Jobless rate in Germany dips to 7.3%

Germany’s unemployment rate edged down to 7.3% in March as a traditional springtime upturn was limited by unusually cold weather.

The Federal Labour Agency said today that the unadjusted jobless rate was down from 7.4% in February. The number of people registered as unemployed was 3.098 million – 58,000 fewer than the previous month.