5 September 2001, 12:32 Germany's Jagoda says Aug jobless fall due to early east German holiday end
FRANKFURT (AFX) - German labour office president Bernhard Jagoda
played down the significance of a fall in August adjusted unemployment
from July, saying it was due to the early end to the summer holidays in
some east German states.
Jagoda added the the economic slowdown in Germany continues to have
a negative effect on the labour market.
August adjusted jobless had fallen by 2,000 from July, the first
fall this year.
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