Number of unemployed in France passes 3 million
Sept 3, 2012 19:05:36 GMT -5
Post by popcorn on Sept 3, 2012 19:05:36 GMT -5
Number of unemployed in France passes 3 million 
PARIS (AP) -- The number of French unemployed has broken through the 3-million barrier for the first time since 1999, the country's leaders say.
The latest total adds pressure on President Francois Hollande, whose administration is under attack for doing not doing enough to fix the economy. France's unemployment rate is currently 10 percent.
Breaking the 3 million mark carries more symbolic importance than economic but it was covered extensively in the French media over the weekend. The Ministry of Employment says the 3-million threshold was crossed in 1996 and again in 1999.
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PARIS (AP) -- The number of French unemployed has broken through the 3-million barrier for the first time since 1999, the country's leaders say.
The latest total adds pressure on President Francois Hollande, whose administration is under attack for doing not doing enough to fix the economy. France's unemployment rate is currently 10 percent.
Breaking the 3 million mark carries more symbolic importance than economic but it was covered extensively in the French media over the weekend. The Ministry of Employment says the 3-million threshold was crossed in 1996 and again in 1999.
read more:
hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_FRANCE_ECONOMY?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-09-03-07-17-35