Including reduced activity (categories B and C), the number of job seekers in France (excluding Mayotte) is down 0.7% in November compared to the previous month (-39,800 people) and stands at to 5.669 million, according to the Statistics Directorate (Dares).
This number had dropped back in October to below the pre-crisis level of December 2019 (5.726 million), registering a drop of 1.6%.
While the number of job seekers in category A has dropped significantly, those in category B and C have increased by 0.7% (+16,100).
Over one year, the drop in category A is 13.2% (-505,300).
For categories A, B and C, it is -5.7% (-341,800).
"Another good news on the employment front: unemployment continued to decline sharply in November", greeted Labor Minister Elisabeth Borne on Twitter, stressing that "youth unemployment is at its lowest level since almost 15 years "(since October 2008 according to the Dares for those under 25).
The Dares does not comment on the monthly data, which is too volatile, favoring quarterly developments.
The latest quarterly results published at the end of October showed a drop in the number of category A unemployed by 5.5% in the third quarter.
Categories A were then just below the pre-crisis level, with 5,200 fewer job seekers compared to the 4th quarter of 2019. For categories A, B and C as a whole, it remained above its level d 'pre-crisis (+124.100).
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