Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:29:51 GMT
German jobless rate climbs for a fourth month
The number of jobless people increased by a seasonally-adjusted 7,000 to 2.89 million, the adjusted unemployment rate held at 6.8%, the Federal Labor Agency announced on Tuesday. In July, German business confidence dropped to the lowest in two years amid market confusion and the Eurozone recession. The European Commission estimated a 0.3% decline for Eurozone economy in general.