Labour marketGermany — Unemployment RatePrimary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Share of the labour force without a job and seeking one, per the ILO definition; lower is better.4.2%Q3 2026FrequencyMQYSource: Deutsche Bundesbank· Data Q3 2026Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketGermany — Youth UnemploymentUnemployment rate for ages 15-24; usually higher than average, it reveals young people's entry difficulties.7.5%Q3 2026FrequencyMQYSource: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)· Data Q3 2026Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketGermany — Long-term unemploymentShare of the unemployed out of work for over a year; a high level signals entrenched unemployment.1.1%Q2 2026FrequencyQYSource: Eurostat· Data Q2 2026Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketGermany — Employment RateShare of people aged 15-64 who are employed; measures how well the economy puts working-age people to work.77.5%Q2 2026FrequencyQYSource: Eurostat· Data Q2 2026Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketGermany — Gender pay gapUnadjusted gender pay gap — how much less women earn per hour vs men in NACE B-S excl. public admin.15.6%2024Source: Eurostat· Data 2024Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketGermany — Activity rateShare of people aged 15-64 in the labour market (employed or seeking work); measures engagement in working life.80.8%Q2 2026FrequencyQYSource: Eurostat· Data Q2 2026Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketGermany — Median WageMedian monthly gross wage4.1KEUR2025-Q2Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)· Data 2025-Q2Upd. 06/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketGermany — Minimum wage as % of meanStatutory monthly minimum wage as a share of mean gross monthly earnings (NACE B-S).45%2025Source: Eurostat· Data 2025Upd. 07/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketGermany — Minimum wage as % of medianStatutory monthly minimum wage as a share of median gross monthly earnings (NACE B-S) — Kaitz ratio.52.4%2025Source: Eurostat· Data 2025Upd. 07/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketGermany — Average wageAverage gross monthly earnings of employees (local currency). Cross-country comparison requires PPP conversion.4.8KEUR2025-Q2Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)· Data 2025-Q2Upd. 06/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketGermany — Hours workedMean weekly hours actually worked per employed person. Measures work intensity.29.68hrs/week2024Source: ILO· Data 2024Upd. 12/2023 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketGermany — Senior employment rate (55-64)Share of people aged 55-64 in work; measures how well older workers stay employed, a key pension-reform issue.75.7%Q2 2026FrequencyQYSource: Eurostat· Data Q2 2026Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketGermany — Job vacancies / tightnessIndex of unfilled jobs and recruitment tightness; a high level signals hiring difficulties.3.2index2024FrequencyQYSource: Eurostat· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketGermany — Part-time shareShare of part-time jobs; useful to spot involuntary part-time work and job quality.29.8%Q2 2026FrequencyQYSource: Eurostat· Data Q2 2026Upd. 09/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketGermany — NEET rate 15-29Share of 15-29 year-olds neither in employment nor in education or training.9.5%2025Source: Eurostat· Data 2025Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketGermany — NEET rate 18-24Share of 18-24 year-olds neither in employment nor in education or training — post-bac subset.10.1%2025Source: Eurostat· Data 2025Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketGermany — Temporary employment shareShare of employees aged 15-64 with a temporary contract — precariousness headline.11.1%Q2 2026FrequencyQYSource: Eurostat· Data Q2 2026Upd. 09/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketGermany — Employment rate — tertiary educationEmployment rate of 20-64 year-olds with tertiary education (ISCED 5-8) — premium for higher education.87.8%2025Source: Eurostat· Data 2025Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketGermany — Employment rate — low educationEmployment rate of 20-64 year-olds with at most lower-secondary education (ISCED 0-2) — penalty for low education.62.5%2025Source: Eurostat· Data 2025Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketGermany — Unemployment rate — low educationUnemployment rate of 20-64 year-olds with at most lower-secondary education.8.7%2025Source: Eurostat· Data 2025Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketGermany — Unemployment rate — tertiary educationUnemployment rate of 20-64 year-olds with tertiary education — premium-side mirror of low-educ figure.3.1%2025Source: Eurostat· Data 2025Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketGermany — Job vacancy rateVacant posts as % of total occupied + vacant posts in NACE B-S — labour-market tightness.2.6%2025FrequencyQYSource: Eurostat· Data 2025Upd. 03/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketGermany — Labour cost index — totalQuarterly labour cost index for NACE B-S (compensation of employees + taxes − subsidies), index 2020=100.125indexQ2 2026FrequencyQYSource: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)· Data Q2 2026Upd. 06/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketGermany — Labour cost index — servicesSame LCI for NACE G-N services aggregate (wholesale, retail, transport, ICT, finance, real estate, professional & support services).130indexQ2 2026FrequencyQYSource: Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis)· Data Q2 2026Upd. 06/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketGermany — Active population share 20-64Persons in the labour force aged 20-64 as % of total population in that age group — quarterly LFS read.84.5%Q2 2026FrequencyQYSource: Eurostat· Data Q2 2026Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketGermany — Early leavers from educationShare of 18-24 year-olds who left education with at most lower-secondary and are not in further training — EU 2030 target metric.13.1%2025Source: Eurostat· Data 2025Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketGermany — Labour force participation rateShare of the working-age population (15+) that is either employed or actively seeking work. Measures labour-market engagement.61.2%2025Source: ILO· Data 2025Upd. 12/2023 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
