Germany's unemployment rate fell by one-tenth per cent in July,  Federal Labour Office said. The number of jobless Germans dropped by 42,000 to 4.8 million, but without seasonal adjustments, including summer breaks in job training and holidays of the jobseekers , it grew by 68,000 and is close to a post-war record. Unemployment can even rise 370,000 by  end of the year, according to German research institute IAB. Labour-market problems remain the main issue of the forthcoming Bundestag elections campaign. Chancellor Schröder's government is blamed for fail of his social policy reform known as Hartz IV and growing joblessness . In recent polls  ruling Social Democrats (SPD) gained 27\% as the opposition conservatives have 44\% of votes .
Germany's unemployment rate fell by one-tenth per cent in July, the Federal Labour Office said. The number of jobless Germans dropped by 42,000 to 4.8 million, but without seasonal adjustments, including summer breaks in job training and jobseeker holidays , it grew by 68,000 and is close to a post-war record. Unemployment is projected to rise by 370,000 by the end of the year, according to German research institute IAB. Labour-market problems remain the main issue of the Bundestag election campaign. Chancellor Schröder's government is blamed for the failure of his social policy reform known as Hartz IV and growing unemployment . In recent polls the ruling Social Democrats (SPD) got 27\% of the vote whilst the opposition Christian Democrats got 44\% .
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