Bavaria: Unemployment increases in Bavaria in August

Nuremberg (dpa / lby) - The Ukraine war and seasonal effects have caused unemployment in Bavaria to rise again.

Bavaria: Unemployment increases in Bavaria in August

Nuremberg (dpa / lby) - The Ukraine war and seasonal effects have caused unemployment in Bavaria to rise again. The number of unemployed in August increased by 5.9 percent compared to the previous month to 252,952, as the Bavarian regional office of the Federal Employment Agency announced on Wednesday in Nuremberg. As of August 11, the unemployment rate was 3.4 percent - 0.2 percentage points higher than in July.

Unemployment figures usually rise over the summer because companies are hiring fewer before the holidays and apprenticeships end. These had also increased in June and July. According to the regional directorate, unemployment in August in Bavaria is almost unchanged compared to a year ago. Without the Ukrainian unemployed, however, this would have fallen by 29,766.