The number of unemployed persons in Germany decreased to 2984 Thousand in June of 2026 from 2986 Thousand in May of 2026. Unemployed Persons in Germany averaged 2105.48 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 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
2026-05-29 07:55 AM
Unemployed Persons
May 2.987M 2.998M 3.021M
2026-06-30 07:55 AM
Unemployed Persons
Jun 2.984M 2.986M 3.012M
2026-07-31 07:55 AM
Unemployed Persons
Jul 2.984M 2.989M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 45679.00 45607.00 Thousand May 2026
Job Vacancies 648.24 642.81 Thousand Jun 2026
Unemployed Persons 2984.00 2986.00 Thousand Jun 2026
Unemployment Change -1.00 -12.00 Thousand Jun 2026
Unemployment Rate 6.30 6.30 percent Jun 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
2984.00 2986.00 5011.00 84.97 1950 - 2026 Thousand Monthly
Volume, SA