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| French jobless total at new record high | French jobless total at new record high |
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| The number of people seeking work in France has risen to a record high, official figures show. | The number of people seeking work in France has risen to a record high, official figures show. |
| The jobless total rose by 27,400 in November to 3,488,300 - the highest level yet seen. | The jobless total rose by 27,400 in November to 3,488,300 - the highest level yet seen. |
| That means the number looking for a job has risen by 5.8% in the past year. | That means the number looking for a job has risen by 5.8% in the past year. |
| The claimant count rose in November for the third month in a row, and official government estimates suggest the economy will have grown by just 0.4% this past year. | The claimant count rose in November for the third month in a row, and official government estimates suggest the economy will have grown by just 0.4% this past year. |
| The jobless figures count the number of people claiming benefits and looking for work with the National Agency for Unemployment. | |
| The alternative international measure of unemployment, devised by the International Labour Organisation and based on a regular survey, says that unemployment in France rose to 2.84 million in the third quarter of the year, giving an unemployment rate of 9.9%. |