Unemployment up 0.8% in May continues its degradation
Unemployment rose again in France in May, according to Ministry of Economy and job center.
The number of jobseekers in category A, that is to say, without work and actively seeking employment rose 22,600 persons (+0.8%) last month, to 2,699,600, after an increase of 0.6% in April.
Compared to May 2009, the increase is 7.1%.
By adding job seekers engaged in a Pool (Class B and C), the number increases by 0.4% in a monthly basis in May (16,700 people) for an increase of 9.4% year on year another.
"In late May 2010, in France, 3,942,900 persons registered at employment center were required to make positive job search (including Dom 4,182,800), including 2699.600 were unemployed (class A) and 1,243,300 exerted a reduced activity, short or long (B and C) "indicate the department and job center in a joint statement.
In France, the number of jobseekers Class A increased 0.8% for men (+7.3% yoy) as for women (+6.8% YoY).
For categories A, B, C, the increase was 0.4% for men (+10.4% yoy) and 0.5% for women (+8.4% YoY).
Among youth under 25 years, the number of unemployed rose from 0.8% in group A compared to April, but continued to decline over one year (-1.1%).For categories A, B and C, the number increases by 0.3% over one month and 2.4% over one year.
For over 50 years, unemployment has increased by 1.3% in group A (+18.9% yoy) and 1.4% for the three main categories (+17.9% on year).
The number of long-term unemployed – registered at employment center for a year or more – rose 0.9% in May for categories A, B, C with a mass increase that is over one year (up 30.4% ).
Tickets for the public service employment in categories A, B and C increased by 1.3% from April and 3.9% over one year.
The outputs of the same categories at the same time have increased 5.3% on a monthly basis and 11.8% a year.
Job offers collected by the employment center fell 3.7% in May in France but are up 12.8% YoY.
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