PARIS -(Dow Jones)- The French government will use all measures to help boost employment, Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said Wednesday.
Speaking in parliament, Lagarde said the government focus will "employment, employment and employment."
Headline unemployment data for February are due to be released Wednesday at 1700 GMT.
Lagarde said earlier Wednesday in a radio interview that unemployment in France rose slightly in February, but stressed the trend was stabilizing.
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