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German jobless rate edges up in June, millions in furlough

| July 1, 2020 2:06 AM

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's unemployment rate ticked higher in June, official figures showed Wednesday, but the rise was slower than in the previous two months and extensive use of a government-backed short-time work program kept job losses down.

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