46	46	47	50	52	57	43	38	38	39	40	42	41	41	42	44	45
West Germany (former territory, excl. Berlin): long-term unemployed	822	825	821	817	817	826	818	820	824	800	802	809	808	811	807	796	795	788	788	784	783	757	758	759	755	757	750	743	743	743	737	739	738	714	715	715	714
West Germany (former territory, excl. Berlin): unemployment rate (all civilian labour force)2	6	6.1	6	5.9	5.9	6	6.1	6.2	6.2	5.8	5.8	5.9	6	6.1	6	5.9	5.9	5.9	6	6	6.1	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.8	5.7	5.5	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.4
West Germany (former territory, excl. Berlin): unemployment rate, men	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.4	6.5	6.5	6.1	6	6	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.3	6.4	6.3	5.9	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.9	5.8	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.9	6	5.9	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4
West Germany (former territory, excl. Berlin): unemployment rate, women	5.8	5.9	5.7	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.8	5.8	5.5	5.6	5.6	5.8	5.9	5.8	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.7	5.7	5.7	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.7	5.5	5.3	5.3	5.4	5.4	5.5	5.5	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3
West Germany (former territory, excl. Berlin): unemployment rate (dependent labour force)	6.5	6.7	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.6	6.7	6.7	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.5	6.6	6.5	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.5	6.6	6.6	6.2	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.3	6.2	6	6	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	5.8	5.8	5.8	5.8
East Germany (new Länder incl. Berlin)5
East Germany (new Länder incl. Berlin): registered unemployed2	682	700	691	673	681	695	700	712	715	673	666	669	673	688	684	672	673	676	684	689	689	648	639	641	642	653	646	629	631	640	648	658	656	615	605	606	608
East Germany (new Länder incl. Berlin): unemployed men	378	387	384	379	384	392	398	405	404	379	372	372	373	380	379	376	377	380	387	390	388	363	355	355	355	359	357	351	353	357	364	369	367	342	333	332	332
East Germany (new Länder incl. Berlin): unemployed women	304	314	307	295	296	302	302	308	311	294	293	297	300	308	304	296	296	297	298	299	301	285	283	286	287	294	289	278	279	282	284	288	290	274	272	274	276
East Germany (new Länder incl. Berlin): unemployed under 20	17	20	17	15	15	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	19	17	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	18	16	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	15	15
East Germany (new Länder incl. Berlin): long-term unemployed	248	250	248	246	247	250	248	249	249	241	240	241	240	241	240	238	237	235	235	235	234	227	226	226	224	225	224	222	223	223	222	222	222	214	213	213	212
East Germany (new Länder incl. Berlin): unemployment rate (all civilian labour force)2	7.9	8.1	8	7.8	7.8	8	8.1	8.2	8.2	7.8	7.7	7.7	7.8	7.9	7.9	7.7	7.8	7.8	7.9	8	8	7.5	7.4	7.4	7.4	7.6	7.5	7.3	7.3	7.5	7.6	7.7	7.7	7.2	7.1	7.1	7.1
East Germany (new Länder incl. Berlin): unemployment rate, men	8.2	8.4	8.3	8.2	8.3	8.5	8.7	8.8	8.8	8.3	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.3	8.3	8.2	8.2	8.3	8.5	8.5	8.5	7.9	7.8	7.8	7.8	7.9	7.8	7.7	7.7	7.9	8.1	8.2	8.1	7.6	7.4	7.4	7.4
East Germany (new Länder incl. Berlin): unemployment rate, women	7.5	7.7	7.5	7.2	7.3	7.4	7.4	7.5	7.6	7.2	7.2	7.3	7.3	7.5	7.5	7.2	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.3	7.4	7	7	7	7	7.2	7.1	6.8	6.8	7	7	7.1	7.2	6.8	6.7	6.8	6.8
East Germany (new Länder incl. Berlin): unemployment rate (dependent labour force)	8.6	8.8	8.7	8.5	8.6	8.8	8.8	9	9	8.5	8.4	8.4	8.5	8.7	8.6	8.5	8.5	8.6	8.7	8.7	8.7	8.2	8.1	8.1	8.1	8.3	8.2	8	8	8.2	8.3	8.4	8.4	7.9	7.8	7.8	7.8
Federal Employment Agency: underemployment2
Underemployment excluding short-time work	3,614,990	3,680,200	3,654,770	3,612,890	3,638,170	3,679,260	3,698,740	3,735,110	3,717,470	3,579,470	3,556,390	3,563,670	3,589,990	3,641,360	3,617,160	3,586,420	3,612,170	3,647,030	3,694,020	3,727,750	3,713,150	3,574,900	3,548,670	3,553,770	3,562,420	3,609,190	3,577,260	3,538,950	3,543,980	3,569,100	3,600,780	3,636,930	3,607,220	3,477,600	3,445,630	3,436,940	3,437,690
Underemployment excluding short-time work, seasonally adjusted	3,653,000	3,661,000	3,661,000	3,655,000	3,657,000	3,659,000	3,640,000	3,636,000	3,632,000	3,628,000	3,624,000	3,623,000	3,628,000	3,624,000	3,624,000	3,628,000	3,632,000	3,629,000	3,635,000	3,628,000	3,627,000	3,620,000	3,616,000	3,614,000	3,600,000	3,592,000	3,585,000	3,580,000	3,564,000	3,552,000	3,544,000	3,538,000	3,523,000	3,521,000	3,512,000	3,497,000	3,474,000
Federal Employment Agency: reported vacancies3
Reported vacancies: stock	659,690	656,480	653,330	648,240	642,810	641,210	637,640	637,560	598,110	619,350	623,930	623,200	629,640	631,060	628,060	632,180	634,470	646,070	642,540	638,950	632,330	654,250	667,710	688,740	696,010	698,870	703,120	700,750	701,870	701,370	706,660	706,200	698,570	712,950	732,970	748,670	760,760
Reported vacancies: inflow	131,520	141,620	135,200	120,600	131,480	118,850	133,230	158,370	105,260	118,570	122,370	119,940	115,430	127,070	125,770	121,010	114,830	139,660	127,230	132,580	96,700	114,850	118,340	128,790	114,730	121,670	133,320	117,810	127,360	129,140	128,940	151,760	113,650	127,910	123,850	123,610	124,290
Reported vacancies: inflow, seasonally and calendar adjusted	131,000	131,000	125,000	126,000	131,000	124,000	126,000	146,000	128,000	125,000	125,000	119,000	120,000	122,000	121,000	121,000	114,000	144,000	121,000	117,000	124,000	121,000	121,000	128,000	125,000	117,000	122,000	123,000	127,000	127,000	128,000	128,000	128,000	128,000	126,000	128,000	130,000

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The series on this page is monthly and runs from Dec 1991 to Sep 2026.

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Germany unemployment rate and monthly labour market statistics are detailed in this table. Covering data since 1949, it combines registered unemployment from the employment administration with ILO-concept employment figures from Destatis. The dataset includes short-time workers (Kurzarbeit), reported vacancies, and persons working exclusively in low-paid part-time jobs. Users can analyse rates and absolute values broken down by age, sex, and geographic regions such as West Germany.

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What is the latest figure for Germany unemployment rate?: The latest reading is 6.4%, for Sep 2026. That is unchanged from Aug 2026 and +0.1 pp from a year earlier.
How far back does the Germany unemployment rate data go?: The series on this page is monthly and runs from Dec 1991 to Sep 2026. Every series in the table can be charted over its full history and downloaded as CSV or Excel.
How is the Germany unemployment rate measured?: This table tracks the Germany unemployment rate using two separate concepts: registered unemployment pursuant to the Social Security Code and the ILO labour force concept. These distinct definitions are not interchangeable.
What demographic breakdowns are available for the Germany unemployment rate?: The monthly Germany unemployment rate and registered unemployed figures are broken down by sex and age, such as men under 25 years and women 25 years and older. Separate statistics are also available specifically for West Germany.
Does the table include data on short-time work in Germany?: Yes, alongside the Germany unemployment rate, the data includes the absolute number of short-time workers (Kurzarbeit). It also tracks reported vacancies and persons in low-paid part-time jobs.
What is the coverage of the German labour market statistics?: The Germany unemployment rate and broader labour market series go back to 1949. They are updated monthly with data from the Deutsche Bundesbank, Destatis, and the Federal Employment Agency.