ABSTRACT This paper uses the bootstrap rolling-window Granger causality test to investigate the relationship between energy import price (EIP) and unemployment rate (UR) in Germany. The finding reveals positive and negative influences of EIP on UR. The positive impact implies that the unexpected rise in EIP could strike the German employment market, which is supported by the real business cycle theory. However, this view cannot be confirmed by the negative influences owing to various reasons, including the fiscal and monetary policies adopted by the government to stimulate the economy. In addition, the influence of UR on EIP indicates that the change of UR is a vital indicator to forecast the EIP. Therefore, our findings prove the existence of a mutual connection between import energy and the domestic labor market. Since the German economy relies heavily on imported energy and resource-intensive industries, the detailed understanding derived from the relationship between EIP and UR will help policymakers optimize the domestic labor market and forecast the energy cost.