French unemployment reaches record high in November
December 27th, 2011 - 2:38 pm ICT by IANSParis, Dec 27 (IANS) The number of jobless people in France hit a record high in November, as the country faced a double threat of spiralling debt crisis and weak economic indicators, official data showed.
According to figures of the labour ministry, 29,900 more jobseekers were reported in November, up by 1.1 percent month on month and 5.2 percent year on year.
It drove up the total job demands to 2.84 million in France’s mainland, the highest level since 1999, reported Xinhua.
“We took note of the increasing number of job seekers which was a direct result of the slowing economic activity,” Labour Minister Xavier Bertrand said in a statement Monday.
By the third quarter of 2011, jobless rate in France inched up by 2 percentage points to 9.3 percent in the context of global economic recession.
To create more jobs in the country, the French government will hold a meeting focusing on unemployment Jan 18, 2012.
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