金融英语阅读：French PM sees lower jobless rate in 2011

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　　PARIS, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- French Prime Minister Francois Fillon on Thursday voiced his confidence at a lower jobless rate in 2011 on the back of strong economic growth, local media reported.
　　"We had an extremely serious crisis which had caused a rise in jobless rate over the world and particularly in Europe. But, now we're on the path of recovery," Fillon was quoted as saying.
　　"If we do not have an accident in terms of the sovereign debt crisis, and if we'll try everything to avoid them, 2011 will be a year of recovery and I am convinced that in 2011 we will reduce unemployment due to strong economic growth and the measures we have taken," he said.
2 k# i6 m$ r" n$ U, A! p, {7 S" w  X　　Fillon stressed the need to bolster economic competitiveness so as to create enough jobs for its young job seekers.
　　"The most important thing is to continue improving the competitiveness of the French economy," he said. "There is no magic solution to create jobs."
　　According to the labor ministry, 27,100 new job seekers poured into the slack labor market in December from a month earlier. The total number of unemployed citizens rose by 1 percent to near 2.73 million in France's mainland, up 3 percent on a year-on-year basis.
　　Jobless rate in France was unchanged at 9.3 percent during the third quarter this year from the previous three months. Officials expect the figure to drop to 9 percent this year on better economic growth.