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German unemployment stabilises in August

Economy adapted to life after lockdowns

02 September, 11:07
(ANSA-AFP) - FRANKFURT, 02 SET - German unemployment held steady in August, official data showed Tuesday, as Europe's largest economy adapted to life after lockdowns imposed to curb the coronavirus pandemic. The jobless rate ticked up slightly to 6.4 percent from 6.3 percent in July, the BA federal labour agency said, signalling a plateau after a marked rise in unemployment in the early period of the pandemic. Before the coronavirus struck, unemployment had hovered at around five percent, record lows since reunification. In August 2019, unemployment was 5.1 percent. (ANSA-AFP).

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