French Jobless Rate Falls To 8.2% In Q3

India, Nov. 10 -- France's unemployment rate dropped unexpectedly in the third quarter, data from the statistical office INSEE showed on Tuesday.

The ILO jobless rate decreased to 8.2 percent from 8.3 percent in the second quarter. Meanwhile, economists had expected the rate to rise to 8.4 percent.

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In the corresponding period last year, the unemployment rate was 7.8 percent.

The number of unemployed people decreased 47,000 from a quarter ago to 2.6 million, data showed.

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