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

Unemployment Change in Germany increased to 6 Thousand in July from -1 Thousand in June of 2026. Unemployment Change in Germany averaged 0.52 Thousand from 1992 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 355.00 Thousand in April of 2020 and a record low of -96.00 Thousand in May of 2006. This page provides the latest reported value for - Germany Unemployment Change - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Germany Unemployment Change - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2026.

Unemployment Change in Germany increased to 6 Thousand in July from -1 Thousand in June of 2026. Unemployment Change in Germany is expected to be 20.00 Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Germany Unemployment Change is projected to trend around -26.00 Thousand in 2027 and -12.00 Thousand in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-06-30 07:55 AM
Unemployment Change
Jun -1K -12K 10K 10.0K
2026-07-31 07:55 AM
Unemployment Change
Jul 6K -1K 5.0K 5.0K
2026-08-28 07:55 AM
Unemployment Change
Aug 6K 11.0K


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 45522.00 45545.00 Thousand Jun 2026
Job Vacancies 653.33 648.24 Thousand Jul 2026
Unemployed Persons 2993.00 2987.00 Thousand Jul 2026
Unemployment Change 6.00 -1.00 Thousand Jul 2026
Unemployment Rate 6.40 6.30 percent Jul 2026


Germany Unemployment Change
In German, unemployment change measures the absolut change in the number of unemployed people in the reporting month.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
6.00 -1.00 355.00 -96.00 1992 - 2026 Thousand Monthly
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