# Germany Unemployed Persons

Germany Unemployed Persons was up 5.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with 5.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 1,773.0 Thousand persons.
That is the lowest reading since December 2023.
Among the 5 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 2nd lowest.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −15.7% (Mar 2022) to 31.8% (Jul 2020), averaging 0.8%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `DE.UNEMPLVL.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Thousand persons
- Coverage: 1991-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (429 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/germany/unemployed-persons

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,773.0 Thousand persons | 5.4 |
| August 2026 | 1,766.0 Thousand persons | 5.8 |
| July 2026 | 1,757.0 Thousand persons | 6.2 |
| June 2026 | 1,744.0 Thousand persons | 6.0 |
| May 2026 | 1,728.0 Thousand persons | 5.7 |
| April 2026 | 1,713.0 Thousand persons | 5.6 |
| March 2026 | 1,703.0 Thousand persons | 6.1 |
| February 2026 | 1,700.0 Thousand persons | 7.5 |
| January 2026 | 1,703.0 Thousand persons | 9.5 |
| December 2025 | 1,706.0 Thousand persons | 11.4 |
| November 2025 | 1,704.0 Thousand persons | 12.5 |
| October 2025 | 1,695.0 Thousand persons | 12.6 |
| September 2025 | 1,682.0 Thousand persons | 11.8 |
| August 2025 | 1,669.0 Thousand persons | 10.7 |
| July 2025 | 1,655.0 Thousand persons | 9.7 |
| June 2025 | 1,645.0 Thousand persons | 9.3 |
| May 2025 | 1,635.0 Thousand persons | 9.5 |
| April 2025 | 1,622.0 Thousand persons | 10.2 |
| March 2025 | 1,605.0 Thousand persons | 10.8 |
| February 2025 | 1,582.0 Thousand persons | 11.1 |
| January 2025 | 1,555.0 Thousand persons | 10.7 |
| December 2024 | 1,531.0 Thousand persons | 10.1 |
| November 2024 | 1,514.0 Thousand persons | 9.7 |
| October 2024 | 1,505.0 Thousand persons | 9.9 |

## API

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

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