Unemployment in Germany at 6.3% in May

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - The unemployment rate in the locomotive country of the EU was 6.3% in May, up from 5.9% a year ago, according to official figures on Wednesday.

Around 2.9 million people were unemployed in Germany as of May 2025, the Federal Employment Agency's data showed.

The youth unemployment rate, for the 15-24 age group, was 5.3% in Germany.

The unemployment rate was 6.5% for men and 5.9% for women in the country as of May.

Meanwhile, 45.8 million people in Germany were employed as of May 2025, unchanging on a yearly basis, federal statistical office Destatis stated.