FRANCE - UNEMPLOYMENT: Jobless rate rises 3.2 %
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More than 64,000 new people looked for jobs in France in November. The unemployment rate rose 3.2% compared to the previous month's, according to the employment ministry, and it jumped 8.5% year on year.
Source: France24 - France
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