2023-12-28 14:51:17
A small increase. The number of job seekers registered in category A (without activity) increased very slightly in November compared to the previous month (+ 0.15%), i.e. 4,600 more registered to 3.035 million, according to figures from the Ministry of Work published this Thursday. Including reduced activity (categories B and C), the number of job seekers in France (excluding Mayotte) also increases by 0.49% (+26,300) and stands at 5.404 million, according to the service. statistics from the Ministry of Labor (Dares).
In October, the number of job seekers registered in category A (without activity) had already increased very slightly compared to the previous month (+ 0.29%), i.e. 8,900 more registered to 3.030 million, according to figures from the Ministry of Labour.
In the second quarter, the number of category A unemployed fell slightly, but it increased by 0.6% in the third quarter in France as a whole (excluding Mayotte), to 3.028 million, according to ministry figures. Including reduced activity (categories B and C of Pôle emploi), the number of job seekers was up slightly by 0.2% in the third quarter compared to the previous quarter, at 5.352 million.
Members of the government in favor of new reforms
For his second term, the Head of State set the government’s objective of achieving full employment by 2027 (i.e. an unemployment rate of 5% compared to around 7% currently). But the improvement observed over several years seems to be undermined in a context now marked by a slight rise in the unemployment rate, which is pushing certain government executives to plead for new reforms, even unpopular ones.
Thus, the social partners will meet at the start of the school year for a new round of negotiations and will, among other things, have to propose new compensation rules for unemployed seniors (55 years and over) which will have to take into account the shift in the retirement age. retirement (62 to 64 years).
The Minister of the Economy Bruno Le Maire said in mid-November that he was in favor of lowering the duration of compensation for unemployed people over 55 (around 400,000 seniors receiving compensation) to align it with that of other claimants. employment, which would increase it from 27 to 18 months. However, the duration of compensation for all unemployed people has already been reduced by 25% on February 1.
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