While some departments are on familiar terms, or even are already below the symbolic 5% mark, others are stagnating at alarming levels. 541326096/Charles LIMA – stock.adobe.com
DECRYPTION – From one region to another, the job market shows strong disparities marked by “the weight of history”.
Unemployment in certain areas of the country is still resisting the good dynamics of recent months, reveals an INSEE study published on Thursday. However, the unemployment rate in France is at its lowest level since 2008, at 7.2% in the last quarter of 2022, or 0.1 point less than in the previous quarter. Contrary to what the economic situation let predict, in a context of inflation and international uncertainty caused by the war in Ukraine, the unemployment rate is almost stable. Above all, it is one point lower than its level before the Covid-19 crisis. Signals in good shape, which could give credit to the campaign promise made in 2022 by Emmanuel Macron to achieve full employment (unemployment below 5%) by the end of his second term.
However, below the national average, a much more contrasting picture emerges. “There are significant disparities from one region to another.points out Olivier Ribon, director of the division…
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