Alexandre is 24 years old and hunting for work – an increasingly difficult task in France, where joblessness hit a 14-year high of 10.8 percent in the first quarter of 2013.
After leaving school at 16 with a diploma in auto-mechanics, and having since worked in various different fields, Alexandre has now been unemployed for over a year. If he cannot find a position in France, he is thinking of trying his luck in a foreign country like Germany.