In 2008, the ANPE (national agency for employment) and the ASSEDIC (associations for employment in industry and commerce) merged.
The future entity will support job seekers both in France and internationally.
Built on the words “pôle” (hub) and “emploi” (employment), Pôle Emploi is the place where employment-related processes converge, in a positive dynamic. It conveys two meanings that respectively illustrate the agency’s role and its area of expertise: being a hub, meaning a place of attraction in the field of employment
