section_path: Economy/Labour market
section_name: Labour market
paragraph_text: Labour market
  
  The overall rate of unemployment was 10% in 2011, but remained higher among young people, with a rate of 21.5% for those aged between 15 and 24. The government strengthened in 2011 the job programs introduced in 1988, in particular in the framework of the program to aid those seeking work (Dispositif d'Aide à l'Insertion Professionnelle).
  
  Despite a decline in total unemployment, youth and women unemployment is high.