French unemployment rate hits new high in June July 26, 2014 - 15:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The number of people without a job in France rose in June to a new record, Euronews reports. The Labor Ministry said the unemployment total in mainland France rose by 9,400 to 3,398,300. That is a 4.0 percent increase on June last year and up 0.3 percent from May, viewed as another blow to Socialist President Francois Hollande, whose popularity has plummeted as he has failed to come good on promises to get more people into work. Hollande is hoping plans to phase out 30 billion euros of payroll taxes will get companies investing and hiring. The Labor Ministry said the number of job offers received by the state employment agency had risen 5.4 percent in June from May. Related links:   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Latest news Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24  U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |
