Next release Friday, 27 November 2026, 03:55 New York. Every release since 5 Jan 2016: 130 on record, actual against forecast. High impact for the EUR. Updated within the hour of each release.
The last German Unemployed Persons NSA (Sep. 2026, released 30 Sept 2026) came in at 2.994M; the previous reading was 3.061M. The next German Unemployed Persons NSA is due Friday, 27 November 2026 at 03:55 New York time (Nov. 2026).
Since 2016, German Unemployed Persons NSA has come in above forecast 43% of the time and below 54% (28 releases with a forecast); over the last 12 it beat 75%. It has now come in above forecast 3 releases in a row.
The average miss against forecast over the last 24 releases was 0.02M: higher than expected is good for the EUR.
| Released | Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Vs forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sept 2026 03:55 | Sep. 2026 | 2.994M | – | 3.061M | – |
| 28 Aug 2026 03:55 | Aug. 2026 | 3.061M | – | 3.007M | – |
| 31 Jul 2026 03:55 | Jul. 2026 | 3.007M | – | 2.936M | – |
| 30 Jun 2026 03:55 | Jun. 2026 | 2.936M | – | 2.95M | – |
| 29 May 2026 03:55 | May. 2026 | 2.95M | – | 3.008M | – |
| 30 Apr 2026 03:55 | Apr. 2026 | 3.008M | – | 3.021M | – |
| 31 Mar 2026 03:55 | Mar. 2026 | 3.021M | – | 3.07M | – |
| 27 Feb 2026 03:55 | Feb. 2026 | 3.07M | – | 3.085M | – |
| 30 Jan 2026 03:55 | Jan. 2026 | 3.085M | – | 2.908M | – |
| 7 Jan 2026 03:55 | Dec. 2025 | 2.908M | – | 2.885M | – |
| 28 Nov 2025 03:55 | Nov. 2025 | 2.885M | – | 2.911M | – |
| 30 Oct 2025 04:55 | Oct. 2025 | 2.911M | – | 2.955M | – |
| 30 Sept 2025 03:55 | Sep. 2025 | 2.955M | – | 3.025M | – |
| 29 Aug 2025 03:55 | Aug. 2025 | 3.025M | – | 2.979M | – |
| 31 Jul 2025 03:55 | Jul. 2025 | 2.979M | – | 2.914M | – |
| 1 Jul 2025 03:55 | Jun. 2025 | 2.914M | – | 2.919M | – |
| 28 May 2025 03:55 | May. 2025 | 2.919M | – | 2.932M | – |
| 30 Apr 2025 03:55 | Apr. 2025 | 2.932M | – | 2.967M | – |
| 28 Mar 2025 04:55 | Mar. 2025 | 2.967M | – | 2.989M | – |
| 28 Feb 2025 03:55 | Feb. 2025 | 2.989M | – | 2.993M | – |
| 31 Jan 2025 03:55 | Jan. 2025 | 2.993M | – | 2.807M | – |
| 3 Jan 2025 03:55 | Dec. 2024 | 2.807M | – | 2.774M | – |
| 29 Nov 2024 03:55 | Nov. 2024 | 2.774M | – | 2.791M | – |
| 30 Oct 2024 04:55 | Oct. 2024 | 2.791M | – | 2.806M | – |
| 27 Sept 2024 03:55 | Sep. 2024 | 2.806M | – | 2.872M | – |
| 30 Aug 2024 03:55 | Aug. 2024 | 2.872M | – | 2.809M | – |
| 31 Jul 2024 03:55 | Jul. 2024 | 2.809M | – | 2.727M | – |
| 28 Jun 2024 03:55 | Jun. 2024 | 2.727M | – | 2.723M | – |
| 4 Jun 2024 03:55 | May. 2024 | 2.723M | – | 2.75M | – |
| 30 Apr 2024 03:55 | Apr. 2024 | 2.75M | – | 2.769M | – |
| 28 Mar 2024 04:55 | Mar. 2024 | 2.769M | – | 2.814M | – |
| 29 Feb 2024 03:55 | Feb. 2024 | 2.814M | – | 2.805M | – |
| 31 Jan 2024 03:55 | Jan. 2024 | 2.805M | – | 2.637M | – |
| 3 Jan 2024 03:55 | Dec. 2023 | 2.637M | – | 2.606M | – |
| 30 Nov 2023 03:55 | Nov. 2023 | 2.606M | – | 2.607M | – |
| 2 Nov 2023 04:55 | Oct. 2023 | 2.607M | 2.59M | 2.627M | above |
| 29 Sept 2023 03:55 | Sep. 2023 | 2.627M | – | 2.696M | – |
| 31 Aug 2023 03:55 | Aug. 2023 | 2.696M | – | 2.617M | – |
| 1 Aug 2023 03:55 | Jul. 2023 | 2.617M | 2.6M | 2.555M | above |
| 30 Jun 2023 03:55 | Jun. 2023 | 2.555M | – | 2.544M | – |
| 31 May 2023 03:55 | May. 2023 | 2.544M | – | 2.586M | – |
| 28 Apr 2023 03:55 | Apr. 2023 | 2.586M | – | 2.594M | – |
| 31 Mar 2023 03:55 | Mar. 2023 | 2.594M | – | 2.62M | – |
| 1 Mar 2023 03:55 | Feb. 2023 | 2.62M | – | 2.616M | – |
| 31 Jan 2023 03:55 | Jan. 2023 | 2.616M | – | 2.454M | – |
| 3 Jan 2023 03:55 | Dec. 2022 | 2.454M | – | 2.434M | – |
| 30 Nov 2022 03:55 | Nov. 2022 | 2.434M | – | 2.442M | – |
| 2 Nov 2022 04:55 | Oct. 2022 | 2.442M | – | 2.486M | – |
| 30 Sept 2022 03:55 | Sep. 2022 | 2.486M | – | 2.547M | – |
| 31 Aug 2022 03:55 | Aug. 2022 | 2.547M | – | 2.47M | – |
| 29 Jul 2022 03:55 | Jul. 2022 | 2.47M | – | 2.363M | – |
| 30 Jun 2022 03:55 | Jun. 2022 | 2.363M | – | 2.26M | – |
| 31 May 2022 03:55 | May. 2022 | 2.26M | 2.246M | 2.309M | above |
| 3 May 2022 03:55 | Apr. 2022 | 2.309M | 2.327M | 2.362M | below |
| 31 Mar 2022 03:55 | Mar. 2022 | 2.362M | – | 2.428M | – |
| 2 Mar 2022 03:55 | Feb. 2022 | 2.428M | – | 2.462M | – |
| 1 Feb 2022 03:55 | Jan. 2022 | 2.462M | – | 2.33M | – |
| 4 Jan 2022 03:55 | Dec. 2021 | 2.33M | – | 2.317M | – |
| 30 Nov 2021 03:55 | Nov. 2021 | 2.317M | – | 2.377M | – |
| 28 Oct 2021 03:55 | Oct. 2021 | 2.377M | – | 2.465M | – |
| 30 Sept 2021 03:55 | Sep. 2021 | 2.465M | – | 2.578M | – |
| 31 Aug 2021 03:55 | Aug. 2021 | 2.578M | – | 2.59M | – |
| 29 Jul 2021 03:55 | Jul. 2021 | 2.59M | – | 2.614M | – |
| 30 Jun 2021 03:55 | Jun. 2021 | 2.614M | – | 2.687M | – |
| 1 Jun 2021 03:55 | May. 2021 | 2.687M | – | 2.771M | – |
| 29 Apr 2021 03:55 | Apr. 2021 | 2.771M | – | 2.827M | – |
| 31 Mar 2021 03:55 | Mar. 2021 | 2.827M | – | 2.904M | – |
| 2 Mar 2021 03:55 | Feb. 2021 | 2.904M | – | 2.901M | – |
| 29 Jan 2021 03:55 | Jan. 2021 | 2.901M | – | 2.707M | – |
| 5 Jan 2021 03:55 | Dec. 2020 | 2.707M | – | 2.699M | – |
| 1 Dec 2020 03:55 | Nov. 2020 | 2.699M | – | 2.76M | – |
| 29 Oct 2020 04:55 | Oct. 2020 | 2.76M | – | 2.847M | – |
| 30 Sept 2020 03:55 | Sep. 2020 | 2.847M | – | 2.955M | – |
| 1 Sept 2020 03:55 | Aug. 2020 | 2.955M | – | 2.91M | – |
| 30 Jul 2020 03:55 | Jul. 2020 | 2.91M | – | 2.853M | – |
| 1 Jul 2020 03:55 | Jun. 2020 | 2.853M | – | 2.813M | – |
| 3 Jun 2020 03:55 | May. 2020 | 2.813M | – | 2.644M | – |
| 30 Apr 2020 03:55 | Apr. 2020 | 2.644M | 2.47M | 2.426M | above |
| 31 Mar 2020 03:55 | Mar. 2020 | 2.335M | – | 2.396M | – |
| 28 Feb 2020 03:55 | Feb. 2020 | 2.396M | – | 2.426M | – |
| 30 Jan 2020 03:55 | Jan. 2020 | 2.426M | 2.426M | 2.227M | in line |
| 3 Jan 2020 03:55 | Dec. 2019 | 2.227M | 2.216M | 2.204M | above |
| 29 Nov 2019 03:55 | Nov. 2019 | 2.18M | – | 2.204M | – |
| 30 Oct 2019 04:55 | Oct. 2019 | 2.204M | 2.194M | 2.256M | above |
| 30 Sept 2019 03:55 | Sep. 2019 | 2.234M | – | 2.319M | – |
| 29 Aug 2019 03:55 | Aug. 2019 | 2.319M | – | 2.275M | – |
| 31 Jul 2019 03:55 | Jul. 2019 | 2.275M | – | 2.216M | – |
| 1 Jul 2019 03:55 | Jun. 2019 | 2.216M | – | 2.236M | – |
| 29 May 2019 03:55 | May. 2019 | 2.236M | – | 2.229M | – |
| 30 Apr 2019 03:55 | Apr. 2019 | 2.229M | – | 2.301M | – |
| 29 Mar 2019 04:55 | Mar. 2019 | 2.301M | – | 2.373M | – |
| 1 Mar 2019 03:55 | Feb. 2019 | 2.373M | – | 2.406M | – |
| 31 Jan 2019 03:55 | Jan. 2019 | 2.406M | – | 2.21M | – |
| 4 Jan 2019 03:55 | Dec. 2018 | 2.21M | – | 2.186M | – |
| 29 Nov 2018 03:55 | Nov. 2018 | 2.186M | – | 2.204M | – |
| 30 Oct 2018 04:55 | Oct. 2018 | 2.204M | – | 2.256M | – |
| 28 Sept 2018 03:55 | Sep. 2018 | 2.256M | 2.27M | 2.351M | below |
| 30 Aug 2018 03:55 | Aug. 2018 | 2.351M | 2.349M | 2.325M | above |
| 31 Jul 2018 03:55 | Jul. 2018 | 2.325M | 2.322M | 2.384M | above |
| 29 Jun 2018 04:00 | Jun. 2018 | 2.276M | – | 2.315M | – |
| 30 May 2018 04:00 | May. 2018 | 2.315M | – | 2.384M | – |
| 27 Apr 2018 04:00 | Apr. 2018 | 2.384M | 2.365M | 2.385M | above |
| 29 Mar 2018 04:00 | Mar. 2018 | 2.458M | – | 2.546M | – |
| 28 Feb 2018 04:00 | Feb. 2018 | 2.546M | – | 2.57M | – |
| 31 Jan 2018 04:00 | Jan. 2018 | 2.57M | – | 2.385M | – |
| 3 Jan 2018 04:00 | Dec. 2017 | 2.385M | 2.411M | 2.449M | below |
| 30 Nov 2017 04:00 | Nov. 2017 | 2.368M | – | 2.389M | – |
| 2 Nov 2017 05:00 | Oct. 2017 | 2.389M | – | 2.449M | – |
| 29 Sept 2017 04:00 | Sep. 2017 | 2.449M | 2.47M | 2.518M | below |
| 31 Aug 2017 04:00 | Aug. 2017 | 2.545M | – | 2.518M | – |
| 1 Aug 2017 04:00 | Jul. 2017 | 2.518M | 2.52M | 2.569M | below |
| 30 Jun 2017 04:00 | Jun. 2017 | 2.473M | – | 2.498M | – |
| 31 May 2017 04:00 | May. 2017 | 2.498M | – | 2.569M | – |
| 3 May 2017 04:00 | Apr. 2017 | 2.569M | 2.577M | 2.662M | below |
| 31 Mar 2017 04:00 | Mar. 2017 | 2.662M | 2.7M | 2.532M | below |
| 1 Mar 2017 04:00 | Feb. 2017 | 2.762M | – | 2.777M | – |
| 31 Jan 2017 04:00 | Jan. 2017 | 2.777M | – | 2.568M | – |
| 3 Jan 2017 04:00 | Dec. 2016 | 2.568M | – | 2.532M | – |
| 30 Nov 2016 03:55 | Nov. 2016 | 2.532M | 2.53M | 2.54M | above |
| 2 Nov 2016 04:55 | Oct. 2016 | 2.54M | 2.56M | 2.684M | below |
The next German Unemployed Persons NSA is due Friday, 27 November 2026 at 03:55 New York time (Nov. 2026).
The last German Unemployed Persons NSA (Sep. 2026, released 30 Sept 2026) came in at 2.994M; the previous reading was 3.061M.
German Unemployed Persons NSA is released monthly by Bundesagentur für Arbeit. CRTLAB has 130 releases on record since 5 Jan 2016.
Since 2016, German Unemployed Persons NSA has come in above forecast 43% of the time and below 54% (28 releases with a forecast); over the last 12 it beat 75%. It has now come in above forecast 3 releases in a row.
The highest was 3.085M (Jan. 2026) and the lowest 2.18M (Nov. 2019). The five-year average is 2.73M.
Usually yes: a reading above forecast is the good surprise for the EUR, and the bigger the surprise the bigger the move. On this page, green marks a release that was good for the EUR against its forecast, red one that was bad.
The definition for an unemployed person is: Persons (16-65 years) who wereavailable for work (except for temporary illness) but did not work during thesurvey week, and who made specific efforts to find a job within the previous 4weeks by going to an employment agency, by applying directly to an employer, byanswering a job ad, or being on a union or professional register. The percentagenumber is calculated unemployed / (employed + unemployed)