The active population from 1975 to 1982 : factors of strong growth - The growth of the"active population remained strong between 1975 and 1982. The labor-force supply approached 250,000 workers per year, or a total of 1.7 million people. Since this progression was not accompanied by an equavalent increase in employment, the number of the unemployed doubled. The factors at work since the beginning of the 1960's continued to play a role, with some shifts. First the demographic effect: the number of people of working age has continued to grow in a significant way. Then there was the progression in the activity of adult women: a question might have been posed as tow hether the 1974 crisis was going to slow this tendency. The 1982 census confirm...