{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"de-long-term-unemployment","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/de-long-term-unemployment","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/de-long-term-unemployment/","title":"Germany Long-Term Unemployment (2025)","description":"Germany's Long-Term Unemployment: 1,692.1 thousands of persons in 2025, +11.5% YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_UGAN), 2005–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Germany","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Germany","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"thousands of persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Germany Long-Term Unemployment","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_UGAN/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Germany"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Germany (2025)","value":"1,692.1","unit":"thousands of persons","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+11.5% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+11.5%","unit":"thousands of persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Germany Long-Term Unemployment"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":4570.8},{"period":"2006","value":4245.4},{"period":"2007","value":3601},{"period":"2008","value":3136},{"period":"2009","value":3228.2},{"period":"2010","value":2845},{"period":"2011","value":2398.8},{"period":"2012","value":2224.4},{"period":"2013","value":2181.8},{"period":"2014","value":2089.9},{"period":"2015","value":1949.6},{"period":"2016","value":1774.1},{"period":"2017","value":1621.2},{"period":"2018","value":1467.8},{"period":"2019","value":1372.8},{"period":"2020","value":1663.4},{"period":"2021","value":1517.3},{"period":"2022","value":1355},{"period":"2023","value":1342.3},{"period":"2024","value":1517.8},{"period":"2025","value":1692.1}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"thousands of persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"1692.1","yoyChange":"+11.5%"},{"year":"2024","value":"1517.8","yoyChange":"+13.1%"},{"year":"2023","value":"1342.3","yoyChange":"-0.9%"},{"year":"2022","value":"1355.0","yoyChange":"-10.7%"},{"year":"2021","value":"1517.3","yoyChange":"-8.8%"},{"year":"2020","value":"1663.4","yoyChange":"+21.2%"},{"year":"2019","value":"1372.8","yoyChange":"-6.5%"},{"year":"2018","value":"1467.8","yoyChange":"-9.5%"},{"year":"2017","value":"1621.2","yoyChange":"-8.6%"},{"year":"2016","value":"1774.1","yoyChange":"-9.0%"},{"year":"2015","value":"1949.6","yoyChange":"-6.7%"},{"year":"2014","value":"2089.9","yoyChange":"-4.2%"},{"year":"2013","value":"2181.8","yoyChange":"-1.9%"},{"year":"2012","value":"2224.4","yoyChange":"-7.3%"},{"year":"2011","value":"2398.8","yoyChange":"-15.7%"},{"year":"2010","value":"2845.0","yoyChange":"-11.9%"},{"year":"2009","value":"3228.2","yoyChange":"+2.9%"},{"year":"2008","value":"3136.0","yoyChange":"-12.9%"},{"year":"2007","value":"3601.0","yoyChange":"-15.2%"},{"year":"2006","value":"4245.4","yoyChange":"-7.1%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks long-term unemployment (jobless 12+ months, thousands of persons) in Germany from 2005 to present. Show structural versus cyclical patterns. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 4,570.8 thousands of persons in 2005 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1,342.3 in 2023. The latest reading of 1,692.1 in 2025 represents a change of +174.3."}]}