France unemployment hits new high

ALJAZEERA:   The number of unemployed people in France climbed to new record levels in March, according to official data.

Around 3.2 million people were out of work in the country, an 11.5 percent annual increase, the labour ministry said on Thursday…

The new figures are a symbolic blow to President Francois Hollande, whose approval ratings have sunk to the lowest of any modern French leader in recent months as jobless claims soared…  (more)

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