[To learn English] France's unemployment rate rose to 8.1% in the first quarter of 2026, its highest since 2021 during the COVID pandemic, threatening to tarnish President Emmanuel Macron's record of cutting chronic joblessness as his second term draws to a close. Macron swept to power in 2017 pledging to bring down an unemployment rate that had remained stubbornly high for decades, rolling out tax cuts for businesses, loosening rigid labour rules that deterred hiring, and expanding apprenticeships. 法国2026年第一季度失业率升至8.1%，创下自2021年新冠疫情以来最高水平，这可能损害总统马克龙在第二任期结束时削减长期失业问题的政绩。 马克龙于2017年上台时承诺降低数十年来居高不下的失业率，推行了企业减税、放宽阻碍招聘的僵化劳动法规，并扩大学徒培训计划。 LearnEnglish Leave a remark
