For Valls, it is “difficult to create jobs” with a … – The World

After a decline in January, unemployment is rising again in February. The number of unemployed with no activity (category A) increased by 13 000 people in the whole of France, partly clear what the surprise drop in 20 100 unemployed occurred in January.

Manuel Valls explained, Wednesday night in Fresnes (Val-de-Marne) that “As we do not have more growth around 1.5%, it is difficult to create jobs, especially we have many young people returning to the labor market “

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The Prime Minister and the Minister of Labour, however, highlighted a slight “falling unemployment” in the first two months of the year, due to the sharp fall in January (- 19 100 without activity). And François Rebsamen was optimistic: “I think this year we will see a stabilization and, at the end of the year, a fall in unemployment beginning, the number of registered at employment center . “

The president of the PS group in the National Assembly, Bruno Le Roux, too optimistic, says ” unemployment figures, slightly worse than expected in the month February, do not question the significant improvement in the employment situation early this year and economic recovery of the country. “

Gérard Larcher, president of the UMP Senate considers these figures “show [s] how much a change in economic policy is necessary and urgent in order to remove bottlenecks to growth and job creation.” “These terrible figures for French must lead the government to change policy radically” , added Bruno Retailleau, president of the UMP group Senate.

“Valls would have done better to deal with the unemployed! “ has in turn responded Florian Philippot, vice-president of the National Front, and mocks the active campaign in recent weeks by the Prime Minister against his party.

Labor side, Pierre Gattaz, president of MEDEF, “unemployment figures today show that half measures are not enough. We must act faster, stronger “. And the union side, Jean-Claude Mailly (FO) Judge “indispensable” “change of economic policy in order to find a carrier job growth” .