• unemployment total nsa 2.882 mln vs 2.8 exp vs 2.9 mn prev
  • sa 2.905 mln vs 2.881 mln prev revised up from 2.872 mln
  • unemployment rate 6.7% as exp/prev

Euro a tad lower on the weaker than expected data

  • West German unemployment rose by 16,018
  • East German unemployment rose by 7,919
German unemployment change

German unemployment change