The number of unemployed in category A, published on Wednesday, fell by 2.7% in France in the 4th quarter of 2020. Over the full year, this represents an increase of 7.5% of unemployed job seekers, departments Overseas included.
The total number of people pointing to Pole emploi and without activity (within the meaning of these statistics from the Dares) is 3,816,700 people.
Decline in trompe-l'œil
If we add people still in research but who have resumed reduced activity, short contracts, odd jobs (and therefore left category A), categories B and C, their number is down by 1 , 3% over the last quarter, and up 4.5% over one year.
The total number of job seekers has reached record levels at just over 6 million unemployed.
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During this year of unprecedented crisis due to the consequences of the Covid-19 epidemic, unemployment in category A exploded in the spring and continued to decline during the 3 rd and 4 th quarters, an effect in trompe-l'oeil caused by the partial unemployment scheme and the delay effect of social plans.