German Unemployment Jumps in December
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Germany's jobless rate rose to nearly 11 percent in December, the government's labor office said Tuesday, the same day that France said its growth stalled in the third quarter.
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Hiring practically stalled in December, driving the nation's unemployment rate up to a two - year high of 5 percent and fanning fears of a recession
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The UK's jobless total rises for the second month in a row in December, despite a rise in employment levels.
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Japanâs factory output in December rose more than expected, to a record, fueled by higher overseas demand for automobiles and machinery. Industrial production climbed a seasonally adjusted 0.7 percent, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said in Tokyo. In the labor market, Japanâs seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 4.1 in December, slightly more than the 4.0 percent that was expected. In a sign of an improving employment market, the jobs-to-applicant ratio was 1.08 in December, meaning 108 jobs were available per 100 applicants.
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Inflation in Germany, the eurozone's biggest economy, picked up this month as a result of a renewed surge in oil prices, key regional data showed.
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New applications for U.S. jobless benefits unexpectedly rose by 1,000 last week, while the number of longer-term unemployed rose to its highest in more than two years, the government said on Thursday.
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Inflation in the dozen nations sharing the euro probably accelerated in December, boosted by higher tobacco taxes in Germany and Italy, a survey of economists showed.
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German corporate sentiment unexpectedly  rose in November to equal a 15-year high as business  expectations and firms' assessment of current conditions  improved, a key survey showed on Thursday.
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U.S. employers added a scant 18,000 jobs in December and the national unemployment rate kicked up to five percent, its highest in more than two years, according to a government report on Friday that underlined the economy's rapidly slowing momentum.
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Germany's trade surplus grew in November to the highest level since reunification 17 years ago, provisional figures released Wednesday by the national statistics office showed.
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German retail sales post a surprisingly strong rise in December, driven by a jump in household goods sales.
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Germany's jobless figure rises above five million, with unemployment now at its highest level since the 1930s.
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The US unemployment rate hit a two-year high in December, data shows, raising fears about a slowdown.
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German Gross Domestic Product grew unexpectedly strongly in the second half of last year.
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Germany's unemployment rate dropped to 9.6 percent in November as the number of people out of work fell below 4 million for the first time in more than four years _ the latest evidence of a gathering recovery ...Comment
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FRANKFURT : The number of jobless in Germany rose in October, data showed, complicating the government&#39;s already tough task of trying to draft a budget that will respect European Union guidelines.
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Western European car sales jumped by 7.7 percent on the year in December, due to higher demand in Germany, the Association of European Auto Manufacturers said Friday.