The number of unemployed persons in Germany increased to 2977 Thousand in February of 2026 from 2976 Thousand in January of 2026. Unemployed Persons in Germany averaged 2101.62 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 2985.00 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
2026-01-30 08:55 AM
Unemployed Persons
Jan 2.976M 2.976M 2.984M
2026-02-27 08:55 AM
Unemployed Persons
Feb 2.977M 2.976M 2.981M
2026-03-28 08:55 AM
Unemployed Persons
Mar 2.977M 3M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 45540.00 45909.00 Thousand Jan 2026
Job Vacancies 637.56 598.11 Thousand Feb 2026
Unemployed Persons 2977.00 2976.00 Thousand Feb 2026
Unemployment Change 1.00 1.00 Thousand Feb 2026
Unemployment Rate 6.30 6.30 percent Feb 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
2977.00 2976.00 5011.00 84.97 1950 - 2026 Thousand Monthly
Volume, SA