New jobless record for Hollande’s anniversary

The French Labour Ministry announced on the 27 April 2015 that the number of unemployed in France hit a new record in March 2015 at 3.51m, up 0.4% from the previous month, with young people especially hard hit.

President Hollande had promised that he won't seek re-election unless unemployment has fallen by the time the 2017 presidential election takes place.

Separately, President Hollande announced a new volunteer military service (SMV) for marginalised youths, in a bid to help them increase their employment potential. Participants will learn basic skills such as punctuality and politeness.

• Primary Source

L'Opinion, 27.04.15: Hollande's typically French failure (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE162215-Hollande-s-typically-French-failure

ESO: Background information: French PM goes all-in to push liberalisation bill through http://www.europeansources.info/record/french-pm-goes-all-in-to-push-liberalisation-bill-through/

France24, 28.04.15: France unveils 'voluntary' military service scheme http://www.france24.com/en/20150428-france-unveils-voluntary-military-service-scheme

The Local.fr, 28.04.15: France to roll out volunteer military service http://www.thelocal.fr/20150428/france-to-roll-out-volunteer-military-service

France24, 27.04.15: French unemployment hits new record in March http://www.france24.com/en/20150427-french-unemployment-hits-new-record-march/

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