Economics

German Unemployment Unexpectedly Jumps on Ukrainian Refugees

  • Number of jobless rises by 133,000; analysts saw drop of 5,000
  • That pushed the unemployment rate up to 5.3% from 5%

Volunteers offer food and other provisions to displaced Ukrainians on arrival at Berlin Central railway station in March.

Photographer: Jacobia Dahm/Bloomberg
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German unemployment unexpectedly rose, snapping 15 straight months of decline as refugees from the war in Ukraine were included in those searching for work.