German Unemployment Rate Stable at 6.4% in August

MT Newswires · 2d ago
04:07 AM EDT, 08/28/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Germany's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.4% in August, unchanged from the prior month, according to government data published Friday. The reading is in line with the consensus estimate. Meanwhile, the number of unemployed individuals in Germany grew by 4,000 in August, as expected, against the 6,000 growth earlier.