FRENCH FEBRUARY UNEMPLOYMENT HITS RECORD 2.65 MLN
French unemployment rose to a record
seasonally adjusted 2.65 mln in February from 2.61 mln in
January and 2.57 mln at the end of last year, the Labour
Ministry said.
    The rise took the percentage of the workforce out of a job
to 11.0 pct last month from 10.9 pct in January and 10.7 pct at
the end of 1986.
    In unadjusted terms unemployment fell by around 30,000 last
month to 2.70 mln.
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