The number of unemployed in Germany rose by a slightly smaller-than-expected 4,000 to 2.996 million in August 2026, just below the politically significant 3 million mark. On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, unemployment remained above 3 million for a second consecutive month, rising by 36,260 to 3.061 million. source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit

Unemployed Persons in Germany averaged 2107.42 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. This page provides the latest reported value for - Germany Unemployed Persons - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Germany Unemployed Persons - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2026.

Unemployed Persons in Germany is expected to be 3030.00 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 3020.00 Thousand in 2027 and 3000.00 Thousand in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-07-31 07:55 AM
Unemployed Persons
Jul 2.993M 2.987M 2.989M
2026-08-28 07:55 AM
Unemployed Persons
Aug 2.996M 2.993M 3.0M
2026-09-30 07:55 AM
Unemployed Persons
Sep 2.996M 3M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 45522.00 45545.00 Thousand Jun 2026
Job Vacancies 653.33 648.24 Thousand Jul 2026
Unemployed Persons 2996.00 2993.00 Thousand Aug 2026
Unemployment Change 4.00 6.00 Thousand Aug 2026
Unemployment Rate 6.40 6.40 percent Aug 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
2996.00 2993.00 5011.00 84.97 1950 - 2026 Thousand Monthly
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