The number of category A applicants (required to look for work and without activity) was on average 120,820 in the 2nd quarter, down by 2,6% over three months and 7% over one year. In total, the number of applicants required to look for work, having or not carried out an activity (categories A, B, C), stood at 156,060 over the period, down 1% over three months and 3,5% over one year. The drop in unemployment concerns all age groups. Over a year, it is more marked among 25-49 year olds (-9 %) and those under 25 (-6,1 %) only among those aged 50 or over (-3,6 %). Over the quarter, the number of job seekers registered for more than a year in categories A, B and C decrease by 2,7 % (-8,9% over one year), that of those registered for less than a year increases by 1,2 % (+4,1% over one year).
