The Local France

These 15 French companies are looking for 50,000 new full-time employees

Fri, 04 May 2018 15:49:48 +0200

Looking for a job in France? Here’s a few thousand to choose from.

Standard of living in France still below 2008 levels

Thu, 14 Sep 2017 13:26:40 +0200

The standard of living in France has seen a slight rise, but remains below the levels seen before the financial crisis, new figures show.

French unemployment rate drops to 2012 level

Thu, 17 Aug 2017 12:55:38 +0200

France's unemployment rate fell by 0.1 points between April and June 2017, reaching 9.2 percent in France.

What you need to know about France’s rising population

Mon, 26 Jun 2017 13:51:50 +0200

By the year 2050 France will be home to millions more people, but certain areas of the country will see population grow more than others. Here's a look at the key points.

A portrait of France 2015: How does it compare?

Tue, 10 Nov 2015 17:54:56 +0100

From life expectancy to how happy the French people are, here are some figures that give a portrait of modern France and how the country compares to its European neighbours.

Standard of living in France: where do you fit?

Tue, 22 Sep 2015 14:11:35 +0200

France is slowly recovering from the economic crisis and economic equality is actually shrinking new figures suggest. Where do you fit in, when compared to the rest of the population?

French less educated than other Europeans

Fri, 21 Feb 2014 18:06:00 +0100

A new study showed French people are less educated than the European average, which seems to be a blow to the country’s oft criticized education system. However, some good news is concealed in the findings.

Rise in break-ins leave French feeling unsafe

Thu, 19 Dec 2013 16:36:00 +0100

Almost a quarter of residents in France feel unsafe in their own neighbourhoods, a new survey revealed on Thursday. The growing level of insecurity has been put down to a rise in burglaries across the country.

French confidence up and debt down

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 18:08:00 +0100

France's public debt has declined slightly since late June and household confidence has risen for the first time since May, data released on Thursday by the national statistics institute INSEE showed.

Survey shows consumer pessimism tailing off

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:58:27 +0100

French consumers showed less pessimism about their personal finances in November, after seven months of ever deeper gloom, official data showed on Tuesday.

Most immigrant children 'feel French': survey

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:57:00 +0200

A new survey on second generation immigrants in France has revealed 90 percent feel they are French, but only two thirds believe the rest of the population regard them as such.

One in ten French to be jobless by end of year

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 12:12:00 +0200

Unemployment in mainland France will reach 10.0% in the third quarter of 2012, the first time since 1999, and end the year at 10.2%, an official forecast said on Thursday.

Zero growth for France in first quarter

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 11:00:00 +0200

The French economy posted zero growth in the first quarter of this year following a weak 0.1 percent expansion in the fourth quarter of 2011, the INSEE national statistics institute said Friday, confirming an earlier estimate.

France 'faces sluggish growth in 2012'

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 11:15:00 +0200

The French economy will grow only 0.4 percent in 2012, the INSEE national statistics institute said on Tuesday, slightly less than the 0.5 percent previously forecast and budgeted by the government.

Baby boom pushes population to 65 million

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 09:25:00 +0100

The highest birth rate in Europe has helped increase the French population to more than 65 million people, according to official statistics expected this month.

Life expectancy up but class gap remains

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:55:01 +0200

French men and women can expect to live longer now than ever before but professional workers have longer life expectancy than their blue collar colleagues.

Apartment prices rocket in Paris

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:01:00 +0200

Figures published on Thursday showed apartment prices in the capital up by 5 percent in the second quarter and a full 22.5 percent over the last year, the highest annual rise for 20 years.

Eight million French living below poverty line

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:57:46 +0200

More than eight million French people are living below the poverty line, according to data released on Tuesday by the national statistics agency, Insee.

French growth slows after strong start

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:52:00 +0200

The French economy should expand by 2.1 percent this year, but growth has already begun to slow after a strong pickup in the first quarter, the INSEE national statistics institute said on Thursday.