Jobless figures down at last

After nine straight months of increases the unemployment rate in France dropped in August, offering the first potentially good news for the country's historically unpopular leader, according to media reports.

After the insults, failures and humiliations that have become all too common for France's president these past months, there appeared to be some good news on Wednesday for François Hollande.

According to unemployment figures leaked to France Television, the number of jobless fell by 11,000 in August, which is the first decrease since October 2013. this report from The Local

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