https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Losing your job may trigger a whole lot of stress, including the complicated process of registering with the unemployment office - here's our guide to France Travail (formerly Pôle emploi). https://www.thelocal.fr/20260115/guide-how-to-register-with-france-travail-if-you-lose-your-job Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:01:45 +0100 guide-how-to-register-with-france-travail-if-you-lose-your-job Unemployment in France has fallen slightly, despite the ongoing ravages of the health crisis and consequent lockdown, latest statistics show. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210427/unemployment-in-france-falls-slightly-despite-the-lockdown Tue, 27 Apr 2021 18:46:27 +0200 unemployment-in-france-falls-slightly-despite-the-lockdown And hundreds of thousands more unemployed people in France will lose some of their benefits, under President Emmanuel Macron's new reforms which come into force today. https://www.thelocal.fr/20191101/hundreds-of-thousands-of-jobless-people-in-france-set-to-lose-benefits Fri, 01 Nov 2019 17:08:39 +0100 hundreds-of-thousands-of-jobless-people-in-france-set-to-lose-benefits French unemployment has fallen to its lowest level in 10 years, the national statistics agency said Thursday, providing a boost to under-fire President Emmanuel Macron. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190516/french-unemployment-falls-to-ten-year-low Thu, 16 May 2019 11:52:38 +0200 french-unemployment-falls-to-ten-year-low There was some much-needed good news for the French economy on Thursday when the latest unemployment rates were released. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190214/french-unemployment-rate-falls-to-ten-year-low Thu, 14 Feb 2019 13:25:31 +0100 french-unemployment-rate-falls-to-ten-year-low Emmanuel Macron has watched his approval ratings plunge as voters wait for his pro-business reforms to pay off -- but for company leaders like Pierre Loustric, that's not a problem. https://www.thelocal.fr/20181021/france-awaits-results-from-macrons-pro-business-push Sun, 21 Oct 2018 14:31:42 +0200 france-awaits-results-from-macrons-pro-business-push French unemployment dipped by 0.1 percent in the second quarter, provisional figures showed Tuesday -- frustratingly slow progress for President Emmanuel Macron who has promised his economic reforms will generate jobs. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180814/french-unemployment-dropping-too-slowly-for-macron-government Tue, 14 Aug 2018 14:01:58 +0200 french-unemployment-dropping-too-slowly-for-macron-government The French government is getting ready to bring in a raft of new changes to its unemployment benefit system and if you work in France you will be affected. This is what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180302/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-changes-to-frances-unemployment-benefits Fri, 02 Mar 2018 18:38:04 +0100 what-you-need-to-know-about-the-changes-to-frances-unemployment-benefits The good news keeps coming for the French economy: data published Thursday showed unemployment at its lowest level since 2009 while the head of the IMF praised recent reforms by President Emmanuel Macron. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180215/macron-praised-as-french-economy-goes-from-strength-to-strength Thu, 15 Feb 2018 14:15:20 +0100 macron-praised-as-french-economy-goes-from-strength-to-strength French President Emmanuel Macron has come under fire over his policy on jobless benefits after a press leak pointed to plans to tighten monitoring of people on the dole. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171228/macron-under-fire-over-plans-to-slash-benefits-for-unemployed Thu, 28 Dec 2017 10:37:15 +0100 macron-under-fire-over-plans-to-slash-benefits-for-unemployed As France continues its crackdown on unemployment benefit fraud it has emerged that fourteen percent of job seekers are abusing a system already considered by many to be too generous. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171110/clampdown-on-french-job-seekers-abusing-benefits-highlights-cracks-in-system Fri, 10 Nov 2017 11:51:00 +0100 clampdown-on-french-job-seekers-abusing-benefits-highlights-cracks-in-system The number of people unemployed in France has seen a big drop, according to new government figures. The news comes amid French President Emmanuel Macron's attempts to reinvigorate the country's labour market. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171025/france-sees-record-drop-in-unemployment-figures Wed, 25 Oct 2017 12:23:42 +0200 france-sees-record-drop-in-unemployment-figures France's unemployment benefits are known for being some of the most generous in Europe and while new figures show a few hundred people pick up over €6,000 a month, the average jobseeker is on just over €1,000. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170711/typical-french-job-seeker-picks-up-average-pay-of-1010-each-month Tue, 11 Jul 2017 16:10:09 +0200 typical-french-job-seeker-picks-up-average-pay-of-1010-each-month The unemployment rate in France has fallen below 10 percent for the first time since 2012, according to the latest figures in news that will be welcomed by the new president. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170518/unemployment-in-france-falls-below-10-percent Thu, 18 May 2017 15:40:41 +0200 unemployment-in-france-falls-below-10-percent Unemployment in France fell by nearly one percent in November, meaning the jobless total has fallen for three months in a row for the first time in nine years. But the figures weren't all good news. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161227/french-unemployment-falls-for-third-month-in-a-row Tue, 27 Dec 2016 18:01:24 +0100 french-unemployment-falls-for-third-month-in-a-row The number of unemployed in France fell by nearly 12,000 in October, bringing the total reduction this year to over 100,000 in what President Francois Hollande said Thursday was proof his policies were "bearing fruit". https://www.thelocal.fr/20161125/hollande-hails-slight-fall-in-french-jobless-rate Fri, 25 Nov 2016 10:36:43 +0100 hollande-hails-slight-fall-in-french-jobless-rate President François Hollande was dealt another blow as he weighs up whether to run for re-election as new figures on Thursday showed unemployment in France was creeping back up. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161117/frances-unemployment-back-on-the-rise Thu, 17 Nov 2016 09:32:20 +0100 frances-unemployment-back-on-the-rise In a rare piece of good news seized on by embattled President Francois Hollande, France recorded its sharpest drop in unemployment for 20 years in September, the labour ministry said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161026/france-sees-biggest-drop-in-jobless-rate-for-20-years Wed, 26 Oct 2016 10:19:24 +0200 france-sees-biggest-drop-in-jobless-rate-for-20-years French unemployment rose sharply in August, reaching its highest level in years and dealing a serious blow to President Francois Hollande ahead of next year's election. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160927/hollande-dealt-blow-as-unemployment-shoots-up Tue, 27 Sep 2016 10:28:16 +0200 hollande-dealt-blow-as-unemployment-shoots-up For the first time in five years the number of people out of work in France dropped significantly for the second consecutive month. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160526/good-news-from-france-unemployment-rate-falls-again Thu, 26 May 2016 12:03:15 +0200 good-news-from-france-unemployment-rate-falls-again