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German Unemployment at Pre-Pandemic Levels

GERMAN DATA
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GERMANY MAR UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (SA) 5.0%; FEB 5.0%

GERMANY MAR UNEMPLOYMENT CHANGE (SA) -18K; FEB -32Kr

GERMANY MAR UNEMPLOYMENT TOTAL (SA) 2.298MN; FEB 2.316MNr

GERMANY MAR JOB VACANCIES (SA) +4K; FEB +11Kr

  • Germany's March labour report came in largely as expected, with only the unemployment change seeing a slightly softer reduction of -18K (consensus forecast -20K), down from -32K seen in February.
  • This is the softest unemployment reduction since April 2021, and below pre-pandemic levels as the German labour market becomes more saturated with pandemic recovery all but complete.
  • The unemployment rate remained unchanged from February at 5.0%, which also represents the pre-pandemic level seen in the second half of 2019.
  • Continued easing of Covid-related restrictions, in particular in the service industry, has boosted this month's labour data.
  • The German Labour Office (Bundesargentur fuer Arbeit) noted that the initial impacts of the Ukraine war were not seen having labour market spillover effects.
Seasonally Adjusted Unemployed:

Source: Eurostat, Statistisches Bundesamt

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