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.
1 t1 k& Y6 U! a, }4 M* b7 \6 | s% o0 U "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.
" C2 z2 \, D3 M9 @6 e9 y$ ?- _ "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.
8 P4 d- ]; ?6 o) N4 O# W b3 H Fillon stressed the need to bolster economic competitiveness so as to create enough jobs for its young job seekers.- F2 x5 r+ P! c" p7 u
"The most important thing is to continue improving the competitiveness of the French economy," he said. "There is no magic solution to create jobs."
2 d( B9 T5 Q; D 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.
9 R1 O1 o4 r6 R5 T$ T! ~6 h 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. |
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