German unemployment has again passed the 5 million mark. New figures released from the Federal Labour Office showed 5,012 million were without a job in January (12.1%), compared to 4,605 million in December (11,1%).
"The shock is deep – because nobody had expected to see more than five million out of work again," reported Spiegel Online.
The new hike in employment rates was mainly explained by the cold weather in January slowing seasonal work such as construction.
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.