The number of people out of work in Germany fell in April thanks to the usual spring pick-up in the labour market as a result of the warmer weather.
The Federal Labour Agency said the jobless total fell by 187,000 to 4.79 million in April in unadjusted terms, bringing the jobless rate down to 11.5% from 12%. But even taking seasonal factors into account, there was an improvement in the German labour market this month.
Seasonally adjusted data published separately by the Bundesbank showed a decline in the German jobless total of around 40,000 to just under 4.7 million in April. And the adjusted jobless rate edged lower to 11.3% from 11.4%.
