In February the number of unemployed in Germany fell slightly to 2.37 million. In order to remain at a record low. The unemployment rate is unchanged at 5.3 percent.
Compared to the previous month, the number of job search declined in February to 33,000, compared with the previous year, there were 173,000 persons job seekers less, such as the Federal employment Agency (BA) announced. With 2.37 million, there is the least unemployment in February since the reunification. BA chief Detlef Scheele declare: “The labour market remains robust in the face of the economic downturn.”
3.3 million people are employed under
The decline for this time of year is quite common. The seasonal adjusted number of job seekers amounted to 2.24 million. Consequently, some 21,000 men and women were less without work than in January. The lag, under-employment, as well as unemployed people who are participating in, for example, in one embodiment, at 3.31 million.
In the case of the Federal employment Agency were reported in February at the same time, about 784.000 Vacancies – 20,000 more than a year ago. The number of people employed was according to current data of the Federal Statistical office, in January, at 44,79 million – an increase of 79.000 compared to the previous month, the previous year, there were 477.000 employed.
Situation on the European labour markets has eased
Unemployment in the Euro area in January to the lowest level for over ten years. The unemployment rate amounted to as in the previous month to 7.8 percent, announced the statistics office Eurostat in Luxembourg. Lower the quota was last updated in October 2008. Also the Situation on the European labour markets has eased significantly the last. The unemployment rate in the Euro area one year ago to 8.6 percent. According to Eurostat, 12,85 million people without work, with 23,000 fewer than in the previous month, and 1.23 million less than in the previous year were in January.
ie/pg (dpa, rtr)