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French unemployment slips to 14-year low in first quarter of 2022

French statistics agency INSEE says that unemployment in France has hit its lowest level since 2008, standing at 7.3 percent in the first quarter of 2022. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

Unemployment in France dropped slightly in the first quarter of the year to its lowest rate in 14 years, giving President Emmanuel Macron a boost ahead of legislative elections.

According to the INSEE statistics agency this Tuesday, France's unemployment rate slipped to 7.3 percent from 7.4 percent in the first three months of 2022.

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