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.
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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.