The labour market at a glance - current developments in brief - August 2025

Employees subject to social insurance (Juni 2025): 34.897.000
    red arrow (down) - negative trend
-10.000 in comparison with previous month
    green arrow (up) - positive trend
60.000 in comparison with previous year
    green arrow (up) - positive trend
25.000 in comparison with previous month (seasonally adjusted)
Unemployed: 3.025.000 (unempl. rate: 6,4 %)
    red arrow (up) - negative trend
46.000 in comparison with previous month
    red arrow (up) - negative trend
153.000 in comparison with previous year
    green arrow (down) - positive trend
-9.000 in comparison with previous month (seasonally adjusted)
Underemployment (without short time work: 3.634.000 (underempl. rate: 7,6 %)
    red arrow (up) - negative trend
18.000 in comparison with previous month
    red arrow (up) - negative trend
25.000 in comparison with previous year
    green arrow (down) - positive trend
-7.000 in comparison with previous month (seasonally adjusted)

The labour market at a glance - key figures


Selected attributes August 25 July 25 June 25 changes in comparison to previous year (unempl. rate: previous year's value)
absolut in %
Underemployment (without short time work) 3.634.249 3.616.008 3.586.227 25.056 0,7
Underemployment rate (without short time work) 7,6 7,6 7,5 7,6 -
Unemployment (stock) 3.025.136 2.979.486 2.914.256 153.223 5,3
Unemployment rate 6,4 6,3 6,2 6,1 -
Employees subject to social insurance contributions - - 34.897.300 60.200 0,2
Minor employment - - 7.686.700 3.400 0,0
Notified vacancies (stock) 631.058 628.056 632.183 -67.810 -9,7

The labour market at a glance - time series

Development of employment, unemployment and underemployment (without short time work)

Seasonally adjusted values
Original values