DATA SNAP: French Unemployed Rises 0.7% MM In Aug To 2.553M

DATA SNAP: French Unemployed Rises 0.7% MM In Aug To 2.553M

  By Gabriele Parussini
  Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES

PARIS (Dow Jones)--The number of people seeking work in France rose by 0.7% last month against July, data from the state employment office showed Wednesday.

The number of job seekers in the euro zone's second-largest economy rose by 18,100 units to 2.553 million in August, the data showed.

On the year, the number of unemployed people seeking a job was up by 25.8%, the office said.

-By Gabriele Parussini, Dow Jones Newswires; +33 1 4017 1766; gabriele.parussini@dowjones.com;

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