Germany Unemployment Rate (ILO) in Germany

Eurostat · Mensual · Importance 30

IMF forecast (WEO): 2026: 3.9% 2027: 3.5% 2028: 3.2% 2029: 3.0% 2030: 2.9% 2031: 2.9%
3.9% (Jun-26) ABS · % · Mensual · CSV
Period%
Jun 2026 3.9%
May 2026 3.8%
Apr 2026 3.8%
Mar 2026 3.8%
Feb 2026 3.8%
Jan 2026 3.9%
Dec 2025 3.9%
Nov 2025 3.9%
Oct 2025 3.9%
Sep 2025 3.8%
Aug 2025 3.8%
Jul 2025 3.8%
Jun 2025 3.7%
May 2025 3.7%
Apr 2025 3.7%
Mar 2025 3.6%
Feb 2025 3.6%
Jan 2025 3.5%
Dec 2024 3.5%
Nov 2024 3.4%
Oct 2024 3.4%
Sep 2024 3.4%
Aug 2024 3.4%
Jul 2024 3.4%
Jun 2024 3.4%
May 2024 3.4%
Apr 2024 3.4%
Mar 2024 3.3%
Feb 2024 3.2%
Jan 2024 3.2%
Dec 2023 3.2%
Nov 2023 3.2%
Oct 2023 3.1%
Sep 2023 3.1%
Aug 2023 3.1%
Jul 2023 3.0%
Jun 2023 3.0%
May 2023 3.0%
Apr 2023 3.0%
Mar 2023 3.0%
Feb 2023 3.0%
Jan 2023 3.1%
Dec 2022 3.1%
Nov 2022 3.1%
Oct 2022 3.1%
Sep 2022 3.1%
Aug 2022 3.1%
Jul 2022 3.1%
Jun 2022 3.1%
May 2022 3.1%
Apr 2022 3.1%
Mar 2022 3.2%
Feb 2022 3.2%
Jan 2022 3.3%
Dec 2021 3.3%
Nov 2021 3.4%
Oct 2021 3.4%
Sep 2021 3.4%
Aug 2021 3.4%
Jul 2021 3.5%

About this indicator

SourceEurostat
FrequencyMensual
Release Aproximadamente un mes después del periodo de referencia.
What it isThis is Germany's unemployment rate as defined by the International Labour Organisation (ILO): the share of people without work, available to work and actively seeking it, relative to the total labour force. Because it follows a harmonised standard, it allows comparison across countries. It is published by Destatis.
How it's calculatedIt is derived from the labour force survey, applying ILO criteria to classify a person as employed, unemployed or inactive, regardless of whether they are registered with the employment offices. It is released seasonally adjusted.
Market implicationsIt is the internationally comparable measure of unemployment, so supranational bodies and markets use it to compare labour conditions across economies. A tight labour market in the euro area's largest economy weighs on expectations for wages, inflation and ECB policy.
LimitationsIt can differ from registered unemployment (recorded at the Federal Employment Agency's offices) because it includes jobseekers who are not registered and excludes registered people who are not actively looking. It is subject to sampling error and revisions.