The number of unemployed persons in Germany increased to 3016 Thousand in October of 2026 from 3012 Thousand in September of 2026. Unemployed Persons in Germany averaged 2109.39 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 3000.00 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 2900.00 Thousand in 2027 and 2800.00 Thousand in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-09-30 07:55 AM
Unemployed Persons
Sep 3.012M 3.0M 3M
2026-10-30 08:55 AM
Unemployed Persons
Oct 3.016M 3.012M 3.017M
2026-11-27 08:55 AM
Unemployed Persons
Nov 3.016M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 45473.00 45502.00 Thousand Aug 2026
Job Vacancies 653.99 659.69 Thousand Oct 2026
Unemployed Persons 3016.00 3012.00 Thousand Oct 2026
Unemployment Change 4.00 12.00 Thousand Oct 2026
Unemployment Rate 6.40 6.40 percent Oct 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
3016.00 3012.00 5011.00 84.97 1950 - 2026 Thousand Monthly
Volume, SA