The number of category A unemployed continued to decline sharply in January, with 102,000 fewer job seekers compared to December (-3.1%), to 3.206 million, according to figures from the Ministry of Labor released Friday.
A particularly marked drop in unemployment among young people
Including reduced activity (categories B and C), the number of job seekers in France (excluding Mayotte) is down 0.9% compared to the previous month and stands at 5.546 million (-50,500) , according to the Statistics Department (Dares).
Over one year, the drop in category A is 15.4% (-583,000 people).
For categories A, B and C, it is 7.7% (-461,900).
The fall in category A concerns all regions in January and is particularly marked among young people (-8.5%, or -36,800 young people).
Categories B and C increased by 5.1% and 0.9% respectively.
The share of long-term job seekers is 48.6%
The share of long-term job seekers (registered for a year or more) is 48.6%.
Dares does not comment on the monthly data, which is too volatile, favoring quarterly changes.
The latest quarterly results published at the end of January had reported a sharp drop of 5.9% in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared to the previous quarter, i.e. 208,500 fewer registered in category A, to 3.336 million.
The number of unemployed reached its lowest level since the third quarter of 2012 at the end of 2021.
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