Figure 2. Number of unemployed people per job opening in the United States compared with the number of unemployed people per notified vacancy in Germany, seasonally adjusted
| Date |
Germany |
United States |
|
Jan 2007
|
9.7 |
1.6 |
|
Feb 2007
|
9.2 |
1.5 |
|
Mar 2007
|
9.0 |
1.4 |
|
Apr 2007
|
8.8 |
1.5 |
|
May 2007
|
8.8 |
1.5 |
|
June 2007
|
8.8 |
1.5 |
|
July 2007
|
8.8 |
1.6 |
|
Aug 2007
|
8.7 |
1.6 |
|
Sep 2007
|
8.7 |
1.6 |
|
Oct 2007
|
8.7 |
1.7 |
|
Nov 2007
|
8.7 |
1.7 |
|
Dec 2007
|
8.7 |
1.8 |
|
Jan 2008
|
8.6 |
1.8 |
|
Feb 2008
|
8.5 |
1.9 |
|
Mar 2008
|
8.4 |
1.9 |
|
Apr 2008
|
8.3 |
2.0 |
|
May 2008
|
8.3 |
2.1 |
|
June 2008
|
8.1 |
2.3 |
|
July 2008
|
8.1 |
2.4 |
|
Aug 2008
|
8.1 |
2.6 |
|
Sep 2008
|
8.2 |
3.0 |
|
Oct 2008
|
8.4 |
3.1 |
|
Nov 2008
|
8.7 |
3.4 |
|
Dec 2008
|
9.1 |
3.7 |
|
Jan 2009
|
9.5 |
4.4 |
|
Feb 2009
|
9.9 |
4.6 |
|
Mar 2009
|
10.5 |
5.4 |
|
Apr 2009
|
11.1 |
6.1 |
|
May 2009
|
11.6 |
6.0 |
|
June 2009
|
12.2 |
6.2 |
|
July 2009
|
12.5 |
6.8 |
|
Aug 2009
|
12.4 |
6.5 |
|
Sep 2009
|
12.3 |
6.2 |
|
Oct 2009
|
12.0 |
6.5 |
|
Nov 2009
|
11.7 |
6.3 |
|
Dec 2009
|
11.2 |
6.1 |
|
Jan 2010
|
10.9 |
5.6 |
|
Feb 2010
|
10.7 |
5.9 |
|
Mar 2010
|
10.4 |
5.7 |
|
Apr 2010
|
9.9 |
4.9 |
|
May 2010
|
9.4 |
5.1 |
|
June 2010
|
9.0 |
5.3 |
|
July 2010
|
8.7 |
5.0 |
|
Aug 2010
|
8.5 |
5.1 |
|
Sep 2010
|
8.3 |
5.2 |
|
Oct 2010
|
8.0 |
4.8 |
|
Nov 2010
|
7.8 |
4.9 |
|
Dec 2010
|
7.6 |
4.9 |
|
Jan 2011
|
7.4 |
4.8 |
|
Feb 2011
|
6.9 |
4.5 |
|
Mar 2011
|
6.8 |
4.4 |
|
Apr 2011
|
6.6 |
4.5 |
|
May 2011
|
6.5 |
4.6 |
|
June 2011
|
6.4 |
4.4 |
|
July 2011
|
6.3 |
4.0 |
|
Aug 2011
|
6.2 |
4.4 |
|
Sep 2011
|
6.0 |
3.9 |
|
Oct 2011
|
5.9 |
4.0 |
|
Nov 2011
|
5.8 |
4.1 |
|
Dec 2011
|
5.8 |
3.7 |
|
Jan 2012
|
5.8 |
3.5 |
|
Feb 2012
|
5.8 |
3.6 |
|
Mar 2012
|
5.9 |
3.3 |
|
Apr 2012
|
5.9 |
3.5 |
|
May 2012
|
5.9 |
3.4 |
|
June 2012
|
5.9 |
3.4 |
|
July 2012
|
6.0 |
3.5 |
|
Aug 2012
|
6.1 |
3.4 |
|
Sep 2012
|
6.2 |
3.3 |
|
Oct 2012
|
6.3 |
3.3 |
|
Nov 2012
|
6.4 |
3.2 |
|
Dec 2012
|
6.5 |
3.4 |
|
Jan 2013
|
6.6 |
3.3 |
|
Feb 2013
|
6.6 |
3.0 |
|
Mar 2013
|
6.7 |
3.0 |
|
Apr 2013
|
6.8 |
3.1 |
|
May 2013
|
6.9 |
3.0 |
|
June 2013
|
6.9 |
3.0 |
|
July 2013
|
6.9 |
3.0 |
|
Aug 2013
|
6.9 |
2.9 |
|
Sep 2013
|
6.9 |
2.8 |
|
Oct 2013
|
6.8 |
2.7 |
|
Nov 2013
|
6.8 |
2.7 |
|
Dec 2013
|
6.7 |
2.6 |
|
Jan 2014
|
6.6 |
2.6 |
|
Feb 2014
|
6.6 |
2.5 |
|
Mar 2014
|
6.5 |
2.5 |
|
Apr 2014
|
6.1 |
2.2 |
|
May 2014
|
6.1 |
2.1 |
|
June 2014
|
6.1 |
2.0 |
|
July 2014
|
6.0 |
2.0 |
|
Aug 2014
|
5.8 |
1.9 |
|
Sep 2014
|
5.8 |
2.0 |
|
Oct 2014
|
5.6 |
1.9 |
|
Nov 2014
|
5.5 |
1.9 |
|
Dec 2014
|
5.4 |
1.8 |
|
Jan 2015
|
5.4 |
1.8 |
|
Feb 2015
|
5.2 |
1.7 |
|
Mar 2015
|
5.1 |
1.7 |
|
Apr 2015
|
5.1 |
1.6 |
|
May 2015
|
5.1 |
1.6 |