The number of people out of work in Germany rose more than expected in September in the latest sign of the challenges facing Europe's largest economy, federal labour office figures showed today.
The office said the number of unemployed increased by 17,000 in seasonally adjusted terms to 2.82 million.
Analysts polled by Reuters had expected that figure to rise by 12,000.
The seasonally adjusted job rate remained stable at 6%.
There were 696,000 job openings in September, 65,000 fewer than a year ago, the federal labour office said.
