BERLIN (Reuters) – The number of people out of work in Germany rose more than expected in September, federal labour office figures showed on Friday.
The office said the number of unemployed increased by 17,000 in seasonally adjusted terms to 2.82 million. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected that figure to rise by 12,000.
The seasonally adjusted job rate remained stable at 6.0%.
(Reporting by Holger Hansen, Writing by Miranda Murray, Editing by Friederike Heine)
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