The number of unemployed persons in Germany remained unchanged at 2976 Thousand in January of 2026 from 2976 Thousand in December of 2025. Unemployed Persons in Germany averaged 2100.66 Thousand from 1950 until 2026, 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 2985.00 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 2710.00 Thousand in 2027 and 2600.00 Thousand in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-07 08:55 AM
Unemployed Persons
Dec 2.977M 2.973M 2.978M
2026-01-30 08:55 AM
Unemployed Persons
Jan 2.976M 2.976M 2.984M
2026-02-28 08:55 AM
Unemployed Persons
Feb 2.976M


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 45909.00 46035.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Job Vacancies 619.35 623.93 Thousand 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


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
2976.00 2976.00 5011.00 84.97 1950 - 2026 Thousand Monthly
Volume, SA