People registered as unemployed with the Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit) at mid-month, not seasonally adjusted — the « Arbeitslosenzahl » announced each month and quoted by the whole German press. A national administrative definition, distinct from the ILO unemployment rate.· National definition, not the ILO unemployment rate; seasonal (winter peak)
3M
Oct 2026
+1.5 %vs Oct 2025
min 2.2M Nov 2019max 5.3M Feb 2005
Frequency
Range
Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis) — Federal Employment Agency labour-market statistics (Destatis 13211)· Data Oct 2026Source type : Official
Registered with the Federal Employment Agency, mid-month, not seasonally adjusted · National definition, not the ILO unemployment rate; seasonal (winter peak) · Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
