# Germany Unemployment rate, aged 25 to 74, total (% of active population, SA)

Germany Unemployment rate, aged 25 to 74, total (% of active population, SA) was 3.7% in September 2026, unchanged from August 2026 and up 0.3 percentage points from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.5% (Jun 2019) to 3.7% (Aug 2026), averaging 3.0%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `DE.UNEMP.M.SA.AGE-25-74`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: %
- Coverage: 2001-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (309 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/germany/unemployment-rate-aged-25-to-74-total-pct-of-active-population-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | 3.7% |
| August 2026 | 3.7% |
| July 2026 | 3.6% |
| June 2026 | 3.6% |
| May 2026 | 3.5% |
| April 2026 | 3.5% |
| March 2026 | 3.5% |
| February 2026 | 3.5% |
| January 2026 | 3.5% |
| December 2025 | 3.5% |
| November 2025 | 3.5% |
| October 2025 | 3.5% |
| September 2025 | 3.4% |
| August 2025 | 3.4% |
| July 2025 | 3.4% |
| June 2025 | 3.4% |
| May 2025 | 3.4% |
| April 2025 | 3.3% |
| March 2025 | 3.3% |
| February 2025 | 3.2% |
| January 2025 | 3.2% |
| December 2024 | 3.1% |
| November 2024 | 3.0% |
| October 2024 | 3.0% |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/DE.UNEMP.M.SA.AGE-25-74"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/DE.UNEMP.M.SA.AGE-25-74",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```