Unemployment Change in Germany increased to -1 Thousand in June from -12 Thousand in May of 2026. Unemployment Change in Germany averaged 0.50 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. source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit

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
2026-05-29 07:55 AM
Unemployment Change
May -12K 19K 10K 15.0K
2026-06-30 07:55 AM
Unemployment Change
Jun -1K -12K 10K 10.0K
2026-07-31 07:55 AM
Unemployment Change
Jul -1K 5.0K


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 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
-1.00 -12.00 355.00 -96.00 1992 - 2026 Thousand Monthly
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