Work
France Travail
Read as a wordOfficialB1Meaning
l'agence publique pour l'emploi, ex-Pôle emploi et ex-ANPE : un nom, pas un sigle
The public body that registers job seekers, pays unemployment benefit and lists job offers. It was called Pôle emploi until 2024, and many people still say that name.
How it is said
france travail
Gender and article
no article
Where you meet it
An appointment letter, a letter, a job advert, the TV news.
Example
Vous êtes convoqué à France Travail le 3 avril à 9 h, muni de votre pièce d'identité.
You are called to France Travail on 3 April at 9 am, with your identity document.
In the DELF
reading B1 · listening B1
Watch out
A proper noun, so no article: « s'inscrire à France Travail ». In a document from before 2024, read Pôle emploi or ANPE: it is the same body.
Elsewhere on the site