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Employment Outlook 2010 Country Notes: Germany

Despite a large output contraction in Germany, unemployment has barely budged. During the recession real GDP declined by -6.7%, substantially more than the average decline in the OECD area of -4.8%. But in spite of the sharp decline in output, employment and unemployment were relatively stable.&

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Employment outlook 2010 - How does Germany compare (in German)

Trotz des starken Einbruchs der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Produktion in Deutschland hat sich die Arbeitslosigkeit kaum bewegt. Während der Rezession ging das reale BIP um 6.7% zurück, womit es deutlich stärker sank als im OECD-Durchschnitt (-4.8%).

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