German jobless total tops seven-year high in December
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The number of people looking for work in Germany, the biggest eurozone economy, rose to its highest level in seven years as the bad weather and sluggish growth caused dole queues to swell at the end of last year, official data showed.
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The number of unemployed U.S.  workers claiming an initial week of jobless aid unexpectedly  rose last week by 7,000, taking a four-week average of claims  to the highest level since October, the government said on  Thursday.
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German investor confidence rises in December after touching a 13-year low in November.
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The current economic boom in Germany enabled Europe&#39;s biggest economy to hold its jobless rate at the lowest level for six years this month, data showed on Thursday.
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Germany's gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 1.7 percent in 2004 after three years of stagnation, the Federal Statistic Office announced Thursday.
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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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After months in a slump, Germans have found a fresh taste for shopping, with Christmas giving the eurozone's biggest economy a boost, a survey by the GfK institute showed Thursday.
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Germany has slashed its public deficit to 1.7 percent of output in 2006 -- much lower than originally estimated -- thanks to the booming economy, official data showed on Thursday.
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Inflation hit a 13-year high of 3.1 percent in November in Germany, well above the European Central Bank's target rate of 2.0 percent, official data showed Friday.
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The number of U.S. workers filing  new claims for jobless benefits rose by a larger-than-expected  7,000 last week but remained at a level suggesting stable labor  market conditions, a government report on Thursday showed.
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Australian employment rose for a 14th month in December, adding to the longest hiring boom in almost three decades.
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Official figures show that unemployment rose sharply in Germany in September, a sign that the economy remains weak.
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German exports were booming in the first nine months of the year and are heading for record levels despite the strong euro, data released by the federal statistics office 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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The number of U.S. workers filing for first-time jobless benefits rose 7,000 last week, pushing the four-week moving average of new claims to its highest level in more than a year, a government report showed on Thursday.
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A key index of German business confidence surged to eight-month high in December, the Munich-based Ifo economic research institute reported Friday.
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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