German jobless rises unexpectedly, mild winter blamed
Credit: Reuters/Michael Dalder
The entrance of the Jobcenter in Eichstaett August 29 2013. Eichstaett is Germany's city with the lowest unempolyment rate.
The number of people out of work increased by 24,000 to 2.905 million, seasonally-adjusted data showed on Wednesday. The mid-range forecast in a Reuters poll had been for a drop of 15,000. The jobless rate was steady at 6.7 percent.
Because of the mild winter, the Labour Office said that employers - notably in the construction sector - had not cut jobs at the usual rate in the early months of the year. As a result, there had not been the traditional ramp-up in employment in the spring.
(Writing by Noah Barkin; Editing by Stephen Brown)
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