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French unemployment hits new record
France’s unemployment rate rose 1.1 percent in the month of February, pushing jobless numbers to a record 3.591 million people, the Labour Ministry said Thursday.
The monthly spike is the sharpest since September 2013 and follows a slight dip in January that had raised hopes of an end to years of surging unemployment.
It comes as students and trade unions staged new protests in cities across France on Thursday against government plans to reform the labour market.
Blaming France's 'bloated' labour code
France’s Socialist government says the reform will help create jobs by introducing greater flexibility in the labour market.
http://www.france24.com/en/20160324-french-unemployment-hits-new-record
Socialists attacking labor.
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