Basic income support (SGB II) — Germany unemployment benefit recipients
Germany unemployment benefit recipients — Basic income support (SGB II) belongs to the Benefits, programmes and training (BA) table (Value · Monthly), in Persons. This Germany macroeconomic series is updated regularly and provided free on MacroDataHub, with an interactive chart. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
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This indicator in the Benefits, programmes and training (BA) table
| Indicator | 09-2026 | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | |
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| Basic income support (SGB II)2 | |||||||||||
| Employable benefit recipients (ELB) | 3,703,670 | 3,736,100 | 3,763,520 | 3,787,880 | 3,806,130 | 3,822,190 | 3,830,860 | 3,834,050 | 3,824,040 | 3,811,940 | |
| Long-term benefit recipients (LZB) | 2,552,390 | 2,555,300 | 2,556,860 | 2,562,440 | 2,562,540 | 2,560,750 |
Understanding basic income support (SGB II)
Monthly Basic income support (SGB II) — Benefit recipients, labour-market programmes and the training market, Germany, in Persons. Source: Statistik der Bundesagentur für Arbeit.