Deutsche Bundesbank — Labour market - Germany (BBDL1)
Official time series dataset from the Deutsche Bundesbank covering labour market indicators for Germany, published as the BBDL1 dataflow via SDMX 2.1 REST. A single endpoint provides data in multiple formats — XML (SDMX-ML), CSV, and JSON — allowing users to extract specific series using a key path together with startPeriod, endPeriod, or lastNObservations filters. Useful for economic and statistical analysis of German labour market conditions using standardized, machine-readable central bank data.Labour market - Germany (BBDL1) — official time series from the Deutsche Bundesbank, published as the BBDL1 dataflow over SDMX 2.1 REST. One endpoint serves XML (SDMX-ML), CSV (?format=csv) and JSON (?format=json); extract exactly the series you need with a key path and startPeriod / endPeriod / lastNObservations filters.
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Data schema (26 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BBK_STD_FREQ | dimension | Time series frequency code (e.g. annual, monthly, quarterly).3 codes (e.g. A, M, Q) |
| BBK_STD_AREA_WORLD | dimension | Reference area or country code for the series.2 codes (e.g. DE, DE1) |
| BBK_STD_ADJUSTMENT | dimension | Seasonal or calendar adjustment indicator code.2 codes (e.g. N, Y) |
| BBK_DOLM_NAVIGATION | dimension | Labour market topic category code (e.g. employment, unemployment).4 codes (e.g. EMP, LMP, UNE) |
| BBK_DOLM_CONCEPT | dimension | Code identifying the specific labour market concept measured.8 codes (e.g. EAA000, EBA000, EBA101) |
| BBK_DOLM_AGEGENDER | dimension | Code specifying the age and gender group covered.1 codes (e.g. A0000) |
| BBK_DOLM_JURISDICTION | dimension | Code identifying the administrative jurisdiction or authority scope.3 codes (e.g. A00, A02, A01) |
| BBK_DOLM_NATIONALITY | dimension | Code identifying the nationality group covered by the series.3 codes (e.g. D10, D00, D11) |
| BBK_DOLM_RANGE | dimension | Code specifying the value range or breakdown of the series.4 codes (e.g. 0, 0S1, 0S3) |
| BBK_DO_BASIS | dimension | Code indicating the statistical basis of the data series.2 codes (e.g. ABA, R00) |
| BBK_DO_SUFFIX | dimension | Suffix code further classifying the data series.2 codes (e.g. A, L) |
| TIME_PERIOD | time | Time period of the observation; filterable via startPeriod/endPeriod.Time dimension — filter with startPeriod / endPeriod query params. |
| OBS_VALUEObservation value | number | The observed numeric value for each cell. |
| TIME_FORMAT | attribute | Code indicating the format of the time period value.Code indicating the format of the time period value. |
| BBK_DECIMALS | attribute | Number of decimal places used for the observation value.Number of decimal places used for the observation value. |
| BBK_ID | attribute | Bundesbank internal identifier for the time series.Bundesbank internal identifier for the time series. |
| BBK_UNIT | attribute | Unit of measurement for the observation value.Unit of measurement for the observation value. |
| BBK_UNIT_MULT | attribute | Scaling factor applied to the observation value's unit.Scaling factor applied to the observation value's unit. |
| BBK_TITLE_ENG | attribute | English-language title of the time series.English-language title of the time series. |
| WEB_CATEGORY | attribute | Category classification used for organizing the series on the Bundesbank website.Category classification used for organizing the series on the Bundesbank website. |
| BBK_COMM_SRC_ENG | attribute | English-language description of the data source.English-language description of the data source. |
| BBK_COMM_METH_ENG | attribute | English-language notes on the methodology used for the series.English-language notes on the methodology used for the series. |
| BBK_UMR_ENG | attribute | English-language notes on breaks or revisions in the series.English-language notes on breaks or revisions in the series. |
| BBK_DIFF_Y | attribute | Indicator or value for the year-on-year difference of the series.Indicator or value for the year-on-year difference of the series. |
| BBK_DIFF | attribute | Indicator or value for the period-on-period difference of the series.Indicator or value for the period-on-period difference of the series. |
| OBS_STATUS | attribute | Code denoting the status or quality of the observation (e.g. estimated, provisional).Code denoting the status or quality of the observation (e.g. estimated, provisional). |
Schema captured from sdmx 1 month ago.
Query the data
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Sample data (5 records)
Record 1OBS_VALUE: 38871 · TIME_PERIOD: 1991
{
"OBS_VALUE": "38871",
"TIME_PERIOD": "1991",
"BBK_DO_BASIS": "ABA",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "A",
"BBK_DO_SUFFIX": "A",
"BBK_DOLM_RANGE": "0",
"BBK_DOLM_CONCEPT": "EAA000",
"BBK_DOLM_AGEGENDER": "A0000",
"BBK_STD_ADJUSTMENT": "N",
"BBK_STD_AREA_WORLD": "DE",
"BBK_DOLM_NAVIGATION": "EMP",
"BBK_DOLM_NATIONALITY": "D10",
"BBK_DOLM_JURISDICTION": "A00"
}Record 2OBS_VALUE: 38360 · TIME_PERIOD: 1992
{
"OBS_VALUE": "38360",
"TIME_PERIOD": "1992",
"BBK_DO_BASIS": "ABA",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "A",
"BBK_DO_SUFFIX": "A",
"BBK_DOLM_RANGE": "0",
"BBK_DOLM_CONCEPT": "EAA000",
"BBK_DOLM_AGEGENDER": "A0000",
"BBK_STD_ADJUSTMENT": "N",
"BBK_STD_AREA_WORLD": "DE",
"BBK_DOLM_NAVIGATION": "EMP",
"BBK_DOLM_NATIONALITY": "D10",
"BBK_DOLM_JURISDICTION": "A00"
}Record 3OBS_VALUE: 37862 · TIME_PERIOD: 1993
{
"OBS_VALUE": "37862",
"TIME_PERIOD": "1993",
"BBK_DO_BASIS": "ABA",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "A",
"BBK_DO_SUFFIX": "A",
"BBK_DOLM_RANGE": "0",
"BBK_DOLM_CONCEPT": "EAA000",
"BBK_DOLM_AGEGENDER": "A0000",
"BBK_STD_ADJUSTMENT": "N",
"BBK_STD_AREA_WORLD": "DE",
"BBK_DOLM_NAVIGATION": "EMP",
"BBK_DOLM_NATIONALITY": "D10",
"BBK_DOLM_JURISDICTION": "A00"
}Record 4OBS_VALUE: 37879 · TIME_PERIOD: 1994
{
"OBS_VALUE": "37879",
"TIME_PERIOD": "1994",
"BBK_DO_BASIS": "ABA",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "A",
"BBK_DO_SUFFIX": "A",
"BBK_DOLM_RANGE": "0",
"BBK_DOLM_CONCEPT": "EAA000",
"BBK_DOLM_AGEGENDER": "A0000",
"BBK_STD_ADJUSTMENT": "N",
"BBK_STD_AREA_WORLD": "DE",
"BBK_DOLM_NAVIGATION": "EMP",
"BBK_DOLM_NATIONALITY": "D10",
"BBK_DOLM_JURISDICTION": "A00"
}Record 5OBS_VALUE: 38042 · TIME_PERIOD: 1995
{
"OBS_VALUE": "38042",
"TIME_PERIOD": "1995",
"BBK_DO_BASIS": "ABA",
"BBK_STD_FREQ": "A",
"BBK_DO_SUFFIX": "A",
"BBK_DOLM_RANGE": "0",
"BBK_DOLM_CONCEPT": "EAA000",
"BBK_DOLM_AGEGENDER": "A0000",
"BBK_STD_ADJUSTMENT": "N",
"BBK_STD_AREA_WORLD": "DE",
"BBK_DOLM_NAVIGATION": "EMP",
"BBK_DOLM_NATIONALITY": "D10",
"BBK_DOLM_JURISDICTION": "A00"
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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