Germany Unemployment Rate  1949-2018 | Data | Chart | Calendar | Forecast

German's seasonally adjusted harmonised unemployment rate edged down to 3.4 percent in June 2018 from an upwardly revised 3.5 percent in the previous month. It was the lowest jobless rate since July 1980, as the number of unemployed was unchanged at 1.49 million and employment rose slightly to 41.69 million. Unemployment Rate in Germany averaged 5.59 percent from 1949 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 11.50 percent in April of 1950 and a record low of 0.40 percent in March of 1966.

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German Jobless Rate Falls to Near 38-Year Low


German's seasonally adjusted harmonised unemployment rate edged down to 3.4 percent in June 2018 from an upwardly revised 3.5 percent in the previous month. It was the lowest jobless rate since July 1980.

The number of unemployed people was unchanged at 1.49 million, while employment rose slightly to 41.69 million in June from 41.67 million in the previous month.

Compared with June 2017, unemployment dropped by 8 percent from 1.62 million people and employment rose by 0.4 percent from 41.51 million.

Youth unemployment rate was unchanged at 6.2 percent in July, the lowest since April 1992. 

Separate data from the Labour Office showed the seasonally adjusted number of unemployed in Germany fell by 6 thousand from the previous month to 2.338 million in July 2018, compared with market consensus of a 10 thousand drop. The unemployment rate came in at 5.2 percent in July, unchanged from the previous month and the lowest since German reunification in 1990.


Destatis | Rida | rida@tradingeconomics.com
7/31/2018 8:08:55 AM


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Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2018-05-30 06:00 AM Unemployment Rate Harmonised 3.4% 3.5% 3.4%
2018-06-29 06:00 AM Unemployment Rate Harmonised 3.4% 3.4% 3.4%
2018-07-31 06:00 AM Unemployment Rate Harmonised 3.4% 3.5% 3.4%
2018-08-30 06:00 AM Unemployment Rate Harmonised 3.4% 3.4%
2018-09-28 06:00 AM Unemployment Rate Harmonised 3.3%
2018-10-30 07:00 AM Unemployment Rate Harmonised 3.3%


Germany Labour Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Unemployment Rate 3.40 3.50 11.50 0.40 percent [+]
Employed Persons 44698.00 44684.00 44698.00 37643.00 Thousand [+]
Unemployed Persons 2324.75 2275.79 5288.25 84.97 Thousand [+]
Unemployment Change -6.00 -14.00 264.00 -97.00 Thousand [+]
Long Term Unemployment Rate 1.50 1.50 6.30 1.50 percent [+]
Youth Unemployment Rate 6.20 6.20 15.90 5.70 percent [+]
Productivity 104.60 102.80 105.60 17.00 Index Points [+]
Labour Costs 113.11 113.00 113.11 78.63 Index Points [+]
Job Vacancies 704.68 660.50 891.70 57.80 Thousand [+]
Wages 3808.00 3809.00 3809.00 1832.00 EUR/Month [+]
Wages in Manufacturing 115.90 113.20 177.00 7.70 Index Points [+]
Wage Growth 1.10 0.50 2.70 -1.40 percent [+]
Minimum Wages 8.84 8.84 8.84 8.50 EUR/Hour [+]
Population 82.85 82.52 82.85 72.54 Million [+]
Retirement Age Women 65.58 65.50 65.58 65.00 [+]
Retirement Age Men 65.58 65.50 65.58 65.00 [+]
Labor Force Participation Rate 61.00 61.70 61.70 56.90 percent [+]
Living Wage Family 1990.00 1960.00 1990.00 1770.00 EUR/Month [+]
Living Wage Individual 1240.00 1210.00 1240.00 1060.00 EUR/Month [+]
Wages Low Skilled 2050.00 2100.00 2100.00 1950.00 EUR/Month [+]
Wages High Skilled 3550.00 3550.00 3550.00 3400.00 EUR/Month [+]
Part Time Employment 10845.70 10992.70 10992.70 6330.60 Thousand [+]
Employment Change 0.40 0.30 1.00 -0.80 percent [+]
Employment Rate 75.40 76.00 76.00 63.60 percent [+]
Full Time Employment 29620.60 29742.30 30031.60 26748.40 Thousand [+]


Germany Unemployment Rate

In Germany, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force. This page provides the latest reported value for - Germany Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Germany Unemployment Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2018.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
3.40 3.50 11.50 0.40 1949 - 2018 percent Monthly
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unemployment rate by Country
Country Last
Spain 15.30 Jun/18
Brazil 12.40 Jun/18
Italy 10.90 Jun/18
Turkey 9.60 Apr/18
France 9.20 Mar/18
Euro Area 8.30 Jun/18
Canada 5.80 Jul/18
Australia 5.40 Jun/18
Indonesia 5.13 Mar/18
Russia 4.70 Jun/18
United Kingdom 4.20 May/18
Netherlands 3.90 Jun/18
United States 3.90 Jul/18
China 3.83 Jun/18
South Korea 3.70 Jun/18
India 3.52 Dec/17
Germany 3.40 Jun/18
Mexico 3.40 Jun/18
Japan 2.40 Jun/18
Switzerland 2.40 Jul/18


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