[originaltext] Germany’s unemployment rates soared to 11.4 percent, a new po

Germany’s unemployment rates soared to 11.4 percent, a new post-war record for the month of July. The German Federal Labor office says 132 thousand additional Germans were looking for work last month than were looking for work in June. Labor officials blame the unemployment rise on the summer vacation season when companies are less likely to hire.
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