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Basic Info

Germany Unemployment Rate is at 3.80%, compared to 3.80% last month and 3.40% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 6.59%.

The Germany Unemployment Rate measures the total number of employees in Germany that are a part of the labor force, but are without a job. Unemployment rates can be a good gauge for how the economy is performing in a particular region. Historically, the Germany Unemployment Rate reached as high as 11.2% in 2005, because of slow export activity.

Region Germany
Source Eurostat

Stats

Last Value 3.80%
Latest Period Oct 2025
Last Updated Dec 2 2025, 10:01 EST
Next Release Jan 8 2026, 10:00 EST
Long Term Average 6.59%
Average Growth Rate -0.79%
Value from Last Month 3.80%
Change from Last Month 0.00%
Value from 1 Year Ago 3.40%
Change from 1 Year Ago 11.76%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
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Historical Data

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Date Value
October 31, 2025 3.80%
September 30, 2025 3.80%
August 31, 2025 3.70%
July 31, 2025 3.70%
June 30, 2025 3.70%
May 31, 2025 3.70%
April 30, 2025 3.70%
March 31, 2025 3.60%
February 28, 2025 3.60%
January 31, 2025 3.50%
December 31, 2024 3.50%
November 30, 2024 3.50%
October 31, 2024 3.40%
September 30, 2024 3.40%
August 31, 2024 3.40%
July 31, 2024 3.40%
June 30, 2024 3.40%
May 31, 2024 3.40%
April 30, 2024 3.40%
March 31, 2024 3.30%
February 29, 2024 3.30%
January 31, 2024 3.20%
December 31, 2023 3.20%
November 30, 2023 3.20%
October 31, 2023 3.20%
Date Value
September 30, 2023 3.10%
August 31, 2023 3.10%
July 31, 2023 3.00%
June 30, 2023 3.00%
May 31, 2023 3.00%
April 30, 2023 3.00%
March 31, 2023 2.90%
February 28, 2023 2.90%
January 31, 2023 3.00%
December 31, 2022 3.00%
November 30, 2022 3.10%
October 31, 2022 3.10%
September 30, 2022 3.10%
August 31, 2022 3.00%
July 31, 2022 3.00%
June 30, 2022 3.00%
May 31, 2022 3.00%
April 30, 2022 3.00%
March 31, 2022 3.10%
February 28, 2022 3.10%
January 31, 2022 3.10%
December 31, 2021 3.20%
November 30, 2021 3.20%
October 31, 2021 3.30%
September 30, 2021 3.40%

Basic Info

Germany Unemployment Rate is at 3.80%, compared to 3.80% last month and 3.40% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 6.59%.

The Germany Unemployment Rate measures the total number of employees in Germany that are a part of the labor force, but are without a job. Unemployment rates can be a good gauge for how the economy is performing in a particular region. Historically, the Germany Unemployment Rate reached as high as 11.2% in 2005, because of slow export activity.

Region Germany
Source Eurostat

Stats

Last Value 3.80%
Latest Period Oct 2025
Last Updated Dec 2 2025, 10:01 EST
Next Release Jan 8 2026, 10:00 EST
Long Term Average 6.59%
Average Growth Rate -0.79%
Value from Last Month 3.80%
Change from Last Month 0.00%
Value from 1 Year Ago 3.40%
Change from 1 Year Ago 11.76%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
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