The labour market at a glance - current developments in brief - May 2025
| Employees subject to social insurance (März 2025): 34.888.000 | ||
 |
43.000 | in comparison with previous month |
|
78.000 | in comparison with previous year |
|
1.000 | in comparison with previous month (seasonally adjusted) |
| Unemployed: 2.919.000 (unempl. rate: 6,2 %) | ||
 |
-12.000 | in comparison with previous month |
 |
197.000 | in comparison with previous year |
|
34.000 | in comparison with previous month (seasonally adjusted) |
| Underemployment (without short time work: 3.602.000 (underempl. rate: 7,5 %) | ||
|
-43.000 | in comparison with previous month |
|
58.000 | in comparison with previous year |
|
-2.000 | in comparison with previous month (seasonally adjusted) |
The labour market at a glance - key figures
| Selected attributes | May 25 | April 25 | March 25 | changes in comparison to previous year (unempl. rate: previous year's value) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolut | in % | ||||
| Underemployment (without short time work) | 3.601.567 | 3.644.405 | 3.692.134 | 57.586 | 1,6 |
| Underemployment rate (without short time work) | 7,5 | 7,7 | 7,8 | 7,5 | - |
| Unemployment (stock) | 2.919.139 | 2.931.554 | 2.967.080 | 196.591 | 7,2 |
| Unemployment rate | 6,2 | 6,3 | 6,4 | 5,8 | - |
| Employees subject to social insurance contributions | - | - | 34.887.600 | 78.000 | 0,2 |
| Minor employment | - | - | 7.549.800 | 6.300 | 0,1 |
| Notified vacancies (stock) | 634.470 | 646.065 | 642.535 | -67.403 | -9,6 |
The labour market at a glance - time series
Development of employment, unemployment and underemployment (without short time work)
Seasonally adjusted values
Original values