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The number of unemployed rose unexpectedly for the first time in six months, showing a decreasing confidence in the recovery of Europe's largest economy. The number of unemployed increased from a seasonally adjusted 23,937 to 2.905 million in May, reported the Federal Labour Agency today. Economists had forecast a decline of 15,000. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.7% - at least two decades. The index of business activity in Germany, the country's largest export market. The German economy grew by 0.8% in the first quarter compared with 0.4% in the previous three months, after a mild winter was favorable for construction, and domestic spending. nasa lunabotics "We must recognize that the peak of economic momentum is behind us, - said Andreas Sheurle economist Dekabank nasa lunabotics in Frankfurt. - We have achieved much, and will be difficult to continue at the same rate. But at the moment, still in order from an economic standpoint. " The number of unemployed increased by 16,018 in West Germany and in 7919 in the eastern part of the country, the report showed. Weaker figures associated with mild winters, as seasonal jobs started nasa lunabotics a year earlier than usual. Demand for jobs is to "be good." German labor market still dissonant with the situation in the southern European countries and the currency bloc as a whole. Every able-bodied man in the fourth Spain jobless, and the unemployment rate in the euro area was 11.8% in March. Unemployment in the region is one of the signs that the European Central Bank President Mario Draghi called as "slowly consolidating recovery." Inflation remains nasa lunabotics below 1 per cent in October