The number of unemployed in Germany increased by 6,000 to 2.99 million in July 2026, slightly above the expected 5,000 rise and coming close to the politically significant 3 million threshold. On a non-seasonally adjusted basis, unemployment climbed above 3 million. source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit
Unemployed Persons in Germany averaged 2106.45 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.