The number of registered unemployed people in France is at a record high.
More than 3.3 million people are out of work, despite a promise by President Francois Hollande to tackle unemployment by the end of 2013.
The unemployment rate is now 11.1%. It went up by 5.7% in 2013, and rose 0.3% in December, the BBC reports.
However, the Labour Ministry said the rate of unemployment appeared to be slowing, with 177,800 people joining the jobless register in 2013 compared to 283,800 in 2012.
Earlier in January, Mr Hollande announced tax breaks for companies that committed to hiring more employees.
