Unemployment rate in Thüringen

The unemployment rate in Thüringen was 3.7% of the labour force in 2025.

Measure: Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74, by region Unit: % of the labour force Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Thüringen, 2025 3.7% % of the labour force
Change from 2024 +0.2percentage points 2024: 3.5%
Germany, 2025 3.8% Country total
Position in 2025 223rd of 286 See the full ranking

Unemployment rate in Thüringen over time

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% of the labour force. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74, by region (% of the labour force), 2001 to 2025
Period ThüringenGermany
2025 3.7% 3.8%
2024 3.5% 3.5%
2023 3.1% 3.1%
2022 3.0% 3.1%
2021 3.5%b (break in time series) 3.6%b (break in time series)
2020 4.2%b (break in time series) 3.9%b (break in time series)
2019 3.7% 3.1%
2018 4.1% 3.4%
2017 4.4% 3.8%
2016 5.1% 4.1%
2015 5.8% 4.6%
2014 6.0% 5.0%
2013 6.0% 5.2%
2012 7.3%b (break in time series) 5.4%b (break in time series)
2011 7.6%b (break in time series) 5.8%b (break in time series)
2010 8.6%b (break in time series) 7.0%b (break in time series)
2009 10.7% 7.8%
2008 10.7% 7.5%
2007 13.8% 8.7%
2006 15.7%b (break in time series) 10.3%b (break in time series)
2005 17.2%b (break in time series) 11.2%b (break in time series)
2004 16.3% 10.7%
2003 16.3% 9.8%
2002 15.1% 8.5%
2001 13.9% 7.8%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 3.5% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 5.8%, the figure has changed by −2.1 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 286 regions with data for 2025, Thüringen has the 223rd highest value.
  • The figure for Germany in 2025 was 3.8%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
lfst_r_lfu3rt · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y15-74 isced11=TOTAL unit=PC
Observation period
2000 to 2025 for Thüringen
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat