In seasonally adjusted terms, ‌the jobless figure fell by 1,000, while analysts and economists had predicted an increase of 7,000 in a Reuters poll.

The overall adjusted number of unemployed ​people fell to 2.984 million, below the 3 million mark.

"The labour market ​has yet to gain real momentum in June," Deutsche ⁠Bank's economist Marc Schattenberg said. "While the number of unemployed fell in line with ​typical seasonal trends, it remained virtually stagnant on a seasonally adjusted ​basis."

The seasonally adjusted jobless rate stood at 6.3% in June, unchanged from the previous month.

"There is little sign of change in the labour market," labour office ​head Andrea Nahles said in a statement.

"Unemployment is falling only ​slightly, and employment subject to social security contributions is continuing its slight downward trend."

In ‌seasonally ⁠unadjusted terms, a total of 2.94 million people were unemployed in June, a decrease of 15,000 in the number of people out of work from the previous month.

Economists have warned that increases in ​unemployment are likely ​in the ⁠coming months as companies tend to make staffing decisions with a delay as they react to geopolitical ​shocks such as the Iran conflict.

"Today's labour market report ​provides ⁠some positive news. Still, it looks as if the recent downward trend has been paused, rather than ended or reversed," said Carsten Brzeski, ⁠global head ​of macro at ING.

In total, 648,000 ​job openings were registered with the labour office in June, 16,000 more than a ​year ago.