While the fall in the IAB Labour Market Barometer in March points to a modest increase in German unemployment in Q2, the fact that the survey largely pre-dates the ramp-up in containment measures means that further pain is in the pipeline. In any case, the German labour market is likely to fare better than those with higher shares of temporary employment, notably Greece, Spain, and Italy.
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