(MENAFN) Unemployment in France hit a new record in December, with official statistics published Tuesday showing 3.496 million people claiming jobless benefits, AFP reported.
The figures showed a growth of 8,100 people on the jobless queue compared with the previous month, up 0.2 percent on the month.
Overall in 2014, there were 189,100 more people out of work than in the previous year, a rise of 5.7 percent.
President Francois has pledged not to seek re-election in 2017 if he fails to bring down stubbornly high unemployment.
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