german jobless claims fell more than expected in november the federal employment agency said tuesday jobless claims fell by 34000 on month after declining by 40000 in october economists polled by the wall street journal had forecast a decline of 23500 the adjusted unemployment rate was at 53 in november down from 54 in october and below the forecast of 54 of economists polled by the wall street journal the number of registered job vacancies stood at 808000 in november up 208000 on year the agency said