Young Germans hit hard by rising unemployment

The German Trade Union Federation's (DGB) report, published in Wednesday's Frankfurter Rundschau newspaper, states that unemployment in the under-24 age group is increasing at a rate three times faster than other age groups.

The figures show a year-on-year rise of 16 percent in the under-24 age group, in comparison to an overall average rise in unemployment of 5.3 percent.


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