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, unchanged with respect to June 2026.
Sample. This monthly series has 427 observations overall. The span of time covered by the series extends from January 1991 to July 2026.
History. Here are some statistics we calculated on the entire sample: the unemployment rate attained a maximum of 11.2 per cent in April 2005; it reached its lowest level of 2.9 in April 2019; it had a mean of 6.4.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | 3.90000 |
| 2026-06-30 | 4.00000 |
| 2026-07-31 | 4.00000 |
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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 |