The number of unemployed people in Germany reached almost three million in January, according to figures from Germany's Federal Employment Agency. While such upticks are typical for the first month of the year, the 2025 figure is the highest since January 2015. Employers have blamed a range of headwinds that have hampered German economic growth. How the figures stack up The unemployment rate rose by 0.4% since December to 6.4%, the preliminary figures show. That meant the number of unemployed pe...