BERLIN, June 30 (Reuters) – The number of unemployed people in Germany fell unexpectedly in June, labour office figures showed on Tuesday.
In seasonally adjusted terms, the jobless figure fell by 1,000, while analysts and economists had predicted an increase of 7,000 in a Reuters poll.
The overall number of unemployed people fell to 2.984 million.
The seasonally adjusted jobless rate stood at 6.3% in June, in line with the previous month.
“There is little sign of change in the labour market,” labour office head Andrea Nahles said in a statement.
“Unemployment is falling only slightly, and employment subject to social security contributions is continuing its slight downward trend.”
(Reporting by Friederike HeineEditing by Miranda Murray)
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