The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Germany was unchanged from the previous month at 6.3% in August of 2025, aligned with market expectations to tie the highest ratio since September of 2020. The number of unemployed people fell by 9,000 from the downwardly revised value on previous month to 2.957 million, the sharpest monthly decline in over three years. source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit

Unemployment Rate in Germany remained unchanged at 6.30 percent in August. Unemployment Rate in Germany averaged 6.02 percent from 1950 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 12.10 percent in March of 2005 and a record low of 0.40 percent in March of 1966. 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 - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2025.

Unemployment Rate in Germany remained unchanged at 6.30 percent in August. Unemployment Rate in Germany is expected to be 6.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Germany Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 6.10 percent in 2026 and 5.70 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-07-31 07:55 AM
Unemployment Rate
Jul 6.3% 6.3% 6.4% 6.4%
2025-08-29 07:55 AM
Unemployment Rate
Aug 6.3% 6.3% 6.3% 6.3%
2025-09-30 07:55 AM
Unemployment Rate
Sep 6.3% 6.4%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 45842.00 45838.00 Thousand Jul 2025
Job Vacancies 628.06 632.18 Thousand Jul 2025
Job Vacancy Rate 2.50 2.70 percent Jun 2025
Minimum Wages 12.82 12.41 EUR/Hour Jan 2025
Population 83.60 83.46 Million Dec 2024
Unemployed Persons 2957.00 2966.00 Thousand Aug 2025
Unemployment Change -9.00 2.00 Thousand Aug 2025
Unemployment Rate 6.30 6.30 percent Aug 2025
Real Wage Growth 1.20 2.50 percent Mar 2025
Wages 4479.00 4244.00 EUR/Month Dec 2023
Youth Unemployment Rate 6.40 6.50 percent Jun 2025

Germany Unemployment Rate
In Germany, the unemployment rate measures the registered unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force. The registered Unemployed as defined in the statistics collected by the Federal Employment Office and based on the register of persons out of work are all those persons who have reached the age of 15 but not yet the age of 65 who have no job or only a part-time job (at present less than 15 hours a week) and are looking for a job subject to compulsory insurance with a working time of no less than 15 hours a week. They must have registered at the appropriate job center and must not be certified as unfit for work.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
6.30 6.30 12.10 0.40 1950 - 2025 percent Monthly
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German Unemployment Holds at Over 4-Year High
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Germany was unchanged from the previous month at 6.3% in August of 2025, aligned with market expectations to tie the highest ratio since September of 2020. The number of unemployed people fell by 9,000 from the downwardly revised value on previous month to 2.957 million, the sharpest monthly decline in over three years.
2025-08-29
Germany Unemployment Rate Steady in July
Germany’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 6.3% in June, below market expectations of 6.4% but remaining at the highest since September 2020. The number of unemployed rose by 2,000 to 2.97 million, less than the 15,000 increase expected. Still, the number of unemployed people is close to the 3 million mark for the first time in a decade. "Unemployment has risen due to the beginning of the summer break," said labour office head Andrea Nahles. Nahles said earlier this month that improvement is not expected before next summer as the German government's massive spending surge will have a delayed impact on the job market. Meanwhile, there were 628,000 job openings in July, 75,000 fewer than a year ago, in another sign of a slowdown in demand, the labour office said.
2025-07-31
Germany Unemployment Rate Steady in June
Germany’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 6.3% in June, below market expectations of 6.4% but remaining at the highest since September 2020. The number of unemployed rose by 11,000 to 2.972 million, less than the 15,000 increase expected. Still, the number of unemployed people is close to the 3 million mark for the first time in a decade. "The labour market continues to show signs of economic weakness. Unemployment continues to develop unfavourably. And companies remain reluctant to hire," said labour office head Andrea Nahles. The number of job openings fell to 632,000 , down 69,000 from a year earlier, signaling slower hiring demand.
2025-07-01