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German unemployment rises slightly less than expected in October

Reuters

BERLIN, Oct 30 (Reuters) - ‌The number of people out of work in ​Germany ‌rose slightly less than expected ‌in October, labour office figures showed on Friday, as the ‌autumn revival in the labour market remained subdued.

In seasonally adjusted terms, the jobless figure rose by ⁠4,000 to 3.016 million, ‌while analysts polled by ⁠Reuters had predicted an increase ​of 5,000.

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained stable at 6.4%.

The ​unadjusted total fell by ​40,000 ‌to 2.955 million, from 2.994 million ​in September. It was ⁠the second consecutive ‌month below the ​3 million ​mark.

“The economic conditions are still not sufficient for an improvement in the labour market,” labour office ‌head Andrea Nahles said.

In total, 654,000 job openings were ‌registered ​with the labour office in October, 31,000 more than a year ago.

(Reporting by Holger HansenWriting by ‌Ludwig BurgerEditing by Friederike Heine)