Wednesday, March 27, 2013

the number of unemployed in France approaching the highest since January 1997

The data released by the French Ministry of Labour 26, for 22 consecutive months as of the end of February 2013, the number of registered unemployed in metropolitan France rising to 3.187 million, which was close to the highest since January 1997 3195500.

The data show that in February this year, metropolitan France registered full number of unemployed increased by 18,400 over the previous month, growth of 0.6% year-on-year growth of 10.8%. The number of unemployed, including the semi-unemployed compared to the previous month increased by 26,500 to 4.7 million.

French Prime Minister Eero 25, 2009, announced that the government decided to employment centers throughout the country to set up a 2000 long-term contract jobs. Eero 26 still in the National Assembly (lower house of parliament) to appeal to "general mobilization" to improve the employment situation in France from all walks of life.

The French National Statistics and Economic Studies, a forecast report released on the evening of 21, the French economy in the first half of this year, than the near-zero growth in the second half of the year is expected to grow 0.1%.

The Institute also confirmed that French gross domestic product (GDP) in 2012 fell by 0.3% in the fourth quarter of the year of zero growth. Earlier, the French government's economic growth is expected in 2012 and 2013 respectively set at 0.3% and 0.8%, respectively. The French government has publicly acknowledged this expectation is too high, will be lowered.

Headquartered in Paris, the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) predicted that the French economic growth in 2013 was only 0.3%, the employment situation will continue to deteriorate, to the end of 2013, the local unemployment rate will reach 11.25%.

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