Carole Ferry 06:07, April 29, 2022
Over one year, the fall in unemployment is 15.7%, or 600,000 fewer unemployed.
Including reduced activity (categories B and C of Pôle Emploi), the number of job seekers fell by 2.7% in the fourth quarter (8.2% over one year) and stood at 5.533 million. , according to the Statistics Department of the Ministry of Labor (Dares).
This decline primarily affects young people under the age of 25.
Explanations from Europe 1.
ANALYSIS
The number of unemployed (category A, without activity) recorded in France (excluding Mayotte) a further sharp drop of 5% in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the previous quarter, i.e. 169,100 less registered, to 3.193 million, according to published figures Thursday by the Department of Labor.
Over one year, the decline is 15.7%, or 600,000 fewer unemployed.
"We had a sharp rise during the Covid crisis"
This fall primarily affects young people under 25, whose unemployment fell by 10.7% compared to the previous quarter.
"It's true that we have a sharp drop, but we had a sharp rise during the Covid crisis, because many young people had delayed their entry into the labor market, and there, in fact, these young people are really benefiting strong global demand, first among graduates, by strong demand in the service sector and industry, therefore with permanent jobs that are created", explains Anne-Sophie Alsif, chief economist at BDO France , at the microphone of Europe 1.
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"And then also among the less qualified, we can clearly see that there is a strong demand, whether in apprenticeship or in the service sector, where there you also have permanent jobs that are created. So, overall, whether qualified or less qualified young people, it is really the category that benefits from this drop in unemployment.