The slow transformation of the labor market in France
The unemployment rate is stable in France in the third quarter. It stands at 8.8% for metropolitan France, as it was during spring and at 9.1% when overseas departments are…
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Jobs and the machine
As long ago as 1984, in his Paths to Paradise, André Gorz, a self-proclaimed “revolutionary-reformist” stated, baldly, that the “micro-economic revolution heralds the abolition of work”. He even argued that…
Three graphs on People Registered at Pole Emploi in France
On August 27, data were released on the French labor market for July. There are three points to mentioned 1 – Monthly net inflows to Pole Emploi (the French institution…
Spain: A new momentum on the labor market
This chart shows that the economic momentum is changing in Spain. The number of unemployed drops quickly and month after month. The peak was in April 2013 and since then…