Short-term indicators
Labour market

Registered unemployed
Germany
% changes on the previous month
Year, month Total Male Female Juveniles of
under 20 years
of age
Long-term
unemployed
Source: Statistics of German Federal Employment Agency.
2025 Apr -1.2 -1.8 -0.4 -2.6 -0.1
Mar -0.7 -1.0 -0.5 -1.9 0.5
Feb -0.1 0.3 -0.7 0.3 0.1
Jan 6.6 7.4 5.7 0.0 3.4
2024 Dec 1.2 2.0 0.2 -1.0 0.0
Nov -0.6 -0.1 -1.1 -5.2 -0.1
Oct -0.6 -0.3 -0.9 -2.9 0.6
Sep -2.3 -1.9 -2.7 -9.3 -0.3
Aug 2.2 1.6 3.0 26.9 0.8
Jul 3.0 2.3 3.9 13.0 0.9
Jun 0.1 0.0 0.3 1.1 0.0
May -1.0 -1.0 -1.0 -2.6 -0.1
Apr -0.7 -1.2 -0.2 -3.0 0.7
Mar -1.6 -1.7 -1.4 -2.1 -0.1
Feb 0.3 0.7 -0.2 1.6 0.1
Jan 6.4 7.4 5.2 0.8 3.5
2023 Dec 1.2 2.1 0.1 -1.6 -0.1
Nov -0.1 0.5 -0.7 -5.0 0.1
Oct -0.8 -0.3 -1.3 -2.5 0.1
Sep -2.5 -2.1 -3.1 -10.6 -0.2
Aug 3.0 2.2 4.0 28.7 1.5
Jul 2.4 1.8 3.2 13.2 0.7
Jun 0.4 0.2 0.7 -1.0 3.4
May -1.6 -1.6 -1.6 -3.3 -0.7
Apr -0.3 -1.0 0.5 -2.3 0.4
Mar -1.0 -1.3 -0.6 -1.0 -0.2
Feb 0.2 0.7 -0.5 0.8 -0.4
Jan 6.6 7.8 5.3 1.6 1.9
2022 Dec 0.8 1.9 -0.4 -2.9 -0.8
Nov -0.3 0.4 -1.2 -6.2 -0.5
Oct -1.7 -1.1 -2.5 -7.7 -1.0
Sep -2.4 -1.9 -2.9 -9.7 -1.1
Aug 3.1 2.0 4.4 27.2 -0.2
Jul 4.5 2.8 6.6 17.0 -0.4
Jun 4.6 1.3 8.7 22.5 -1.2
May -2.1 -2.4 -1.8 -2.8 -1.8
Apr -2.2 -2.8 -1.5 -3.3 -2.2
Mar -2.7 -3.2 -2.1 -2.2 -1.8
Feb -1.4 -1.1 -1.7 -0.3 -1.7
Jan 5.7 7.0 4.1 0.2 1.3
2021 Dec 0.5 1.3 -0.4 -3.5 -1.1
Nov -2.5 -2.1 -3.0 -7.0 -2.0
Oct -3.6 -3.3 -3.9 -8.0 -2.1
Sep -4.4 -4.3 -4.5 -15.4 -1.6
Aug -0.5 -1.4 0.7 26.0 -0.5
Jul -0.9 -1.5 -0.1 10.0 -0.9
Jun -2.7 -3.1 -2.3 -4.2 -0.4
May -3.0 -3.4 -2.6 -4.9 -0.4
Apr -2.0 -3.0 -0.7 -5.8 3.6
Mar -2.6 -3.3 -1.8 -3.9 2.1
Feb 0.1 0.4 -0.2 2.8 2.1
Jan 7.1 8.1 5.9 1.0 6.5
2020 Dec 0.3 0.8 -0.3 -3.0 1.9
Nov -2.2 -2.1 -2.3 -7.5 1.5
Oct -3.1 -3.1 -3.0 -9.8 2.2
Sep -3.7 -3.5 -3.9 -12.0 1.8
Aug 1.6 1.0 2.3 23.6 3.1
Jul 2.0 1.5 2.6 7.1 3.6
Jun 1.4 1.3 1.6 -1.2 3.6
May 6.4 6.1 6.8 6.7 3.8
Apr 13.2 12.2 14.5 11.8 5.9
Mar -2.5 -2.9 -2.0 -1.9 -0.8
Feb -1.2 -0.8 -1.8 0.9 -1.3
Jan 8.9 10.7 6.6 1.6 3.8

As at 30 April 2025