BERLIN, April 30 (Reuters) – The number of unemployed people in Germany rose more than expected in April, labour office figures showed on Thursday.
In seasonally adjusted terms, the jobless figure rose by 20,000, meaning that the overall number of unemployed people surpassed 3 million. Analysts and economists had predicted an increase of 4,000 in a Reuters poll.
The seasonally adjusted jobless rate stood at 6.4%, in line with a month earlier.
“There is still no sign of a turnaround in the labour market,” labour office head Andrea Nahles said in a statement. “The spring upturn remains weak in April as well.”
(Reporting by Friederike HeineEditing by Madeline Chambers)
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