The labour market at a glance - current developments in brief - September 2025
| Employees subject to social insurance (Juli 2025): 34.769.000 | ||
 |
-121.000 | in comparison with previous month |
 |
39.000 | in comparison with previous year |
|
8.000 | in comparison with previous month (seasonally adjusted) |
| Unemployed: 2.955.000 (unempl. rate: 6,3 %) | ||
 |
-70.000 | in comparison with previous month |
 |
148.000 | in comparison with previous year |
|
14.000 | in comparison with previous month (seasonally adjusted) |
| Underemployment (without short time work: 3.582.000 (underempl. rate: 7,5 %) | ||
|
-58.000 | in comparison with previous month |
|
19.000 | in comparison with previous year |
|
-3.000 | in comparison with previous month (seasonally adjusted) |
The labour market at a glance - key figures
| Selected attributes | September 25 | August 25 | July 25 | changes in comparison to previous year (unempl. rate: previous year's value) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolut | in % | ||||
| Underemployment (without short time work) | 3.581.803 | 3.640.267 | 3.617.121 | 19.381 | 0,5 |
| Underemployment rate (without short time work) | 7,5 | 7,6 | 7,6 | 7,5 | - |
| Unemployment (stock) | 2.954.747 | 3.025.136 | 2.979.486 | 148.386 | 5,3 |
| Unemployment rate | 6,3 | 6,4 | 6,3 | 6,0 | - |
| Employees subject to social insurance contributions | - | - | 34.768.800 | 39.300 | 0,1 |
| Minor employment | - | - | 7.663.200 | -8.700 | -0,1 |
| Notified vacancies (stock) | 629.638 | 631.058 | 628.056 | -66.368 | -9,5 |
The labour market at a glance - time series
Development of employment, unemployment and underemployment (without short time work)
Seasonally adjusted values
Original values