# Registered Unemployed — Lower Saxony

Registered Unemployed — Lower Saxony was up 1.8% year on year in October 2026, compared with 2.2% in September 2026.
The level stood at 271,898 persons.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.1% (Apr 2022) to 24.4% (Jun 2020), averaging 1.3%.

- Source agency: Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis)
- Makrognosis code: `DE-NI.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: persons
- Coverage: 2005-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (262 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/germany/registered-unemployed-lower-saxony

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 271,898 persons | 1.8 |
| September 2026 | 274,702 persons | 2.2 |
| August 2026 | 282,421 persons | 0.8 |
| July 2026 | 282,143 persons | 0.8 |
| June 2026 | 270,449 persons | 0.4 |
| May 2026 | 271,864 persons | 0.5 |
| April 2026 | 277,148 persons | 1.9 |
| March 2026 | 278,573 persons | 0.7 |
| February 2026 | 284,930 persons | 1.6 |
| January 2026 | 285,394 persons | 1.7 |
| December 2025 | 268,710 persons | 2.1 |
| November 2025 | 265,958 persons | 2.4 |
| October 2025 | 267,007 persons | 2.1 |
| September 2025 | 268,792 persons | 2.9 |
| August 2025 | 280,240 persons | 4.8 |
| July 2025 | 279,811 persons | 3.5 |
| June 2025 | 269,244 persons | 4.7 |
| May 2025 | 270,516 persons | 5.3 |
| April 2025 | 272,107 persons | 4.6 |
| March 2025 | 276,641 persons | 5.2 |
| February 2025 | 280,445 persons | 4.4 |
| January 2025 | 280,627 persons | 4.6 |
| December 2024 | 263,294 persons | 3.8 |
| November 2024 | 259,712 persons | 3.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/DE-NI.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/DE-NI.UNEMPLVL.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```