German labour market unfazed by economic weakness
The German labour market continued to shine in November, shrugging off the current economic weakness, with unemployment now at its lowest level since unification, official data showed on Thursday.
The number of people registered as unemployed in Europe's biggest economy fell by a seasonally-adjusted 14,000 in November to 2.872 million, the Federal Labour Office said.
That is the lowest number since December 1991, although the jobless total came close to these levels in early 2012.
The unemployment rate -- which measures the jobless total against the working population as a whole -- stood at 6.6 percent in seasonally adjusted terms, the office calculated.
That is unchanged since October, but the jobless rate has never been lower since unification.
In raw or unadjusted terms, the trend was also downwards, with the jobless total falling by 15,900 to 2.717 million and the jobless rate steady at 6.3 percent.
"The labour market continued to develop favourably, independent of the economy," the labour office said.
"The trend in employment remains pointed upwards."
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