NUREMBERG, Germany (AFX) - The number of German jobless increased in seasonally adjusted terms by 6,000 in April from March, the fourth rise in a row, sources told AFX News. In adjusted terms, the jobless total rose 14,000 in western Germany in April from March, but decreased by 8,000 in east Germany. On an unadjusted basis, the total German jobless amounted to 3.867 mln people in April. The jobless rate fell to 9.5 pct in April from 9.8 pct in March. In east Germany, the jobless rate fell to 17.7 pct from 18.6 pct , while in west Germany the rate fell to 7.5 pct in April from 7.7 pct in March. Labour office president Berhard Jagoda is due to comment on the figures later this morning.