Next release Friday, 27 November 2026, 03:55 New York. Every release since 5 Jan 2016: 130 on record, actual against forecast. Medium impact for the EUR. Updated within the hour of each release.
The last German Unemployment Rate (Sep. 2026, released 30 Sept 2026) came in at 6.4%, in line with the 6.4% forecast; the previous reading was 6.4%. The next German Unemployment Rate is due Friday, 27 November 2026 at 03:55 New York time (Nov. 2026).
Since 2016, German Unemployment Rate has come in above forecast 8% of the time and below 29% (129 releases with a forecast); over the last 12 it beat 17%.
The average miss against forecast over the last 24 releases was 0.03%: lower than expected is good for the EUR.
| Released | Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Vs forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sept 2026 03:55 | Sep. 2026 | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | in line |
| 28 Aug 2026 03:55 | Aug. 2026 | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | in line |
| 31 Jul 2026 03:55 | Jul. 2026 | 6.4% | 6.3% | 6.3% | above |
| 30 Jun 2026 03:55 | Jun. 2026 | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | in line |
| 29 May 2026 03:55 | May. 2026 | 6.3% | 6.4% | 6.4% | below |
| 30 Apr 2026 03:55 | Apr. 2026 | 6.4% | 6.3% | 6.3% | above |
| 31 Mar 2026 03:55 | Mar. 2026 | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | in line |
| 27 Feb 2026 03:55 | Feb. 2026 | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | in line |
| 30 Jan 2026 03:55 | Jan. 2026 | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | in line |
| 7 Jan 2026 03:55 | Dec. 2025 | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | in line |
| 28 Nov 2025 03:55 | Nov. 2025 | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | in line |
| 30 Oct 2025 04:55 | Oct. 2025 | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | in line |
| 30 Sept 2025 03:55 | Sep. 2025 | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | in line |
| 29 Aug 2025 03:55 | Aug. 2025 | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | in line |
| 31 Jul 2025 03:55 | Jul. 2025 | 6.3% | 6.4% | 6.3% | below |
| 1 Jul 2025 03:55 | Jun. 2025 | 6.3% | 6.4% | 6.3% | below |
| 28 May 2025 03:55 | May. 2025 | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | in line |
| 30 Apr 2025 03:55 | Apr. 2025 | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | in line |
| 28 Mar 2025 04:55 | Mar. 2025 | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.2% | above |
| 28 Feb 2025 03:55 | Feb. 2025 | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | in line |
| 31 Jan 2025 03:55 | Jan. 2025 | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.1% | in line |
| 3 Jan 2025 03:55 | Dec. 2024 | 6.1% | 6.2% | 6.1% | below |
| 29 Nov 2024 03:55 | Nov. 2024 | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | in line |
| 30 Oct 2024 04:55 | Oct. 2024 | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6% | in line |
| 27 Sept 2024 03:55 | Sep. 2024 | 6% | 6% | 6% | in line |
| 30 Aug 2024 03:55 | Aug. 2024 | 6% | 6% | 6% | in line |
| 31 Jul 2024 03:55 | Jul. 2024 | 6% | 6% | 5.9% | in line |
| 28 Jun 2024 03:55 | Jun. 2024 | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | in line |
| 4 Jun 2024 03:55 | May. 2024 | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | in line |
| 30 Apr 2024 03:55 | Apr. 2024 | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | in line |
| 28 Mar 2024 04:55 | Mar. 2024 | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | in line |
| 29 Feb 2024 03:55 | Feb. 2024 | 5.9% | 5.8% | 5.9% | above |
| 31 Jan 2024 03:55 | Jan. 2024 | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | in line |
| 3 Jan 2024 03:55 | Dec. 2023 | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.8% | in line |
| 30 Nov 2023 03:55 | Nov. 2023 | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% | in line |
| 2 Nov 2023 04:55 | Oct. 2023 | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.7% | in line |
| 29 Sept 2023 03:55 | Sep. 2023 | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | in line |
| 31 Aug 2023 03:55 | Aug. 2023 | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | in line |
| 1 Aug 2023 03:55 | Jul. 2023 | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.6% | in line |
| 30 Jun 2023 03:55 | Jun. 2023 | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | in line |
| 31 May 2023 03:55 | May. 2023 | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | in line |
| 28 Apr 2023 03:55 | Apr. 2023 | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | in line |
| 31 Mar 2023 03:55 | Mar. 2023 | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.5% | above |
| 1 Mar 2023 03:55 | Feb. 2023 | 5.5% | – | 5.5% | – |
| 31 Jan 2023 03:55 | Jan. 2023 | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | in line |
| 3 Jan 2023 03:55 | Dec. 2022 | 5.5% | 5.6% | 5.5% | below |
| 30 Nov 2022 03:55 | Nov. 2022 | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | in line |
| 2 Nov 2022 04:55 | Oct. 2022 | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | in line |
| 30 Sept 2022 03:55 | Sep. 2022 | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | in line |
| 31 Aug 2022 03:55 | Aug. 2022 | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.4% | in line |
| 29 Jul 2022 03:55 | Jul. 2022 | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.3% | in line |
| 30 Jun 2022 03:55 | Jun. 2022 | 5.3% | 5% | 5% | above |
| 31 May 2022 03:55 | May. 2022 | 5% | 5% | 5% | in line |
| 3 May 2022 03:55 | Apr. 2022 | 5% | 5% | 5% | in line |
| 31 Mar 2022 03:55 | Mar. 2022 | 5% | 5% | 5.1% | in line |
| 2 Mar 2022 03:55 | Feb. 2022 | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | in line |
| 1 Feb 2022 03:55 | Jan. 2022 | 5.1% | 5.2% | 5.2% | below |
| 4 Jan 2022 03:55 | Dec. 2021 | 5.2% | 5.3% | 5.2% | below |
| 30 Nov 2021 03:55 | Nov. 2021 | 5.2% | 5.3% | 5.3% | below |
| 28 Oct 2021 03:55 | Oct. 2021 | 5.3% | 5.4% | 5.4% | below |
| 30 Sept 2021 03:55 | Sep. 2021 | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.5% | in line |
| 31 Aug 2021 03:55 | Aug. 2021 | 5.5% | 5.6% | 5.6% | below |
| 29 Jul 2021 03:55 | Jul. 2021 | 5.6% | 5.8% | 5.8% | below |
| 30 Jun 2021 03:55 | Jun. 2021 | 5.8% | 5.9% | 6% | below |
| 1 Jun 2021 03:55 | May. 2021 | 6% | 6% | 6% | in line |
| 29 Apr 2021 03:55 | Apr. 2021 | 6% | 6% | 6% | in line |
| 31 Mar 2021 03:55 | Mar. 2021 | 6% | 6% | 6.1% | in line |
| 2 Mar 2021 03:55 | Feb. 2021 | 6.1% | 6% | 6% | above |
| 29 Jan 2021 03:55 | Jan. 2021 | 6% | 6.1% | 6.1% | below |
| 5 Jan 2021 03:55 | Dec. 2020 | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | in line |
| 1 Dec 2020 03:55 | Nov. 2020 | 6.1% | 6.3% | 6.2% | below |
| 29 Oct 2020 04:55 | Oct. 2020 | 6.2% | 6.3% | 6.3% | below |
| 30 Sept 2020 03:55 | Sep. 2020 | 6.3% | 6.4% | 6.3% | below |
| 1 Sept 2020 03:55 | Aug. 2020 | 6.3% | 6.4% | 6.4% | below |
| 30 Jul 2020 03:55 | Jul. 2020 | 6.4% | 6.5% | 6.4% | below |
| 1 Jul 2020 03:55 | Jun. 2020 | 6.4% | 6.6% | 6.2% | below |
| 3 Jun 2020 03:55 | May. 2020 | 6.2% | 6.2% | 5.8% | in line |
| 30 Apr 2020 03:55 | Apr. 2020 | 5.8% | 5.2% | 5% | above |
| 31 Mar 2020 03:55 | Mar. 2020 | 5% | 5.1% | 5% | below |
| 28 Feb 2020 03:55 | Feb. 2020 | 5% | 5% | 5% | in line |
| 30 Jan 2020 03:55 | Jan. 2020 | 5% | 5% | 5% | in line |
| 3 Jan 2020 03:55 | Dec. 2019 | 5% | 5% | 5% | in line |
| 29 Nov 2019 03:55 | Nov. 2019 | 5% | 5% | 5% | in line |
| 30 Oct 2019 04:55 | Oct. 2019 | 5% | 5% | 5% | in line |
| 30 Sept 2019 03:55 | Sep. 2019 | 5% | 5% | 5% | in line |
| 29 Aug 2019 03:55 | Aug. 2019 | 5% | 5% | 5% | in line |
| 31 Jul 2019 03:55 | Jul. 2019 | 5% | 5% | 5% | in line |
| 1 Jul 2019 03:55 | Jun. 2019 | 5% | 5% | 5% | in line |
| 29 May 2019 03:55 | May. 2019 | 5% | 4.9% | 4.9% | above |
| 30 Apr 2019 03:55 | Apr. 2019 | 4.9% | 4.9% | 5% | in line |
| 29 Mar 2019 04:55 | Mar. 2019 | 5% | 4.9% | 5% | above |
| 1 Mar 2019 03:55 | Feb. 2019 | 5% | 5% | 5% | in line |
| 31 Jan 2019 03:55 | Jan. 2019 | 5% | 5% | 5% | in line |
| 4 Jan 2019 03:55 | Dec. 2018 | 5% | 5% | 5% | in line |
| 29 Nov 2018 03:55 | Nov. 2018 | 5% | 5.1% | 5.1% | below |
| 30 Oct 2018 04:55 | Oct. 2018 | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | in line |
| 28 Sept 2018 03:55 | Sep. 2018 | 5.1% | 5.2% | 5.1% | below |
| 30 Aug 2018 03:55 | Aug. 2018 | 5.1% | 5.2% | 5.2% | below |
| 31 Jul 2018 03:55 | Jul. 2018 | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | in line |
| 29 Jun 2018 04:00 | Jun. 2018 | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | in line |
| 30 May 2018 04:00 | May. 2018 | 5.2% | 5.3% | 5.3% | below |
| 27 Apr 2018 04:00 | Apr. 2018 | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.3% | in line |
| 29 Mar 2018 04:00 | Mar. 2018 | 5.3% | 5.3% | 5.4% | in line |
| 28 Feb 2018 04:00 | Feb. 2018 | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% | in line |
| 31 Jan 2018 04:00 | Jan. 2018 | 5.4% | 5.5% | 5.5% | below |
| 3 Jan 2018 04:00 | Dec. 2017 | 5.5% | 5.6% | 5.5% | below |
| 30 Nov 2017 04:00 | Nov. 2017 | 5.5% | 5.6% | 5.6% | below |
| 2 Nov 2017 05:00 | Oct. 2017 | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | in line |
| 29 Sept 2017 04:00 | Sep. 2017 | 5.6% | 5.7% | 5.6% | below |
| 31 Aug 2017 04:00 | Aug. 2017 | 5.6% | 5.7% | 5.7% | below |
| 1 Aug 2017 04:00 | Jul. 2017 | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | in line |
| 30 Jun 2017 04:00 | Jun. 2017 | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.7% | in line |
| 31 May 2017 04:00 | May. 2017 | 5.7% | 5.8% | 5.8% | below |
| 3 May 2017 04:00 | Apr. 2017 | 5.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% | in line |
| 31 Mar 2017 04:00 | Mar. 2017 | 5.8% | 5.9% | 5.9% | below |
| 1 Mar 2017 04:00 | Feb. 2017 | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | in line |
| 31 Jan 2017 04:00 | Jan. 2017 | 5.9% | 6% | 6% | below |
| 3 Jan 2017 04:00 | Dec. 2016 | 6% | 6% | 6% | in line |
| 30 Nov 2016 03:55 | Nov. 2016 | 6% | 6% | 6% | in line |
| 2 Nov 2016 04:55 | Oct. 2016 | 6% | 6.1% | 6% | below |
The next German Unemployment Rate is due Friday, 27 November 2026 at 03:55 New York time (Nov. 2026).
The last German Unemployment Rate (Sep. 2026, released 30 Sept 2026) came in at 6.4%, in line with the 6.4% forecast; the previous reading was 6.4%.
German Unemployment Rate is released monthly by Deutsche Bnk. CRTLAB has 130 releases on record since 5 Jan 2016.
Since 2016, German Unemployment Rate has come in above forecast 8% of the time and below 29% (129 releases with a forecast); over the last 12 it beat 17%.
The highest was 6.4% (Sep. 2026) and the lowest 4.9% (Apr. 2019). The five-year average is 5.86%.
Usually the opposite: a lower reading than 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 unemployment rate represents the number of unemployed persons expressed as apercentage of the labour force. The unemployment rate for a particular age/sexgroup is the number of unemployed in that group expressed as a percentage of thelabour force for that group.The definition for an unemployed person is: Persons(16-65 years) who were available for work (except for temporary illness) but didnot work during the survey week, and who made specific efforts to find a jobwithin the previous 4 weeks by going to an employment agency, by applyingdirectly to an employer, by answering a job ad, or being on a union orprofessional register.