Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Germany - Eurostat - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Unemployment rates (Eurostat)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Germany, the unemployment rate was 4.0 per cent in July 2026, the same value recorded in June.
Sample. There are 427 observations overall in the monthly series presented in the plot above. The time period covered by the series stretches from January 1991 to July 2026.
History. Here are some simple statistics computed on the whole sample: the unemployment rate had a mean of 6.4 per cent; it recorded its maximum of 11.2 in April 2005; it reached its minimum of 2.9 in April 2019.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | 3.9 |
| 2026-06-30 | 4.0 |
| 2026-07-31 | 4.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Harmonised unemployment rate |
| Country | Germany |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Ratio |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Per cent |
| Source | Eurostat |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Free reuse with attribution |
| Other information | Percentage of the labour force |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM1 |
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Geographic aggregates
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - European Union - Eurostat - Monthly | 319 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Euro Area - Eurostat - Monthly | 319 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |