200 at the end of last month the threshold of 2

The pace is slower but the trend is well installed. After having increased by 100,000 in January and 80,000 in February, the number of persons registered at pole employment in category A, i.e. those who are required to make positive acts of job search and who have not worked a single hour in the month, again grew 63.400 in March ( 2.7 compared to February), an increase of nearly $ 250,000 in the first quarter. In its latest forecast, the Insee estimated on a close enough figure (281.000 unemployed more), but for the whole of the first half! Over one year, unemployment has already grown 22.1. The number of unemployed reached 2.448.200 at the end of last month, the threshold of 2.5 million could be reached very quickly. If one adds the unemployed who worked occasionally in the month, the number of unemployed stood at 3.480.700, an increase of 77.000 in March ( 2.3).

The developments are particularly dramatic for less than 25 years, as the Government feared. Youth unemployment jumped from 4 in March, and over 12 months, progress represents 35.8 (and even 49.9 for only 25 men). Thus, plaintiffs 451.600 of employment of less than 25 years are enrolled in pole employment in category A. As to the reasons for registration, it confirms that the purpose of acting missions are in slight decline and that the purpose of CSD stabilize, companies are already widely separated of precarious workers. However, entries for redundancies jumped from 11.9 in March (46.1 over a year), although they remain relatively limited in absolute value. The implementation of the social plans in the coming months should weigh on this indicator.

Recession next year step

If the Government points to the fact that the France is better that of other countries the rise in unemployment is more violent in Spain or in Britain putting forward effects shock absorbers of the stimulus package, he warns also on the length of the crisis. Although even economic activity repartirait in 2010, the offset on job creation would be about a year, warned the economy Minister, Christine Lagarde. The Government hopes to positive growth in 2010, but he believes that unemployment will still be in progress next year. Under these conditions, the financing of the Fund for social investment (Fiso), which the Steering Committee meets this morning, is the subject of heated debate with the social partners. Trade unions, as the CFDT, believe that the State grows too far through the Fiso load all the measures on the employment of young people, announced Friday by Nicolas Sarkozy. The State must contribute to height of 1.5 billion euros. The estimates of employment, increased on two occasions, should be sufficient in 2009, but Bercy knows that he must remain at a high level will in 2010, which correspond not to what had been included in the Act of multiannual programming. The Government has indicated that it would be its contribution to the Fiso as appropriate, by asking the social partners also make an effort. For the moment, they have agreed to make the 360 million unique Fund of equalization (FUP) of vocational training.