Labor market — Germany

Unemployment by educational attainment level in Germany

Unemployment by educational attainment level in Germany: dynamics chart 2009–2026, latest value 8.8 % of the labour force, source Eurostat
Unemployment by educational attainment level in Germany, 2009–2026. Source: Eurostat.
Latest value8.8 % of the labour force
DateJanuary 2026
Period2009–2026
Data sourceEurostat

Unemployment by educational attainment level in Germany: latest value 8.8 % of the labour force as of January 2026.

Unemployment by educational attainment level in Germany — official series from Eurostat. The chart shows dynamics over the available observation period; values are shown in % of the labour force.

Observation period: 2009–2026. Source — Eurostat.

Observation frequency

Latest values

Period% of the labour force
January 20268.8
October 20258.2
July 20257.8
April 20258
January 20257.5
October 20246.1
July 20245.8
April 20246
January 20246.6
October 20236
July 20235.5
April 20236
January 20235.9
October 20227.3
July 20226.2
April 20225.7
January 20226
October 20215.8
July 20216.4
April 20217.2
January 20217.7
October 20206.9
July 20207.1
April 20206.7

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Data source

Eurostat. Units: % of the labour force. Observation period: 2009–2026.

Data as of January 2026

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