German unemployment falls for sixth month

Germany’s labour market continued to defy difficult economic conditions in December 2009, with statistics released on the 5 January 2010 showing the seasonally adjusted number of jobseekers virtually unchanged.

Germany: Federal Statistical Office http://www.destatis.de/

ESO: Background information: German joblessness falls in August http://www.europeansources.info/record/german-joblessness-falls-in-august/

Deutsche Welle, 5.1.10: German job market weathers recession http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5088167,00.html

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