Germany’s economy keeps sinking, and the latest job figures prove it. The Federal Employment Agency (BA) reported on January 31 that nearly three million Germans were unemployed in January 2025. That’s a staggering 186,000 more than in December and 187,000 higher than the same time last year.
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Underemployment—counting those in government programs or temporarily out of work—rose to a shocking 3.7 million. Job vacancies? Vanishing fast. This January, only 632,000 positions were listed with the BA, a steep drop of 66,000 from last year. Businesses are clearly losing confidence, and workers are paying the price.
“Losing More and More Momentum”
Even the establishment can’t deny reality. BA chair Andrea Nahles admitted, “At the beginning of the year, unemployment and underemployment increased significantly… Employment growth is losing more and more momentum.” That’s putting it mildly.
Berlin is now scrambling to revise its economic forecast for 2024, desperately hoping to avoid the embarrassment of another year of contraction. But the numbers don’t lie—Germany’s economy shrank by 0.2% in 2024, confirming economists’ worst fears.
A Self-Inflicted Crisis
This isn’t just a downturn—it’s the longest economic slump since World War II. The consequences? Mass layoffs, declining wages, and a once-dominant industrial sector in freefall. Years of disastrous globalist policies, green utopianism, and reckless reliance on foreign markets have hollowed out Germany’s economic foundation.
Wolfgang Münchau, speaking to Brussels Signal, didn’t hold back. “Germany’s industrial economy is built on export surpluses, which creates an imbalance. This dependence leaves Germany vulnerable.” With Russia out of the equation and China facing its own turmoil, Berlin’s bet on an export-driven model looks more foolish by the day.
The Globalist Agenda Has Failed
Let’s not kid ourselves—Germany’s economic crisis isn’t some unfortunate accident. It’s the direct result of years of failed policies pushed by establishment elites. Decades of prioritizing Brussels over Berlin, pushing radical climate policies at the expense of industry, and selling out to foreign interests have left the nation on the brink.
And who suffers? Ordinary Germans, forced to endure rising joblessness, collapsing businesses, and a government more interested in appeasing EU bureaucrats than fixing the economy. Unless there’s a drastic change in direction—one that puts Germany first—this downward spiral will only get worse.
