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Plunge in French joblessness gives Hollande rare boost

President, who is yet to decide whether to stand for re-election, hailed figures showing 66,300 fewer people were looking for work last month.

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In a rare piece of good news seized on by embattled President François Hollande, France recorded its sharpest drop in unemployment for 20 years in September, the labour ministry said Tuesday, reports Yahoo! News.

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