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French jobless numbers down in final quarter of 2019

The number of unemployed in France fell in the final quarter of 2019, down by 1.7% on the third quarter to total 3.309 million people, according to labour ministry figures released on Monday.

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France’s fourth-quarter jobless total fell by 1.7 percent from the third quarter, according to data from the labour ministry on Monday, offering some relief to President Macron’s government as it comes under pressure from a wave of strikes, reports Reuters.

The number of people registered as out of work in mainland France fell to 3.309 million in the three last months of 2019 from 3.365 million in the third quarter.

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