Just 4.9 percent of people were out of work in April, the Federal Labour Agency (BA) said in seasonally adjusted data, matching the March level – a historic low since Germany unified nearly 30 years ago.
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"As spring picks up, unemployment and underemployment plummeted again in April, employment continues to increase and business demand for new employees is at a very high level," BA chief Detlef Scheele said in a statement.
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In absolute terms, the number of people unemployed fell by 72,000 in April, to 2,229,000.
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Looking to the country's different regions, the unemployment rate for the month remains lowest in the southern states of Bavaria, at 2.8 percent, and Baden-WĂĽrttemberg at 3.1 percent.
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In comparison, the northern city of Bremen posted the national high at 9.7 percent, while capital Berlin came in second at 7.7.
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'Labour market is ray of hope'
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Record low jobless figures have persisted despite Berlin halving its economic growth forecast for 2019 a fortnight ago to just 0.5 percent. Economy minister Peter Altmaier had already almost halved the outlook in January, to 1.0 percent, as indicators of economic activity and business confidence fell.
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"The labour market remains a ray of hope amid the clouded economic outlook," said analyst Martin Mueller of public investment bank KfW.
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The number of people in work "will continue to rise in the spring, albeit at a more moderate pace... this is likely to remain so over the course of the year and will probably protect the German economy from recession" by supporting domestic demand, he added.
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Low levels of unemployment have helped keep consumer confidence stable in Germany, with a monthly poll from market research firm GfK released Tuesday steady overall despite growing pessimism about the economic outlook.
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