| Year, month | Unemployment million, |
Unemployment rate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| in % | Change on the previous month in percentage points |
Change on the corresponding month of the previous year in percentage points |
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| 1: Unemployed persons between 15 and 74 years as a percentage of the labour force in the respective population group. | |||||
| 2025 | Apr | 1.6 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 1.6 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | |
| Feb | 1.6 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 | |
| Jan | 1.6 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | |
| 2024 | Dec | 1.6 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 1.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | |
| Oct | 1.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 | |
| Sep | 1.5 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | |
| Aug | 1.5 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | |
| Jul | 1.5 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | |
| Jun | 1.5 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | |
| May | 1.5 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | |
| Apr | 1.5 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | |
| Mar | 1.5 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | |
| Feb | 1.4 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | |
| Jan | 1.4 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | |
| 2023 | Dec | 1.4 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 1.4 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | |
| Oct | 1.4 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Sep | 1.4 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Aug | 1.3 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Jul | 1.3 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
| Jun | 1.3 | 3.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | |
| May | 1.3 | 3.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | |
| Apr | 1.3 | 3.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | |
| Mar | 1.3 | 3.0 | -0.1 | -0.2 | |
| Feb | 1.3 | 3.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | |
| Jan | 1.3 | 3.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | |
| 2022 | Dec | 1.3 | 3.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 1.3 | 3.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | |
| Oct | 1.3 | 3.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 | |
| Sep | 1.3 | 3.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 | |
| Aug | 1.4 | 3.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 | |
| Jul | 1.4 | 3.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 | |
| Jun | 1.4 | 3.1 | -0.1 | -0.5 | |
| May | 1.4 | 3.2 | 0.0 | -0.5 | |
| Apr | 1.4 | 3.2 | 0.0 | -0.5 | |
| Mar | 1.4 | 3.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 | |
| Feb | 1.4 | 3.2 | 0.0 | -0.6 | |
| Jan | 1.4 | 3.2 | -0.1 | -0.6 | |
| 2021 | Dec | 1.4 | 3.3 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 1.4 | 3.3 | -0.1 | -0.6 | |
| Oct | 1.4 | 3.4 | 0.0 | -0.5 | |
| Sep | 1.5 | 3.4 | -0.1 | -0.4 | |
| Aug | 1.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 | -0.3 | |
| Jul | 1.5 | 3.5 | -0.1 | -0.2 | |
| Jun | 1.5 | 3.6 | -0.1 | -0.1 | |
| May | 1.5 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | |
| Apr | 1.6 | 3.7 | -0.1 | 0.2 | |
| Mar | 1.6 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 | |
| Feb | 1.6 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 | |
| Jan | 1.6 | 3.8 | -0.1 | 0.6 | |
| 2020 | Dec | 1.6 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 1.6 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.8 | |
| Oct | 1.6 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 0.9 | |
| Sep | 1.6 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.9 | |
| Aug | 1.6 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.9 | |
| Jul | 1.6 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.8 | |
| Jun | 1.5 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 | |
| May | 1.5 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.7 | |
| Apr | 1.5 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | |
| Mar | 1.4 | 3.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | |
| Feb | 1.4 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | |
| Jan | 1.4 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | |
As at 28 May 2025