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Preliminary data released on Friday by Germany<\/a>‘s labour market agency, Bundesagentur f\u00fcr Arbeit<\/a> (BA), showed that the national unemployment rate reached 6.4% (or 3.025 million people) in August, up 0.1% from last month. This milestone marks the first time since February 2015 that the three-million mark was reached, according to Deutsche Welle<\/a><\/i>.\n<\/p>\n

According to RT\u00c9<\/a><\/i>, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 6.3% (2.96 million), decreasing by 9,000 from July. Compared to the previous August, the number of unemployed increased by 153,000, or 0.3%. BA’s broader underemployment<\/a><\/span> figure \u2013 encompassing both unemployment and short-term work incapacity \u2013 stood at 3.634 million, representing an increase of 25,000 from August 2024. The inflation rate rose to 2.1% in August, exceeding the 2.0% estimated by analysts, according to CNBC<\/a><\/span>.\n<\/p>\n

The labour demand in the primary market has been in decline, with 631,000 job openings reported to the agency in August, 68,000 fewer than the same month last year. The monthly Federal Employment Agency Job Index (BA-X<\/a><\/span>), an indicator of labour market demand according to the Bundesagentur f\u00fcr Arbeit<\/a><\/i>, remained unchanged at 98 points.\n<\/p>\n

In a press statement published on Friday, BA director Andrea Nahles<\/a><\/span> stated that the labour market bore the brunt of consecutive years of economic contraction, but that it is beginning to show tentative signs of stabilisation. She also said the figures reflect the struggles faced by the manufacturing sector. According to a report released by professional services firm EY<\/a>, the car industry alone lost 110,000 jobs in the last 12 months, France 24<\/a><\/span><\/i> reported. Nahles said she expects the typical seasonal recovery in September to improve the situation but cautioned the number of unemployed could again exceed three million during the winter.\n<\/p>\n

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