The number of unemployed persons in Germany rose by 20,000 from a month earlier to 3.006 million in April 2026, hitting its highest level since March 2011. Unemployed Persons in Germany averaged 2103.57 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 2980.00 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 2710.00 Thousand in 2027 and 2600.00 Thousand in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-03-31 07:55 AM
Unemployed Persons
Mar 2.977M 2.977M 3M
2026-04-30 07:55 AM
Unemployed Persons
Apr 3.006M 2.986M 2.979M
2026-05-29 07:55 AM
Unemployed Persons
May 3.006M 3.031M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 45519.00 45499.00 Thousand Mar 2026
Job Vacancies 641.21 637.64 Thousand Apr 2026
Unemployed Persons 3006.00 2986.00 Thousand Apr 2026
Unemployment Change 20.00 3.00 Thousand Apr 2026
Unemployment Rate 6.40 6.40 percent Apr 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
3006.00 2986.00 5011.00 84.97 1950 - 2026 Thousand Monthly
Volume, SA