The labour market at a glance - current developments in brief - October 2025
| Employees subject to social insurance (August 2025): 34.937.000 | ||
 |
170.000 | in comparison with previous month |
|
19.000 | in comparison with previous year |
 |
-17.000 | in comparison with previous month (seasonally adjusted) |
| Unemployed: 2.911.000 (unempl. rate: 6,2 %) | ||
 |
-44.000 | in comparison with previous month |
 |
120.000 | in comparison with previous year |
|
-1.000 | in comparison with previous month (seasonally adjusted) |
| Underemployment (without short time work: 3.554.000 (underempl. rate: 7,4 %) | ||
|
-35.000 | in comparison with previous month |
 |
0 | in comparison with previous year |
|
-14.000 | in comparison with previous month (seasonally adjusted) |
The labour market at a glance - key figures
| Selected attributes | October 25 | September 25 | August 25 | changes in comparison to previous year (unempl. rate: previous year's value) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolut | in % | ||||
| Underemployment (without short time work) | 3.553.531 | 3.588.731 | 3.641.344 | -239 | 0,0 |
| Underemployment rate (without short time work) | 7,4 | 7,5 | 7,6 | 7,5 | - |
| Unemployment (stock) | 2.910.752 | 2.954.747 | 3.025.136 | 120.223 | 4,3 |
| Unemployment rate | 6,2 | 6,3 | 6,4 | 5,9 | - |
| Employees subject to social insurance contributions | - | - | 34.937.300 | 19.300 | 0,1 |
| Minor employment | - | - | 7.625.900 | -14.100 | -0,2 |
| Notified vacancies (stock) | 623.202 | 629.638 | 631.058 | -65.540 | -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