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Time series of the IAB Labor Market Barometer

Values above 100 signal a positive outlook, values below 100 signal a negative outlook.

Year Month Component A Unemployment Component B Employment Labour Market Barometer
2008 November 95.4 No data available No data available
2008 December 95.1 No data available No data available
2009 January 95.0 No data available No data available
2009 Februar 94.8 No data available No data available
2009 March 93.8 No data available No data available
2009 April 93.0 No data available No data available
2009 May 93.8 No data available No data available
2009 June 95.3 No data available No data available
2009 July 97.7 No data available No data available
2009 August 100.3 No data available No data available
2009 September 101.3 No data available No data available
2009 October 102.1 No data available No data available
2009 November 102.8 No data available No data available
2009 December 103.5 No data available No data available
2010 January 103.3 No data available No data available
2010 Februar 101.9 No data available No data available
2010 March 101.8 No data available No data available
2010 April 104.2 No data available No data available
2010 May 105.9 No data available No data available
2010 June 106.3 No data available No data available
2010 July 104.9 No data available No data available
2010 August 104.8 No data available No data available
2010 September 103.6 No data available No data available
2010 October 103.4 No data available No data available
2010 November 102.8 No data available No data available
2010 December 102.0 No data available No data available
2011 January 102.0 No data available No data available
2011 Februar 102.2 106.9 104.6
2011 March 102.7 107.2 105.0
2011 April 102.9 107.1 105.0
2011 May 102.8 107.3 105.1
2011 June 102.5 107.3 104.9
2011 July 101.8 107.1 104.5
2011 August 101.0 106.1 103.6
2011 September 100.9 105.9 103.4
2011 October 100.7 105.4 103.1
2011 November 101.0 105.3 103.2
2011 December 100.9 105.0 103.0
2012 January 100.9 104.9 102.9
2012 Februar 99.9 104.7 102.3
2012 March 99.7 104.6 102.2
2012 April 99.4 104.5 102.0
2012 May 99.1 104.2 101.7
2012 June 98.5 103.7 101.1
2012 July 97.3 103.5 100.4
2012 August 97.5 103.4 100.5
2012 September 97.7 103.2 100.5
2012 October 97.9 103.2 100.6
2012 November 98.1 102.4 100.3
2012 December 98.4 102.6 100.5
2013 January 98.5 102.7 100.6
2013 Februar 99.7 103.1 101.4
2013 March 99.9 103.4 101.7
2013 April 99.0 103.0 101.0
2013 May 98.3 102.6 100.5
2013 June 99.1 103.0 101.1
2013 July 100.4 103.0 101.7
2013 August 101.1 103.0 102.1
2013 September 100.8 103.5 102.2
2013 October 100.5 104.0 102.3
2013 November 100.1 104.2 102.2
2013 December 100.0 104.4 102.2
2014 January 100.4 104.3 102.4
2014 Februar 101.3 104.6 103.0
2014 March 100.8 104.3 102.6
2014 April 100.7 104.8 102.8
2014 May 100.4 105.2 102.8
2014 June 100.2 105.0 102.6
2014 July 100.2 104.8 102.5
2014 August 100.3 104.6 102.5
2014 September 100.4 104.5 102.5
2014 October 100.6 103.7 102.2
2014 November 100.6 104.2 102.4
2014 December 100.9 104.2 102.6
2015 January 100.8 104.0 102.4
2015 Februar 100.6 104.2 102.4
2015 March 100.5 104.7 102.6
2015 April 100.4 104.8 102.6
2015 May 100.5 105.3 102.9
2015 June 100.7 105.6 103.2
2015 July 101.0 105.4 103.2
2015 August 101.1 105.9 103.5
2015 September 100.7 105.8 103.3
2015 October 100.4 105.7 103.1
2015 November 100.3 105.6 103.0
2015 December 100.2 106.2 103.2
2016 January 99.8 105.9 102.9
2016 Februar 100.1 105.4 102.8
2016 March 99.2 105.1 102.2
2016 April 99.5 105.4 102.5
2016 May 99.4 105.1 102.3
2016 June 100.3 105.2 102.8
2016 July 100.8 105.7 103.3
2016 August 101.5 106.0 103.8
2016 September 100.9 106.2 103.6
2016 October 100.6 106.1 103.4
2016 November 100.4 105.9 103.2
2016 December 100.7 105.9 103.3
2017 January 101.0 105.9 103.5
2017 Februar 101.0 106.0 103.5
2017 March 101.2 105.9 103.6
2017 April 101.6 106.2 103.9
2017 May 101.9 106.7 104.3
2017 June 101.9 106.2 104.1
2017 July 101.5 106.7 104.1
2017 August 101.7 106.4 104.1
2017 September 101.5 106.5 104.0
2017 October 102.4 106.5 104.5
2017 November 102.1 106.3 104.2
2017 December 101.9 106.3 104.1
2018 January 101.9 106.5 104.2
2018 Februar 101.7 106.5 104.1
2018 March 102.0 107.0 104.5
2018 April 101.4 106.4 103.9
2018 May 101.1 106.6 103.9
2018 June 101.3 106.9 104.1
2018 July 101.5 106.5 104.0
2018 August 101.6 106.2 103.9
2018 September 101.4 105.8 103.6
2018 October 101.7 105.8 103.8
2018 November 101.3 105.9 103.6
2018 December 100.8 105.6 103.2
2019 January 100.1 105.5 102.8
2019 Februar 100.0 105.3 102.7
2019 March 99.4 105.1 102.3
2019 April 99.7 105.7 102.7
2019 May 99.3 105.1 102.2
2019 June 98.7 104.6 101.7
2019 July 98.5 103.9 101.2
2019 August 98.1 103.2 100.7
2019 September 98.8 103.4 101.1
2019 October 98.7 103.3 101.0
2019 November 99.2 103.1 101.2
2019 December 99.4 103.2 101.3
2020 January 99.1 103.3 101.2
2020 Februar 98.8 103.5 101.2
2020 March 98.1 102.4 100.3
2020 April 92.9 94.8 93.9
2020 May 93.3 95.2 94.3
2020 June 94.0 95.3 94.7
2020 July 96.8 95.8 96.3
2020 August 98.1 96.7 97.4
2020 September 100.9 97.9 99.4
2020 October 100.9 98.6 99.8
2020 November 101.1 99.4 100.3
2020 December 101.6 100.3 101.0
2021 January 101.4 100.4 100.9
2021 Februar 101.2 101.3 101.3
2021 March 102.3 101.8 102.1
2021 April 103.5 102.0 102.8
2021 May 105.7 103.5 104.6
2021 June 107.6 106.8 107.2
2021 July 107.7 105.2 106.5
2021 August 107.2 106.8 107.0
2021 September 105.1 106.8 106.0
2021 October 103.2 106.9 105.1
2021 November 102.4 106.7 104.6
2021 December 99.9 104.8 102.4
2022 January 101.1 105.1 103.1
2022 Februar 103.3 106.2 104.8
2022 March 103.4 105.9 104.7
2022 April 104.7 105.9 105.3
2022 May 102.0 105.5 103.8
2022 June 98.2 105.3 101.8
2022 July 98.2 104.9 101.6
2022 August 98.0 103.8 100.9
2022 September 97.3 103.7 100.5
2022 October 97.4 103.3 100.4
2022 November 97.9 103.4 100.7
2022 December 98.5 103.6 101.1
2023 January 100.1 104.1 102.1
2023 Februar 99.6 104.3 102.0
2023 March 99.3 104.4 101.9
2023 April 98.1 104.5 101.3
2023 May 97.9 104.3 101.1
2023 June 98.0 103.1 100.6
2023 July 98.2 103.0 100.6
2023 August 97.8 102.8 100.3
2023 September 97.6 102.2 99.9
2023 October 97.5 102.2 99.9
2023 November 97.5 101.9 99.7
2023 December 97.5 102.2 99.9
2024 January 97.2 102.2 99.7
2024 Februar 97.5 101.7 99.6
2024 March 97.8 102.0 99.9
2024 April 98.5 101.9 100.2
2024 May 97.7 101.5 99.6
2024 June 98.2 101.6 99.9
2024 July 98.3 101.7 100.0
2024 August 98.8 101.2 100.0
2024 September 98.8 101.2 100.0
2024 October 98.3 101.3 99.8
2024 November 98.1 101.1 99.6
2024 December 97.7 100.9 99.3
2025 January 97.5 100.4 99.0
2025 Februar 97.3 100.2 98.8
2025 March 97.1 100.2 98.7
2025 April 97.7 100.3 99.0
2025 May 97.8 100.2 99.0
2025 June 98.2 100.4 99.3
2025 July 99.5 100.1 99.8
2025 August 100.1 100.6 100.4
2025 September 100.7 100.5 100.6
2025 October 100.3 100.2 100.3
2025 November 100.2 100.6 100.4
2025 December 100.0 100.3 100.2
2026 January 99.6 100.5 100.1

Source: IAB calculations, BA statistics, BA labor market reporting. ©IAB

Period surveyed

November 2008 until January 2026

Date of publication

2026/1/28

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