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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
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Michael Fitzpatrick

UNBELIEVABLE: French jobless figures dip to lowest level in 15 years | History Defined

A branch of France's national employment agency Pôle Emploi. AFP - PASCAL GUYOT

The last three months of 2022 saw the number of French people out of work stabilise at 7.2 percent of the active population, the lowest jobless rate recorded since 2008.

Figures released on Tuesday by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies,(Insee) show that there were 2.2 million unemployed at the end of last year, a reduction of 45,000 compared to the previous three months.

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