Unemployment

07/05/2013 - France

French Bank Société Générale announces job cuts after profit slump

French bank Societe Generale is to shed more than a thousand jobs worldwide, after reporting on Tuesday that first-quarter net profit fell by half to 364 million euros.

French Economy Minister Pierre Moscovici

03/05/2013 - France

Recession to hit France this year, European Commission predicts

France will slide into recession this year, the European Commission predicted Friday. It expects unemployment to hit 10.9 per cent.

02/05/2013 - World news explained

Bulgarians protest poverty ahead of election

Bulgarians head to the polls on 12 May to replace their caretaker government.

01/05/2013 - France

French unions march separately on International Workers’ Day

French unions are planning major rallies today to mark International Workers’ Day.

27/04/2013

French press review 27 April 2013

An attack on German Chancellor Angela Merkel drawn up for François Hollande's Socialist Party and Qatar’s unquenchable appetite for France are among the big stories hitting the front ...

26/04/2013

French press review 26 April 2013

The dailies are dominated by French unemployment figures, which reached a record high on Thursday, and President François Hollande’s first visit to China.

26/04/2013 - France

French unemployment hits record high

The number of unemployed in France hit a record high in March, reaching 3,224 million, although the percentage has not yet overtaken 1997’s level.

18/04/2013 - France

French government plans cuts, tax rises to balance budget

France's government insists the French economy will grow this year, contradicting economists who predict a mild recession.

09/04/2013 - France

French unions protest at Hollande government's flexibility law

Several thousand trade unionists joined a march against the Socialist government’s proposed labour law Tuesday, with the lower house of parliament set to approve it overnight.

01/04/2013 - France

French President thanks student who personally handed him his CV

A student who personally gave François Hollande his CV during the French President’s visit to Dijon last month has received a response thanking him for his highly-unusual job search ...