France records biggest monthly drop in unemployment in 20 years

The French Labour Ministry announced on the 25 October 2016 that France had recorded its sharpest drop in unemployment for 20 years in September 2016. In percentage terms, September's 1.9% drop was the largest since November 2000.

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