[jo909]

That is nothing new though. So in the boundaries of what this statistic actually measures, the number improved.

The "real" statistic isn't a secret either and published at the same time by the same agency for everyone to see.

http://m.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/soziales/a-1133354.html

[MrBuddyCasino]

But that article says the numbers improved considerably.

Using the same method (and tricks) to calculate unemployment, the numbers went down from 7 million in 2005 to 4 million today.

[davrosthedalek]

That's a very good article with a very fair description of the situation.