German unemployment hits 24-year low

German unemployment fell in April to the lowest level in 24 years as the recovery in Europe's biggest economy continues to pick up speed, data showed on Thursday. The number of people registered as unemployed in Germany fell by a seasonally-adjusted 8,000 to 2.792 million, the Federal Labour Office said. The unemployment rate -- which measures the jobless total against the working population as a whole -- stood at 6.4 percent in April, unchanged from March and the lowest level since west an