Roughly 45.6 million persons resident in Germany were in employment in January 2025. According to provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the seasonally adjusted number of persons in employment fell slightly by 9,000 (0.0%) compared with the previous month. Employment increased by an average of 7,000 persons per month in October to December 2024.
Adjusted for seasonal and irregular effects, the number of unemployed stood at 1.56 million in January 2025, which was an increase of 9,000 people on December 2024 (+0.6%). Compared with the previous month, the adjusted unemployment rate remained at 3.5%.

Source: Destatis
Post by: Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Trade