Unemployment in Germany rose by 20 thousand month-on-month to 3.006 million in April 2026, following a revised increase of 3 thousand in March. This marks the largest monthly rise in unemployment since May last year. source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit

Unemployment Change in Germany increased to 20 Thousand in April from 3 Thousand in March of 2026. Unemployment Change in Germany averaged 0.57 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 May of 2026.

Unemployment Change in Germany increased to 20 Thousand in April from 3 Thousand in March of 2026. Unemployment Change in Germany is expected to be 8.00 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
2026-03-31 07:55 AM
Unemployment Change
Mar 0K 1K 2K 5K
2026-04-30 07:55 AM
Unemployment Change
Apr 20K 3K 4K 2.0K
2026-05-29 07:55 AM
Unemployment Change
May 20K 25.0K


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 45519.00 45499.00 Thousand Mar 2026
Job Vacancies 641.21 637.64 Thousand Apr 2026
Unemployed Persons 3006.00 2986.00 Thousand Apr 2026
Unemployment Change 20.00 3.00 Thousand Apr 2026
Unemployment Rate 6.40 6.40 percent Apr 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
20.00 3.00 355.00 -96.00 1992 - 2026 Thousand Monthly
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