BERLIN, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Germany's unemployment rate edged down to 6.2 percent in May, marking a 0.1 percentage point decline from the previous month, according to data released Wednesday by the Federal Employment Agency. Despite the modest improvement, officials cautioned that labor market conditions remain strained, with a difficult summer likely ahead.
The number of unemployed people fell by 12,000 compared to April, bringing the total to 2.919 million. However, the figure remains 197,000 higher, an increase of about 7 percent compared to May last year.
