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Germany Unemployment Rate

Last Release
Sep 2021
Actual
3.4 %
Forecast
N/A
Previous
3.4 %
Frequency
Monthly
Units In
%
Next Release
N/A
Time to Release
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Highest
Lowest
Average
Date Range
Source
11.5 %
Apr 1950
0.4 %
Mar 1966
5.5 %1949 - 2021Federal Statistical Office
In Germany, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.

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The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Germany stood at 3.3 percent in October 2021, unchanged from a downwardly revised figure in the previous month, remaining the lowest since February 2019. The number of unemployed declined by 1.2 percent to 1.40 million while employment was flat at 41.62 million. The number of persons in employment was still below the pre-crisis level. The youth unemployment rate, measuring job-seekers under 25 years old, was stable at 6.5 percent, staying at its lowest since March 2020.

Germany Unemployment Rate History

Last 12 readings

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Nov 30, 202107:21German Jobless Rate Stays at 22-Month Low
Oct 28, 202106:46German Jobless Rate Stays at 19-Month Low
Sep 30, 202106:12German Jobless Rate Stays at 16-Month Low
Aug 31, 202106:09German Jobless Rate Falls to 16-Month Low
Jul 29, 202106:09German Jobless Rate Stays at 13-Month Low
Nov 29, 201916:07German Jobless Rate Holds Steady at 39-Year Low
Oct 30, 201909:46German Jobless Rate Flat at Four-Decade Low

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Germany labour Indicators

All Germany indicators
Indicator
Last
Previous
Min
Max
Unit
Frequency
Range
Employment Change
0.2
Jun 2021
-0.1
Mar 2021
-1.4
Jun 2020
0.9
Mar 2000
%Quarterly1991 - 2021
Employment Rate
75.6
Jun 2021
74.9
Mar 2021
63.6
Sep 1997
77
Sep 2019
%Quarterly1992 - 2021
Full Time Employment
28,832.4
Jun 2021
28,847.7
Mar 2021
26,748.4
Mar 2006
30,455.6
Dec 2019
ThousandQuarterly1998 - 2021
Long Term Unemployment Rate
1.2
Jun 2021
1.2
Mar 2021
1.1
Dec 2019
6.3
Dec 2004
%Quarterly1992 - 2021
Minimum Wages
9.5
Jan 2021
9.35
Jan 2020
8.5
Dec 2016
9.5
Jan 2021
EUR/HourYearly2015 - 2021
Job Vacancies
808.63
Oct 2021
799.25
Sep 2021
57.8
Dec 1982
891.7
Jun 1970
ThousandMonthly1950 - 2021

Unemployment Rate across Europe

Unemployment Rate global view
Country
Last
Previous
Min
Max
Unit
Frequency
Range
Albania
12.1
Jun 2021
12.6
Mar 2021
11.6
Dec 2019
22.3
Dec 1993
%Quarterly1993 - 2021
Armenia
15
Jun 2021
17
Mar 2021
6.3
Dec 2008
21.9
Mar 2019
%Quarterly1998 - 2021
Austria
6.5
Oct 2021
6.5
Sep 2021
0.8
Aug 1974
12.8
Apr 2020
%Monthly1960 - 2021
Belarus
0.2
Dec 2020
0.2
Jul 2020
0.2
Mar 2020
4
Dec 1996
%Yearly1995 - 2020
Belgium
6.3
Sep 2021
6.4
Aug 2021
5.1
Aug 2020
11
Oct 1983
%Monthly1983 - 2021
Bosnia and Herzegovina
31.73
Sep 2021
32.42
Aug 2021
31.73
Sep 2021
46.1
Feb 2013
%Monthly2007 - 2021

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