Unemployment Registered unemployed, unemployment rate for Germany, Former territory of the Federal Republic
Registered unemployed, unemployment rate for Germany, Former territory of the Federal Republic excluding Berlin, New Länder including Berlin. Long term series with annual data from 1991. Tables with original values an change rates.
Value
| Year | Germany | Former territory of the Federal Republic excluding Berlin |
New Länder including Berlin |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployed number |
Unemployment rate1 % |
Unemployed number |
Unemployment rate1 % |
Unemployed number |
Unemployment rate1 % |
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| 1: Unemployment rate related to total civil-sector work force. Source: Federal Employment Agency, Nürnberg |
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| 2024 | 2,787,112 | 6.0 | 2,142,810 | 5.7 | 644,302 | 7.5 |
| 2023 | 2,608,672 | 5.7 | 1,999,881 | 5.3 | 608,791 | 7.2 |
| 2022 | 2,418,133 | 5.3 | 1,850,626 | 5.0 | 567,507 | 6.7 |
| 2021 | 2,613,489 | 5.7 | 2,006,132 | 5.4 | 607,357 | 7.1 |
| 2020 | 2,695,444 | 5.9 | 2,075,003 | 5.6 | 620,441 | 7.3 |
| 2019 | 2,266,720 | 5.0 | 1,723,059 | 4.7 | 543,661 | 6.4 |
| 2018 | 2,340,082 | 5.2 | 1,758,627 | 4.8 | 581,455 | 6.9 |
| 2017 | 2,532,837 | 5.7 | 1,894,294 | 5.3 | 638,543 | 7.6 |
| 2016 | 2,690,975 | 6.1 | 1,978,672 | 5.6 | 712,303 | 8.5 |
| 2015 | 2,794,664 | 6.4 | 2,020,503 | 5.7 | 774,162 | 9.2 |
| 2014 | 2,898,388 | 6.7 | 2,074,553 | 5.9 | 823,835 | 9.8 |
| 2013 | 2,950,338 | 6.9 | 2,080,342 | 6.0 | 869,995 | 10.3 |
| 2012 | 2,897,126 | 6.8 | 1,999,918 | 5.9 | 897,209 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 2,976,488 | 7.1 | 2,026,545 | 6.0 | 949,943 | 11.3 |
| 2010 | 3,238,965 | 7.7 | 2,227,473 | 6.6 | 1,011,492 | 12.0 |
| 2009 | 3,414,992 | 8.1 | 2,314,215 | 6.9 | 1,100,777 | 13.0 |
| 2008 | 3,258,954 | 7.8 | 2,138,778 | 6.4 | 1,120,175 | 13.1 |
| 2007 | 3,760,586 | 9.0 | 2,475,528 | 7.4 | 1,285,058 | 15.0 |
| 2006 | 4,487,305 | 11.0 | 3,007,158 | 9.1 | 1,480,146 | 17.3 |
| 2005 | 4,860,909 | 11.7 | 3,246,755 | 9.9 | 1,614,154 | 18.7 |
| 2004 | 4,381,281 | 10.5 | 2,782,759 | 8.5 | 1,598,522 | 18.4 |
| 2003 | 4,376,795 | 10.5 | 2,753,181 | 8.4 | 1,623,614 | 18.5 |
| 2002 | 4,061,345 | 9.8 | 2,498,392 | 7.6 | 1,562,953 | 17.7 |
| 2001 | 3,852,564 | 9.4 | 2,320,500 | 7.2 | 1,532,064 | 17.3 |
| 2000 | 3,889,695 | 9.6 | 2,380,987 | 7.6 | 1,508,707 | 17.1 |
| 1999 | 4,100,499 | 10.5 | 2,604,720 | 8.6 | 1,495,779 | 17.3 |
| 1998 | 4,280,630 | 11.1 | 2,751,535 | 9.2 | 1,529,095 | 17.8 |
| 1997 | 4,384,456 | 11.4 | 2,870,021 | 9.6 | 1,514,435 | 17.7 |
| 1996 | 3,965,064 | 10.4 | 2,646,442 | 8.9 | 1,318,622 | 15.5 |
| 1995 | 3,611,921 | 9.4 | 2,427,083 | 8.1 | 1,184,838 | 13.9 |
| 1994 | 3,698,057 | 9.6 | 2,426,276 | 8.1 | 1,271,781 | 14.8 |
| 1993 | 3,419,141 | 8.9 | 2,149,465 | - | 1,269,676 | - |
| 1992 | 2,978,570 | 7.7 | 1,699,273 | - | 1,279,297 | - |
| 1991 | 2,602,203 | - | 1,596,457 | - | 1,005,745 | - |
As at January 8, 2025
Change on the previous year
| Year | Germany | Former territory of the Federal Republic excluding Berlin |
New Länder including Berlin |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployed | Unemployment rate1 |
Unemployed | Unemployment rate1 |
Unemployed | Unemployment rate1 |
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| 1: Unemployment rate related to total civil-sector work force. Source: Federal Employment Agency, Nürnberg |
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| 2024 | 6.8 | 5.3 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 5.8 | 4.2 |
| 2023 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 7.5 |
| 2022 | -7.5 | -7.0 | -7.8 | -7.4 | -6.6 | -5.6 |
| 2021 | -3.0 | -3.4 | -3.3 | -3.6 | -2.1 | -2.7 |
| 2020 | 18.9 | 18.0 | 20.4 | 19.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 |
| 2019 | -3.1 | -3.8 | -2.0 | -2.1 | -6.5 | -7.2 |
| 2018 | -7.6 | -8.8 | -7.2 | -9.4 | -8.9 | -9.2 |
| 2017 | -5.9 | -6.6 | -4.3 | -5.4 | -10.4 | -10.6 |
| 2016 | -3.7 | -4.7 | -2.1 | -1.8 | -8.0 | -7.6 |
| 2015 | -3.6 | -4.5 | -2.6 | -3.4 | -6.0 | -6.1 |
| 2014 | -1.8 | -2.9 | -0.3 | -1.7 | -5.3 | -4.9 |
| 2013 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 1.7 | -3.0 | -3.7 |
| 2012 | -2.7 | -4.2 | -1.3 | -1.7 | -5.6 | -5.3 |
| 2011 | -8.1 | -7.8 | -9.0 | -9.1 | -6.1 | -5.8 |
| 2010 | -5.2 | -4.9 | -3.7 | -4.3 | -8.1 | -7.7 |
| 2009 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 8.2 | 7.8 | -1.7 | -0.8 |
| 2008 | -13.3 | -13.3 | -13.6 | -13.5 | -12.8 | -12.7 |
| 2007 | -16.2 | -18.2 | -17.7 | -18.7 | -13.2 | -13.3 |
| 2006 | -7.7 | -6.0 | -7.4 | -8.1 | -8.3 | -7.5 |
| 2005 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 16.7 | 16.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
| 2004 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | -1.5 | -0.5 |
| 2003 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| 2002 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 7.7 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
| 2001 | -1.0 | -2.1 | -2.5 | -5.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| 2000 | -5.1 | -8.6 | -8.6 | -11.6 | 0.9 | -1.2 |
| 1999 | -4.2 | -5.4 | -5.3 | -6.5 | -2.2 | -2.8 |
| 1998 | -2.4 | -2.6 | -4.1 | -4.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
| 1997 | 10.6 | 9.6 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 14.8 | 14.2 |
| 1996 | 9.8 | 10.6 | 9.0 | 9.9 | 11.3 | 11.5 |
| 1995 | -2.3 | -2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -6.8 | -6.1 |
| 1994 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 12.9 | - | 0.2 | - |
| 1993 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 26.5 | - | -0.8 | - |
| 1992 | 14.5 | - | 6.4 | - | 27.2 | - |
As at January 8, 2025