FRANKFURT: Germany's unemployment rate was steady in November, as the labour market continues to hold up in the face of mixed economic outlook, official data showed on Thursday.
The number of people registered as unemployed in Europe's top economy rose by 10,000 in seasonally adjusted terms this month, the Federal Labour Office said in a statement.
The unemployment rate -- which measures the proportion of people out of work compared with working population as a whole -- was unchanged at 6.9 percent in seasonally-adjusted terms in November, the Federal Labour Office said.
"The labour market is continuing to develop along the same pattern. Its fundamental soundness is reflected in an increase in employment... while unemployment increased only slightly in November," the office said.
In raw or unadjusted terms, the German jobless total increased by 4,954 people to 2.806 million and the unadjusted jobless rate was unchanged at 6.5 percent, the office calculated.
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