The number of unemployed persons in Germany increased to 2869 Thousand in December of 2024 from 2860 Thousand in November of 2024. Unemployed Persons in Germany averaged 2088.37 Thousand from 1950 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 5011.00 Thousand in March of 2005 and a record low of 84.97 Thousand in September of 1965. source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit

Unemployed Persons in Germany is expected to be 2900.00 Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Germany Unemployed Persons is projected to trend around 2850.00 Thousand in 2026, according to our econometric models.




Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2024-11-29 08:55 AM
Unemployed Persons
Nov 2.86M 2.856M 2.876M
2025-01-03 08:55 AM
Unemployed Persons
Dec 2.869M 2.86M 2.87M
2025-01-31 08:55 AM
Unemployed Persons
Jan 2.869M 2.876M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 45878.00 45881.00 Thousand Oct 2024
Job Vacancies 667.71 688.74 Thousand Nov 2024
Unemployed Persons 2869.00 2860.00 Thousand Dec 2024
Unemployment Change 10.00 7.00 Thousand Dec 2024
Unemployment Rate 6.10 6.10 percent Dec 2024

Germany Unemployed Persons
In Germany, unemployed persons are individuals who are without a job and actively seeking to work.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2869.00 2860.00 5011.00 84.97 1950 - 2024 Thousand Monthly
Volume, SA