Time series of the IAB Labor Market Barometer - IAB - Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung

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

Year	Month	Component A Unemployment	Component B Employment	IAB Labor 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	February	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	February	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	February	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	105.0
2011	June	102.5	107.3	104.9
2011	July	101.8	107.1	104.5
2011	August	101.0	106.1	103.5
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	102.9
2012	January	100.9	104.9	102.9
2012	February	99.9	104.7	102.3
2012	March	99.7	104.6	102.1
2012	April	99.4	104.5	101.9
2012	May	99.1	104.2	101.6
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	100.5
2012	November	98.1	102.4	100.2
2012	December	98.4	102.6	100.5
2013	January	98.5	102.7	100.6
2013	February	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	102.7	100.5
2013	June	99.1	102.8	100.9
2013	July	100.4	102.8	101.6
2013	August	101.1	103.1	102.1
2013	September	100.8	103.3	102.1
2013	October	100.5	103.7	102.1
2013	November	100.1	104.1	102.1
2013	December	100.0	104.5	102.2
2014	January	100.4	104.5	102.4
2014	February	101.3	104.7	103.0
2014	March	100.8	104.4	102.6
2014	April	100.7	105.0	102.8
2014	May	100.4	105.3	102.9
2014	June	100.2	105.2	102.7
2014	July	100.2	105.2	102.7
2014	August	100.3	104.9	102.6
2014	September	100.4	104.9	102.6
2014	October	100.6	104.3	102.4
2014	November	100.6	104.5	102.6
2014	December	100.9	104.4	102.7
2015	January	100.8	104.4	102.6
2015	February	100.6	104.5	102.5
2015	March	100.5	104.8	102.6
2015	April	100.4	104.9	102.7
2015	May	100.5	105.3	102.9
2015	June	100.7	105.8	103.3
2015	July	101.0	105.8	103.4
2015	August	101.1	106.1	103.6
2015	September	100.7	106.1	103.4
2015	October	100.4	106.1	103.2
2015	November	100.3	106.1	103.2
2015	December	100.2	106.7	103.4
2016	January	99.8	106.3	103.1
2016	February	100.1	105.9	103.0
2016	March	99.2	105.8	102.5
2016	April	99.5	105.9	102.7
2016	May	99.4	105.7	102.5
2016	June	100.3	105.8	103.1
2016	July	100.8	106.1	103.5
2016	August	101.5	106.4	103.9
2016	September	100.9	106.8	103.8
2016	October	100.6	106.4	103.5
2016	November	100.4	106.4	103.4
2016	December	100.7	106.4	103.6
2017	January	101.0	106.4	103.7
2017	February	101.0	106.5	103.7
2017	March	101.2	106.4	103.8
2017	April	101.6	106.7	104.2
2017	May	101.9	107.0	104.4
2017	June	101.9	107.0	104.4
2017	July	101.5	107.0	104.2
2017	August	101.7	106.9	104.3
2017	September	101.5	107.0	104.3
2017	October	102.4	107.2	104.8
2017	November	102.1	107.2	104.6
2017	December	101.9	107.2	104.6
2018	January	101.9	107.4	104.7
2018	February	101.7	107.4	104.6
2018	March	102.0	107.8	104.9
2018	April	101.4	107.0	104.2
2018	May	101.1	106.9	104.0
2018	June	101.3	106.8	104.1
2018	July	101.5	106.8	104.1
2018	August	101.6	106.8	104.2
2018	September	101.4	106.7	104.1
2018	October	101.7	106.7	104.2
2018	November	101.3	107.2	104.3
2018	December	100.8	106.6	103.7
2019	January	100.1	106.3	103.2
2019	February	100.0	106.4	103.2
2019	March	99.4	106.2	102.8
2019	April	99.7	106.4	103.1
2019	May	99.3	106.2	102.7
2019	June	98.7	105.9	102.3
2019	July	98.5	105.1	101.8
2019	August	98.1	104.9	101.5
2019	September	98.8	104.9	101.8
2019	October	98.7	104.6	101.6
2019	November	99.2	104.5	101.8
2019	December	99.4	104.3	101.9
2020	January	99.1	104.0	101.5
2020	February	98.8	104.5	101.7
2020	March	98.1	102.5	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	98.0	97.4
2020	August	98.1	97.4	97.8
2020	September	100.9	98.0	99.5
2020	October	100.9	98.5	99.7
2020	November	101.1	99.3	100.2
2020	December	101.6	100.0	100.8
2021	January	101.4	100.1	100.8
2021	February	101.2	101.1	101.2
2021	March	102.3	101.9	102.1
2021	April	103.5	102.1	102.8
2021	May	105.7	103.3	104.5
2021	June	107.6	106.6	107.1
2021	July	107.7	105.1	106.4
2021	August	107.2	106.5	106.9
2021	September	105.1	106.9	106.0
2021	October	103.2	107.1	105.2
2021	November	102.4	107.0	104.7
2021	December	99.9	105.3	102.6
2022	January	101.1	105.5	103.3
2022	February	103.3	106.6	105.0
2022	March	103.4	106.2	104.8
2022	April	104.7	106.2	105.5
2022	May	102.0	106.1	104.1
2022	June	98.2	106.1	102.2
2022	July	98.2	105.5	101.9
2022	August	98.0	104.5	101.3
2022	September	97.3	104.5	100.9
2022	October	97.4	104.0	100.7
2022	November	97.9	104.0	101.0
2022	December	98.5	104.3	101.4
2023	January	100.2	105.0	102.6
2023	February	99.7	104.9	102.3
2023	March	99.3	105.1	102.2
2023	April	98.4	105.4	101.9
2023	May	97.6	105.3	101.5
2023	June	97.9	104.2	101.1
2023	July	98.2	104.3	101.3
2023	August	97.9	103.8	100.9
2023	September	97.6	102.9	100.3
2023	October	97.0	103.0	100.0
2023	November	96.8	102.6	99.7
2023	December	97.4	102.8	100.1
2024	January	97.4	103.0	100.2
2024	February	97.8	102.4	100.1
2024	March	98.0	102.9	100.5
2024	April	98.5	102.9	100.7

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

Period surveyed

November 2008 until April 2024

Date of publication

2024/4/26

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Publications

Frühindikator für Arbeitslosigkeit und Beschäftigung: IAB-Arbeitsmarktbarometer 2.0
Hutter, Christian, Enzo Weber, Katrin Schmidt & Silke Delfs (2016): Frühindikator für Arbeitslosigkeit und Beschäftigung: IAB-Arbeitsmarktbarometer 2.0. (IAB-Kurzbericht 09/2016), Nürnberg, 6 S.
Constructing a new leading indicator for unemployment from a survey among German employment agencies
Hutter, Christian; Weber, Enzo (2015): Constructing a new leading indicator for unemployment from a survey among German employment agencies. In: Applied Economics, Vol. 47, No. 33, S. 3540-3558.
Neuer Frühindikator für die Entwicklung der Arbeitslosigkeit: Startschuss für das IAB-Arbeitsmarktbarometer
Hutter, Christian, Enzo Weber, Katrin Schmidt & Silke Delfs (2013): Neuer Frühindikator für die Entwicklung der Arbeitslosigkeit: Startschuss für das IAB-Arbeitsmarktbarometer. (IAB-Kurzbericht 20/2013), Nürnberg, 8 S.
Entwicklung eines neuen Leitindikators für Arbeitslosigkeit aus einer Umfrage in deutschen Arbeitsagenturen
Hutter, Christian & Enzo Weber (2013): Constructing a new leading indicator for unemployment from a survey among German employment agencies. (IAB-Discussion Paper 17/2013), Nürnberg, 30 S.