Monthly rise of 26,200, a record yy increase of 5.1%

Not such good news but euro happy to shrug it off for the moment

President Hollande has previously said he will not stand for second term unless unemployment has fallen by 2017

Bye then Francois

And bye to all you lovely readers and traders in ForexLive land. Back to my normal shift tomorrow but we'll catch up soon I'm sure.

Play nicely out there. Or get down the pub!