BBC:

The adjusted jobless rate fell to 6.8% from 6.9% in November, the Federal Labour Office said.
This marked a new record low since figures for unified Germany were first published.
The seasonally-adjusted total for the number of people out of work in Germany fell 22,000 to 2.88 million in December.
The agency said the number of people out of work averaged 2.976 million over the course of last year.
News of the figures saw the German Dax stock exchange rise almost 1% by noon on Tuesday.