The German labour market held up relatively well at the start of the economic downturn, at least partly reflecting Government incentives for firms to retain workers for shorter hours. But the severity of the recession is now causing firms to resort to outright job cuts and this process has much further to run. Accordingly, the recovery in German employment and consumer spending might be further away than elsewhere in the euro-zone.
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