Some inequalities have proved frustratingly persistent : western states remain far wealthier than their eastern counterparts ( although they have been helped by the westward migration of cheap ossi labour ) , and unemployment in the east is around twice the rate in the west .

事实证明，一些不平等性仍然令人沮丧地存在：西德各州仍然比东德各州富裕得多（尽管它们获得了东德廉价劳动力向西德移居的帮助），东德的失业率是西德的两倍左右。