Harmonised Unemployment Rate in Germany remained unchanged at 3.80 percent in December. Harmonised Unemployment Rate in Germany averaged 6.49 percent from 1991 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 11.20 percent in April of 2005 and a record low of 2.90 percent in April of 2019. source: Federal Statistical Office

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Employed Persons	45909.00	46035.00	Thousand	Dec 2025
Employment Change	-0.10	-0.10	percent	Dec 2025
Employment Rate	77.30	77.20	percent	Sep 2025
Full Time Employment	28733.70	28729.60	Thousand	Sep 2025
Unemployment Rate Harmonised	3.80	3.80	percent	Dec 2025
Job Vacancies	619.35	623.93	Thousand	Dec 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate	80.60	80.30	percent	Sep 2025
Labour Costs	123.49	122.22	points	Sep 2025
Long Term Unemployment Rate	1.10	1.10	percent	Sep 2025
Minimum Wages	13.90	12.82	EUR/Hour	Jan 2026
Part Time Employment	11910.50	12108.70	Thousand	Sep 2025
Population	83.58	83.46	Million	Dec 2024
Productivity	97.10	94.50	points	Nov 2025
Retirement Age Men	66.00	66.00	Years	Dec 2025
Retirement Age Women	66.00	66.00	Years	Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons	2976.00	2976.00	Thousand	Jan 2026
Unemployment Change	0.00	3.00	Thousand	Jan 2026
Unemployment Rate	6.30	6.30	percent	Jan 2026
Real Wage Growth	2.70	1.90	percent	Sep 2025
Wages	4701.00	4479.00	EUR/Month	Dec 2024
Wages in Manufacturing	169.98	103.77	points	Nov 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate	6.80	6.80	percent	Dec 2025