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French jobless tops three million, minister says

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The number of job seekers in France has surpassed the symbolic level of three million and will continue to rise, Labour Minister Michel Sapin said Sunday. France has struggled to tackle rising unemployment amid the European debt crisis.

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AP - The number of French unemployed has broken through the 3-million barrier for the first time since 1999, the country’s leaders say.

The latest total adds pressure on President Francois Hollande, whose administration is under attack for doing not doing enough to fix the economy. France’s unemployment rate is currently 10 percent.

Breaking the 3 million mark carries more symbolic importance than economic but it was covered extensively in the French media over the weekend. The Ministry of Employment says the 3-million threshold was crossed in 1996 and again in 1999.

Employment Minister Michel Sapin confirmed the total on French radio on Sunday and warned that the numbers would likely get worse. Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault called the numbers “very violent”. The government announced last week that it had counted more than 2.9 million unemployed people in July, so the threshold was expected to be passed in August.

Date created : 02/09/2012 
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Keep Greece/Spain payments coming France

by Mick (not verified) - 04/10/2012 - 08:10

France will fund Greece and Spain regardless of its own economic problems. Know that you are suffering so the elites can hold together the EU for their personal benefit.

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by Ali Muhammad (not verified) - 25/09/2012 - 10:57

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Je cherhe du travail.

by Rony Herard (not verified) - 08/09/2012 - 19:29

Salut
Je me norme Herard rony,j'abite a la rue,saint Alexandre #49,je'ai 39ans et trois enfants,je voudrais avoir une job pour soutenir ma famille je beaucoup desperance dans la lojistique etant majasinier maintenant mon contrat vas prendre fin j'aimerais avoir une job dans le stock ou sur le controle des voitures,les papetrie et n'importe qu'elle job qui vas a ma profil
Il faut etre sincere,j'ai pas termine' mais etude secondaire et pourtant jai beaucoup je ne pas peur une job a cause de mais experance de travail.
merci d'avoir recus cette petite commentaire

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by adeel (not verified) - 07/09/2012 - 17:37

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i have good experience more then 8 years at restaurant looking for waiter job

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Hollande can't fix France

by Anonyme (not verified) - 03/09/2012 - 20:08

If the French think it was a wise decision to vote for Hollande, they are sadly mistaken. Things aren't going to get better under a socialist. Where has socialism ever worked?

socialism means no jobs

by Anonyme (not verified) - 03/09/2012 - 15:08

As it happened in USA for last 4 years, the same will happen in France for next 5 years.

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