The number of people unemployed in Germany rose by around 8,000 in February to a total of 2.8 million, figures showed on Thursday. Compared to a year earlier, the unemployment figure has increased by 194,000. As a percentage, the amount of unemployed people of working age stayed steady at 6.1% on a month-by-month basis and edged up 0.4 percentage points on the year. “The weak economic environment is dampening the overall robust labour market,” said Federal Employment Agency head Andrea Nahles in a statement. “Unemployment and underemployment increased in February and demand for labour is falli…