Destatis: German Jobless Rate Increases in September

03:13 AM EDT, 10/30/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Germany's unemployment rate was 4.1% in September, up from 4% in the previous year, the country's Federal Statistical Office said Friday. As of September, nearly 1.8 million individuals were jobless in Germany. Adjusted for seasonal and irregular effects, the unemployment rate was unchanged month over month at 4.1%.