With a sharp drop in January and a slighter one in February, the number of unemployed fell sharply in the first quarter, according to Dares. The Department of Research Coordination, Studies and Statistics thus recorded 5% fewer unemployed people in category A (without activity) for this period, compared to the previous quarter. It is therefore 169,100 registered fewer, to 3.193 million, according to figures published Thursday by the Ministry of Labor.
Last February, the number of category A unemployed fell by -0.3% (i.e. 10,500 people) compared to December. The number of job seekers then stood at 3.196 million. In January, this decline was ten times greater (-3.1%, or 102,500 fewer unemployed).
Over one year, the decline is 15.7%, or 600,000 fewer unemployed. Including reduced activity (categories B and C of Pôle Emploi), the number of job seekers fell by 2.7% in the fourth quarter (8.2% over one year) and stood at 5.533 million. , according to the Statistics Department of the Ministry of Labor (Dares).