France’s unemployment rate rose to 8.3% in the previous quarter, up from 8.1% in the prior period, reaching its highest level since 2020, the country’s National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (Insee) reported.<\/p>\n
Analysts polled by Trading Economics had forecast an unemployment rate of 8.2%.<\/p>\n
According to Insee data, unemployment was higher only in the third quarter of 2020, when it stood at 9%.<\/p>\n
During the reporting period, the number of unemployed people in France increased by 62,000, surpassing 2.5 million.<\/p>\n
Among young people aged 15 to 24, the unemployment rate stood at 21.6%, representing 740,000 people. For those aged 25 to 49, unemployment reached 7.5% (1.381 million people), the highest level since the first quarter of 2021.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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