Germany’s employment figures for April 2026 remained unchanged from March 2026 after seasonal adjustment, the Federal Statistical Office reported. About 45.61 million residents were in employment, a drop of 6,000 people (0.0 %) compared with the prior month. On a year‑to‑year basis, employment fell by 184,000, or 0.4 %, compared with April 2025. The number of unemployed rose to 1.68 million, a 1.2 % increase from April 2025, with an unemployment rate of 3.9 %. After seasonal and irregular adjustments, unemployed stood at 1.67 million and the adjusted unemployment rate held at 3.8 %. The data come from the employment accounts and the labour‑force survey, which use the ILO employment status concept.
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