The number of unemployed persons in Germany increased to 3012 Thousand in September of 2026 from 3000 Thousand in August of 2026. Unemployed Persons in Germany averaged 2108.41 Thousand from 1950 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 5011.00 Thousand in March of 2005 and a record low of 84.97 Thousand in September of 1965. source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit

Unemployed Persons in Germany is expected to be 3000.00 Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Germany Unemployed Persons is projected to trend around 2900.00 Thousand in 2027 and 2800.00 Thousand in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-08-28 07:55 AM
Unemployed Persons
Aug 2.996M 2.993M 3.0M
2026-09-30 07:55 AM
Unemployed Persons
Sep 3.012M 3.0M 3M
2026-10-30 08:55 AM
Unemployed Persons
Oct 3.012M 3.017M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 45473.00 45502.00 Thousand Aug 2026
Job Vacancies 659.69 656.48 Thousand Sep 2026
Unemployed Persons 3012.00 3000.00 Thousand Sep 2026
Unemployment Change 12.00 5.00 Thousand Sep 2026
Unemployment Rate 6.40 6.40 percent Sep 2026


Germany Unemployed Persons
In Germany, unemployed persons are individuals who are without a job and actively seeking to work.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
3012.00 3000.00 5011.00 84.97 1950 - 2026 Thousand Monthly
Volume, SA