"Unemployment Rate in Germany is reported by the Deutsche Bundesbank. Historically, from 1950 until 2012, Germany Unemployment Rate averaged 6.07 Percent reaching an all time high of 14.20 Percent in February of 1950 and a record low of 0.40 Percent in June of 1962. In Germany, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force. This page includes a chart with historical data for Germany Unemployment Rate." (Quoted from article)