No 'spring revival' for Germany as unemployment rises

After school, thousands of young people land directly in the social system. While youth unemployment has recently fallen across the EU, it is rising in Germany. Migration is also a cause of the problem. But by far not the only one, as reported by the head of an employment agency.

Germany’s unemployment rate rises to 6.3% in March

Unemployment in Germany rose by 26,000 — the sharpest monthly increase since October 2024. The figure far exceeds analysts' expectations of an increase of 10,000.

No 'spring revival' for Germany as unemployment rises

Germany's unemployment rate unexpectedly rose in March after holding steady for two months, data showed Friday, with economists lamenting no "spring revival" was in sight for Europe's ailing top economy.

Germany is in the crisis. Germany is also in the crisis because for two decades all the necessary decisions for the reconstruction of the economy were missed and trembled. The crises of the past three years did not come out of the blue. They are crises that tell of political failures – in the energy transition, in the dependence on "cheap" [...] The contribution Leipziger Arbeitsmarkt in March 2025: Leipzig creates more jobs, unemployment rises …

Germans still don't dare to spend, they see the future as uncertain.

In March 2025, the negative news from the companies is not yet reflected in the labour market figures – but an upswing is not in sight either. » read more