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French jobless total falls in September

Official data showed the biggest monthly fall in the unemployment rate in France since the start of the economic crisis in 2007.

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The number of registered unemployed in France recorded in September its biggest monthly drop since the global economic crisis began in 2007, data showed Monday, repoprts FRANCE 24.

The shortening of the jobless queue by 23,800, or 0.7 percent, was the biggest monthly improvement in recent years save for statistical glitch in August 2013.

Labour minister Myriam El Khomri welcomed the fact that for the first time since 2011 that the number of jobless had dropped over a four-month period.

However, over a year the number of unemployed was still up by 3.1 percent, and including those working a few hours in the past month was still at a record 5.4 million.

Read more of this report from FRANCE 24.