Text size:
  • Increase
  • Decrease
  • Normal

Current Size: 100%

Sunday, May. 20, 2012 |  Syndicate content

Germany's unemployment rate at record low in December

Page last updated at 04:29 GMT, Tuesday, January 3, 2012 - 09:29 EST

Share |

BBC:

Germany is seen as the EU's powerhouse
All photographs come from the aforementioned news sources, and full copyright ownership is maintained by those sources. This site uses the images purely for reference to the original source and educational purposes, and does not profit in any way from their use.

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.

Read the whole story: BBC

Greece-World News