This is a list of German states by unemployment rate as of August 2025 according to the Federal Statistical Office of Germany.
| Rank | State | Unemployment rate (November 2025) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bremen | 11.8% |
| 2 | Berlin | 10.5% |
| 3 | Hamburg | 8.5% |
| 4 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 8.0% |
| 4 | Saxony-Anhalt | 8.0% |
| 4 | North Rhine-Westphalia | 8.0% |
| – | Eastern Germany | 7.9% |
| 7 | Saarland | 7.6% |
| 8 | Saxony | 7.0% |
| 9 | Brandenburg | 6.5% |
| 10 | Thuringia | 6.4% |
| 11 | Lower Saxony | 6.2% |
| – | Western Germany | 6.1% |
| 12 | Hesse | 6.0% |
| 13 | Schleswig-Holstein | 5.9% |
| 14 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 5.6% |
| 15 | Baden-Württemberg | 4.7% |
| 16 | Bavaria | 4.2% |
| Germany | 6.4% |
