AlHijjah 6, 1432, Nov 2, 2011, SPA -- German unemployment posted its first upward tick in more than two years in October, adding to signs that the eurozone debt crisis is catching up with Europe's biggest economy, dpa cited official data released Wednesday as showing. The increase of 10,000 in seasonally adjusted unemployment figures brought to an end 27 consecutive months of decline in that figure and pushed up the numbers out of work in the nation last month to 2.941 million, the Federal Labour Office said. The October jobless rate edged up to 7 per cent, from 6.9 per cent in September, when unemployment fell by 22,000. Analysts had predicted a drop of 10,000 in the October adjusted data, which points to labour market trends. However, in unadjusted terms, the labour office said the numbers out of work fell by 59,000 to 2.737 million. The unadjusted jobless rate fell from 6.6 per cent in September to 6.5 last month. A year ago, the unemployment rate stood at 7 per cent.
