Will Hollande reverse the trend in French unemployment?

Time is running short for President François Hollande to fulfil his vow to reverse the trend of rising French unemployment by the end of 2013. Despite the recent improvement in the business surveys and a raft of labour market reforms, we doubt very much that unemployment will fall this year.

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