German unemployment rises for first time in three years

Article reports that unemployment in Germany rose in December 2008 for the first time since February 2006, ending an unprecedented labour-market recovery in Europe’s largest economy and casting renewed doubt over the country’s prospects in 2009.

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

Deutsche Welle, 7.1.09: German Unemployment Rises as Economic Downturn Continues http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,3926661,00.html

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