Economics

German Unemployment Declines as Shops and Restaurants Reopen

  • Joblessness slid by 38,000 in June vs est. drop of 20,000
  • Many services have reopened in recent weeks as infections fall
Photographer: Liesa Johannssen-Koppitz/Bloomberg
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German joblessness slid for a second straight month in June, signaling a robust recovery as falling coronavirus infections allow shops, restaurants and cultural venues to reopen.