--German Dec seasonally adj jobless dn 27,000 vs Nov
--W German Dec seasonally adj jobless dn 20,000 vs Nov
--E German Dec seasonally adj jobless dn 8,000 vs Nov
--German Dec jobless at 3.809 mln vs Nov 3.645 mln
--W German Dec jobless at 2.454 mln vs Nov 2.360 mln
--E German Dec jobless at 1.355 mln vs Nov 1.285 mln
--German Dec unemployment rate at 9.3% vs Nov 8.9%
--W German Dec unemployment rate at 7.4% vs Nov 7.2%
--E German Dec unemployment rate at 17.2% vs Nov 16.3%
By BridgeNews
Berlin--Jan. 9--The number of unemployed in Germany in December fell a seasonally adjusted 27,000 from the previous month, compared with a unrevised monthly fall of 18,000 in November, the Federal Labor Office said Tuesday. This compares with a Bridge Fokus Deutschland survey of economists which forecast a fall of 22,100 in pan-German seasonally-adjusted unemployment. In western Germany, the number of seasonally adjusted jobless in December fell 20,000 on the month, compared with a revised monthly fall of 21,000 in November. In eastern Germany, the December figure was down 8,000 compared with a unrevised rise of 3,000 in November. In non-adjusted terms, German unemployment in December totaled 3.809 million people compared with 3.645 million people in November. Western German jobless reached 2.454 million in December, compared with 2.360 million in November. Eastern German jobless in December reached 1.355 million, compared with 1.285 million in November. The December unemployment rate for the total German civilian work force was at 9.3%, compared with 8.9% in November. All December data is provisional.