On Sep 9, 4:56*am, dave wrote:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-0...yment-falls-to...

* German Unemployment Declined in January to Lowest Since 1992

As unemployment lines shorten and the population shrinks, industrial companies face a skilled labor shortage that may restrain growth. Photographer: Michele Tantussi/Bloomberg

German unemployment fell to an 18- year low in January, stoking concerns that the world¢s second- largest exporter is running short of skilled labor after the fastest economic expansion since reunification in 1990.

The number of people out of work declined a seasonally adjusted 13,000
to 3.135 million, the lowest since November 1992, the Nuremberg-based
Federal Labor Agency said today. Economists forecast a drop of 10,000,
according to the median of 32 estimates in he adjusted jobless rate
fell to 7.4 percent from 7.5 percent. a Bloomberg News survey. T

-m4-mania-dave-wrote-subjectline-
OT: Old Europe Democratic Socialism Rocks!

-reality-check-
One Good Apple {Germany} in a Barrel of
Rotten {Collectivists} Applies will not
Fix the Cancer of Socialism in Euro-Land.