Unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data in Germany

Germany: Unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data was 1,352 Thousand persons in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1,352 Thousand persons
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
7th
of 44 countries
All-time high
4,440 Thousand persons
in 2005
All-time low
1,352 Thousand persons
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data in Germany, 1998–2019

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1998200820191998: 3.9k Thousand persons1999: 3.5k Thousand persons2000: 3.1k Thousand persons2001: 3.1k Thousand persons2002: 3.4k Thousand persons2003: 3.9k Thousand persons2004: 4.3k Thousand persons2005: 4.4k Thousand persons2006: 4.1k Thousand persons2007: 3.4k Thousand persons2008: 2.9k Thousand persons2009: 3.1k Thousand persons2010: 2.6k Thousand persons2011: 2.2k Thousand persons2012: 2.1k Thousand persons2013: 2.1k Thousand persons2014: 2.0k Thousand persons2015: 1.9k Thousand persons2016: 1.6k Thousand persons2017: 1.5k Thousand persons2018: 1.4k Thousand persons2019: 1.4k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

In 2019, unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data in Germany stood at 1,352 Thousand persons. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 55.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data in Germany peaked at 4,440 Thousand persons in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,352 Thousand persons, in 2019.

Germany ranks 7th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data in Germany, 1998 to 2019.
Year Thousand persons Change
1998 3,855 Thousand persons
1999 3,506 Thousand persons -9.1%
2000 3,123 Thousand persons -10.9%
2001 3,078 Thousand persons -1.4%
2002 3,362 Thousand persons +9.2%
2003 3,894 Thousand persons +15.8%
2004 4,261 Thousand persons +9.4%
2005 4,440 Thousand persons +4.2%
2006 4,068 Thousand persons -8.4%
2007 3,420 Thousand persons -15.9%
2008 2,923 Thousand persons -14.5%
2009 3,064 Thousand persons +4.8%
2010 2,634 Thousand persons -14.0%
2011 2,195 Thousand persons -16.7%
2012 2,133 Thousand persons -2.8%
2013 2,073 Thousand persons -2.8%
2014 2,012 Thousand persons -3.0%
2015 1,898 Thousand persons -5.6%
2016 1,630 Thousand persons -14.1%
2017 1,516 Thousand persons -7.0%
2018 1,374 Thousand persons -9.4%
2019 1,352 Thousand persons -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,680 Thousand persons 3,506 Thousand persons 3,855 Thousand persons 2
2000s 3,563 Thousand persons 2,923 Thousand persons 4,440 Thousand persons 10
2010s 1,882 Thousand persons 1,352 Thousand persons 2,634 Thousand persons 10

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 4 Italy 2,392 Thousand persons compare
  2. 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,650 Thousand persons compare
  3. 5 United Kingdom 1,650 Thousand persons compare
  4. 8 Greece 750.1 Thousand persons compare
  5. 9 Poland 546.5 Thousand persons compare
  6. 9 Poland 546.5 Thousand persons compare

See the full ranking of 46 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data in Germany?
Unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data in Germany was 1,352 Thousand persons in 2019, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 4,440 Thousand persons in 2005.
What is the lowest unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 1,352 Thousand persons in 2019.
How does Germany rank for unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data?
Germany ranks 7th out of 44 countries with data for 2019.
Is unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployed persons by type of employment sought - quarterly data
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
46 places, 994 data points, 1998–2020
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