Nuremberg - The number of unemployed in August, rose slightly to 3.472 million. They are mehrals 276 000 a year ago.
The unemployment rate rose by 0.1 points auf8 to 3 percent. A year ago the rate was at 7.6 percent.
According to the CEO of the Federal Labour Agency, Frank-Jürgen Weise, the economic crisis has also had in August tothe labor market. Overall, the slowdown is proceeding bislangaber comparatively moderate. stabilize denArbeitsmarkt especially short-explained manner.
The number of short-time workers was as calculated by the end of BA Junibei over 1.4 million. In July, reportedly went weitere160.000 new applications for short-time cyclical. FürAugust, the federal agency with more 110000-120 000neuen applications.
The number of employed was modified (in July) with 40.15 million to 144 000 on the previous year. In the social insurance imJahresvergleich showed a decline of 36,000 to 27.42 million in June.
In West Germany in August were 2.389 million males and Frauenohne employment. That was 21,000 more than in July and 281.000mehr than a year ago.
In East Germany there were 1.082.000Arbeitslose, 12,000 less than in July 5000 and less than vorzwölf months. The unemployment rate was 7.1 percent in the West, in the east at 12.8 percent.
Seasonally adjusted, the number of unemployed in Germany decreased in 1000 to 3.481 million Augustum. In the West, took the adjusted jobless figure umjahreszeitliche influences to 14,000 by 15,000 from the east. Without altering the statistics which have taken effect in May, unemployment would rise a seasonally adjusted etwa25 000, the Federal Employment Agency.
