More jobs created in France in first months of 2019

Job creation accelerated in the first quarter of 2019 with 93,800 new jobs, mostly in industry and construction, state statistics agency Insee reports.

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Published tuesday 02 July 2019 - 11:35 Last updated tuesday 02 July 2019 - 11:35

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