PARIS (AFX) - France's seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged at 9.2 pct in December from November, the Labour Ministry said.
The number of registered unemployed who are "immediately available" for work fell 11,300 to reach 2,164,200 on a seasonally-adjusted basis.
This category excludes those on the unemployment register who undertake part-time or temporary work for more than 78 hours per month.
Including such registrants, the number of jobless fell 1.5 pct to 2,606,000 in December.
The ministry also issued figures for the number of unemployed based on International Labour Organisation definitions. These gave a seasonally-adjusted total of 2,401,000 in December, down 0.8 pct from November.