Dramatic rise in unemployment in April – BBC

More than 26,000 French have registered at employment center in category A (+ 0.7%). The total number of unemployed, for categories A, B and C, totaled 5.3 million. François Rebsamen nevertheless remains on course and announced the creation of 100,000 additional assisted contracts this year.

The decline in January is a distant memory .. . In late April, the number of job seekers registered at employment center in category A – that is to say without any activity – has increased dramatically: + 26 200 people came to swell their ranks, an increase of 0 , 7% from the end of March, reaching 3.536 million job seekers. In one year, the number jumped to 5.1%, according to figures released Monday by the employment center. The unemployed Pool (Class B and C), meanwhile, saw their numbers rise by 1.9% for Class B and 1.4% for category C, reaching 1,808,600 people. In total, the number of unemployed in categories A, B and C amounted to 5.34 million in France late April, an increase of 1% (54,100 people) compared to the end of March and 7.1% over one year.

As usual, the young and the elderly are particularly affected. The number of jobseekers in category A under 25 rose by 0.8%, while that of 50 years or more increased 0.9%. These are women over 50 who are paying the heaviest price (+ 1%). And in one year, all regions of the country have seen their number of unemployed in Class A forward. Across all categories, the number of registered unemployed for over a year increased by 1.1% in April, while the number of enrolled for less than one year is up 1%. Seniority average of registered jobseekers in categories A, B, C is 548 days.

“Our employment policy helped to limit the effects of the crisis for many French”

Despite this soaring unemployment, Labour Minister François Rebsamen ensures that government policy is going in the right direction. “Our employment policy helped to limit the effects of the crisis for many French. Nearly 450,000 job seekers away from the labor market have helped to more than 120,000 additional job seekers contracts have accessed training from the beginning of the year, “he argued in a statement. This is why the course will be maintained: “This policy will be stepped up first with a reinforcement additional 100,000 subsidized contracts compared to the initial budget act, then with 60,000 additional job seekers in training by the commitment with regional councils of presidents. “

François Rebsamen up elsewhere on the return to growth after the rebound in the first quarter (+ 0.6%). “However, it takes a period of several months before the resumption of the activity does not result in hiring,” he warns. “Companies tend before recruiting to meet the times of orders by internal adjustments (eg overtime).” For the minister, the hope lies primarily in small and micro businesses, “where the greatest potential lies “.

Note that the number of job vacancies collected by Pôle emploi rose 3.4% last month. In detail, the offers collected sustainable jobs (over six months), temporary jobs (between one and six months) and occasional jobs (less than one month) increased (respectively 2.6 %, 5.1% and 0.5%). In one year, however, they flinch 1.7%.