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] |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |