Italy's unemployment rate increased slightly in August after falling to over eighteen years in July, data published by the statistical office Istat showed on Thursday.
The seasonally adjusted jobless rate rose to 6.0 percent in August, as expected, from a downwardly revised 5.9 percent in July, which was the lowest rate since April 2007.
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