Unemployment Registered unemployed, unemployment rate by sex

Registered unemployed, unemployment rate by sex. Long term series with annual data from 1991. Tables with original values an change rates.

Value

Registered Unemployed, Unemployment rate1 by sex
Germany
Year Total Male Female
Unemployed

number		 Unemployment
rate1
%		 Unemployed

number		 Unemployment
rate1
%		 Unemployed

number		 Unemployment
rate1
%
1: Unemployment rate related to total civil-sector work force.

Source: Federal Employment Agency, Nürnberg.
2024 2,787,112 6.0 1,530,065 6.2 1,257,047 5.7
2023 2,608,672 5.7 1,412,410 5.8 1,196,262 5.5
2022 2,418,133 5.3 1,312,584 5.4 1,105,541 5.2
2021 2,613,489 5.7 1,454,544 6.0 1,158,934 5.4
2020 2,695,444 5.9 1,520,596 6.3 1,174,838 5.5
2019 2,266,720 5.0 1,262,887 5.2 1,003,830 4.7
2018 2,340,082 5.2 1,292,123 5.4 1,047,957 5.0
2017 2,532,837 5.7 1,398,108 5.9 1,134,724 5.4
2016 2,690,975 6.1 1,482,720 6.4 1,208,251 5.8
2015 2,794,664 6.4 1,517,211 6.6 1,277,452 6.2
2014 2,898,388 6.7 1,565,074 6.8 1,333,314 6.6
2013 2,950,338 6.9 1,597,105 7.0 1,353,232 6.7
2012 2,897,126 6.8 1,550,400 6.9 1,346,726 6.8
2011 2,976,488 7.1 1,586,362 7.1 1,390,126 7.0
2010 3,238,965 7.7 1,760,041 7.9 1,478,924 7.5
2009 3,414,992 8.1 1,863,014 8.3 1,551,977 7.9
2008 3,258,954 7.8 1,663,193 7.4 1,595,751 8.2
2007 3,760,586 9.0 1,893,657 8.5 1,866,855 9.6
2006 4,487,305 11.0 2,337,511 10.5 2,149,729 11.0
2005 4,860,909 11.7 2,603,003 11.7 2,257,639 11.8
2004 4,381,281 10.5 2,448,719 11.0 1,932,563 10.1
2003 4,376,795 10.5 2,446,215 10.9 1,930,580 10.0
2002 4,061,345 9.8 2,239,919 9.9 1,821,426 9.5
2001 3,852,564 9.4 2,063,852 9.2 1,788,712 9.5
2000 3,889,695 9.6 2,053,377 9.2 1,836,317 10.0
1999 4,100,499 10.5 2,160,461 9.9 1,940,038 11.2
1998 4,280,630 11.1 2,273,369 10.5 2,007,261 11.8
1997 4,384,456 11.4 2,342,383 10.8 2,042,073 12.2
1996 3,965,064 10.4 2,111,546 9.7 1,853,518 11.2
1995 3,611,921 9.4 1,850,610 8.5 1,761,311 10.6
1994 3,698,057 9.6 1,863,085 - 1,834,972 -
1993 3,419,141 8.9 1,691,560 - 1,727,581 -
1992 2,978,570 7.7 1,411,894 - 1,566,676 -
1991 2,602,203 - 1,280,554 - 1,321,649 -

As at January 8, 2025

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Change on the previous year

Registered Unemployed, Unemployment rate1 by sex
% changes on the previous year
Year Total Male Female
Unemployed Unemployment
rate1		 Unemployed Unemployment
rate1		 Unemployed Unemployment
rate1
1: Unemployment rate related to total civil-sector work force.

Source: Federal Employment Agency, Nürnberg
2024 6.8 5.3 8.3 6.9 5.1 3.6
2023 7.9 7.5 7.6 7.4 8.2 5.8
2022 -7.5 -7.0 -9.8 -10.0 -4.6 -3.7
2021 -3.0 -3.4 -4.3 -4.8 -1.4 -1.8
2020 18.9 18.0 20.4 21.2 17.0 17.0
2019 -3.1 -3.8 -2.3 -3.7 -4.2 -6.0
2018 -7.6 -8.8 -7.6 -8.5 -7.6 -7.4
2017 -5.9 -6.6 -5.7 -7.8 -6.1 -6.9
2016 -3.7 -4.7 -2.3 -3.0 -5.4 -6.5
2015 -3.6 -4.5 -3.1 -2.9 -4.2 -6.1
2014 -1.8 -2.9 -2.0 -2.9 -1.5 -1.5
2013 1.8 1.5 3.0 1.4 0.5 -1.5
2012 -2.7 -4.2 -2.3 -2.8 -3.1 -2.9
2011 -8.1 -7.8 -9.9 -10.1 -6.0 -6.7
2010 -5.2 -4.9 -5.5 -4.8 -4.7 -5.1
2009 4.8 3.8 12.0 12.2 -2.7 -3.7
2008 -13.3 -13.3 -12.2 -12.9 -14.5 -14.6
2007 -16.2 -18.2 -19.0 -19.0 -13.2 -12.7
2006 -7.7 -6.0 -10.2 -10.3 -4.8 -6.8
2005 10.9 11.4 6.3 6.4 16.8 16.8
2004 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.9 0.1 1.0
2003 7.8 7.1 9.2 10.1 6.0 5.3
2002 5.4 4.3 8.5 7.6 1.8 0.0
2001 -1.0 -2.1 0.5 0.0 -2.6 -5.0
2000 -5.1 -8.6 -5.0 -7.1 -5.3 -10.7
1999 -4.2 -5.4 -5.0 -5.7 -3.3 -5.1
1998 -2.4 -2.6 -2.9 -2.8 -1.7 -3.3
1997 10.6 9.6 10.9 11.3 10.2 8.9
1996 9.8 10.6 14.1 14.1 5.2 5.7
1995 -2.3 -2.1 -0.7 - -4.0 -
1994 8.2 7.9 10.1 - 6.2 -
1993 14.8 15.6 19.8 - 10.3 -
1992 14.5 - 10.3 - 18.5 -

As at January 8, 2025

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