India, July 31 -- Germany's unemployment increased unexpectedly in July, official data showed Friday.
The unemployment rate rose to 6.4 percent in July from 6.3 percent in June, the Federal Employment Agency reported. The rate was expected to remain unchanged at 6.3 percent.
The number of unemployed people increased 6,000 from June, when it was down 1,000. Economists had forecast unemployment to climb by 5,000. Unemployment rose to 2.99 million in July.
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