France: Salaried Jobs Almost Unchanged in Second Quarter of 2026
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France has new job numbers for the second quarter of 2026. The number of salaried jobs went down by only 0.1%. This is a very small change. It means jobs in France are almost the same as before.
A small change like this shows the job market is stable. Stable means things do not change much. Experts say this shows the labor market has resilience. Resilience means it stays strong even when things are hard.
At the same time, the price of gold is not moving much. Gold is often called a safe haven. People buy gold when they worry about money problems.
People are also waiting for a speech. The speech will come from the Federal Reserve chair, Warsh. He will speak at a meeting called Jackson Hole. Many people watch this meeting closely.
Vocabulary15 words
- salaried
- getting paid a fixed amount for work
- stable
- not changing much
- resilience
- staying strong in hard times
- safe haven
- something people buy to protect their money
- Federal Reserve
- the central bank of the United States
- quarter
- three months of the year
- employment
- having a job
- labor market
- all the jobs and workers in a place
- data
- numbers and facts
- economy
- how money and jobs work in a country
- speech
- talking to a group of people
- chair
- the leader of a group
- meeting
- when people come together to talk
- gold
- a valuable yellow metal
- change
- when something becomes different
Quiz
Answer key
1. -0.1% 2. Not changing much 3. Federal Reserve Chair Warsh
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France has new job numbers for the second _____ of 2026. The number of _____ jobs went down by only 0.1%. This is a very small change. It means jobs in France are almost the same as before.
A small change like this shows the job market is _____. Stable means things do not change much. Experts say this shows the labor market has _____. Resilience means it stays strong even when things are hard.
At the same time, the price of _____ is not moving much. Gold is often called a safe haven. People buy gold when they worry about money problems.
People are also waiting for a _____. The speech will come from the Federal Reserve chair, Warsh. He will speak at a meeting called _____ Hole. Many people watch this meeting closely.