BERLIN (MNI) – German unemployment numbers have fallen markedly
below three million this month, Labor Minister Ursula von der Leyen said
in a newspaper interview published Sunday.
“We will this month” see unemployment fall below three million, von
der Leyen told German weekly Bild am Sonntag (BamS), stressing that the
drop in unemployment is not a one-time blip, but rather will remain,
even as cold weather sets in.
Even if harsh winter weather leads to more layoffs “unemployment
numbers will surely stay below three million in November,” she added.
The German Labor Agency will release unemployment numbers for the
month of October on Thursday.
–Berlin bureau: +49-30-22 62 05 80; email: twidder@marketnews.com
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