Short-term indicators
Labour market

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
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 04 January 2024