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Guide
What is this news
Unemployment rate: what percentage of job seekers don't have a job. Released by Bundesagentur für Arbeit. This comes every month.
How important it is
For central banks, the job market is as important as inflation. It shows how much slack or pressure exists in the economy. This is a High impact event on FxGram: EUR pairs often see sharp moves at this time.
What this data does
Generally, if unemployment comes in below forecast, the job market is considered strong; if higher, it signals weakness and talk of rate cuts increases.
This is just general knowledge (textbook), not a prediction for this release. The market may react differently. This is not buy-sell advice.
Previous releases
Date
Actual
Forecast
Previous
Sep
6.4%
6.4%
6.4%
Aug
6.4%
6.4%
6.4%
Jul
6.4%
6.3%
6.3%
Jun
6.3%
6.3%
6.3%
May
6.3%
6.4%
6.4%
Apr
6.4%
6.3%
6.4%
Mar
6.3%
6.3%
6.3%
Feb
6.3%
6.3%
6.3%
Jan
6.3%
6.3%
6.3%
Dec
6.3%
6.3%
6.3%
Nov
6.3%
6.3%
6.3%
Oct
6.3%
6.3%
6.3%
Sep
6.3%
6.3%
6.3%
Aug
6.3%
6.3%
6.3%
Data: Bundesagentur für Arbeit, via TradingView economic calendar.
