Unemployment Rate in France remained unchanged at 7.50 percent in the second quarter of 2025 from 7.50 percent in the first quarter of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - France Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

France Unemployment Rate: Zone: sa: Annecy data was reported at 5.700 % in Jun 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 5.600 % for Mar 2018. France Unemployment Rate: Zone: sa: Annecy data is updated quarterly, averaging 6.100 % from Mar 2003 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 62 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.000 % in Mar 2010 and a record low of 4.200 % in Mar 2008. France Unemployment Rate: Zone: sa: Annecy data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.G026: Unemployment: by Region and Zone.

France FR: Unemployment Rate: % Change over Previous Period data was reported at 3.261 % in Jan 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of -1.075 % for Dec 2017. France FR: Unemployment Rate: % Change over Previous Period data is updated monthly, averaging -1.026 % from Feb 2003 (Median) to Jan 2018, with 180 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.778 % in Oct 2009 and a record low of -5.495 % in Jun 2010. France FR: Unemployment Rate: % Change over Previous Period data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.IMF.IFS: Labour Force, Employment and Unemployment.

France had the highest male unemployment rate of the G7 countries in 2023, standing at *** percent. Japan had the lowest at only *** percent. Except for an increase in the years after the outbreak of COVID-19, the male unemployment rate has generally decreased in the G7 since 2014. Whereas France had the highest male unemployment rate in 2023, Italy had the highest among women.

Unemployment Rate: French Speaking Switzerland data was reported at 6.639 % in Sep 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.143 % for Jun 2018. Unemployment Rate: French Speaking Switzerland data is updated quarterly, averaging 6.795 % from Mar 2010 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.105 % in Mar 2017 and a record low of 5.575 % in Dec 2010. Unemployment Rate: French Speaking Switzerland data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Swiss Federal Statistical Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Switzerland – Table CH.G019: Unemployment Rate: Labour Force Survey: Quarterly.

This dataset provides values for UNEMPLOYMENT RATE reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

France FR: Employment Index data was reported at 105.089 2010=100 in Dec 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 104.936 2010=100 for Sep 2017. France FR: Employment Index data is updated quarterly, averaging 99.697 2010=100 from Mar 1992 (Median) to Dec 2017, with 71 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 105.089 2010=100 in Dec 2017 and a record low of 84.216 2010=100 in Mar 1994. France FR: Employment Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.IMF.IFS: Labour Force, Employment and Unemployment: Quarterly.

The statistic depicts France's real gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate from 2020 to 2024, with projections up until 2030. GDP refers to the total market value of all goods and services that are produced within a country per year. It is an important indicator of the economic strength of a country. Real GDP is adjusted for price changes and is therefore regarded as a key indicator for economic growth. In 2024, France's real GDP grew by about 1.07 percent compared to the previous year. Unemployment in France France has one of the largest economies in the world and is the second largest economy in the European Union, behind Germany, with whom France often partnered in order to support the structure of the European Union. France is also the fourth most populated country in Europe and has maintained slow population growth since the mid 2000s. Despite being not only a European but also a global economic power, France struggled with maintaining a low unemployment rate and experienced a significant increase in unemployment after the 2008 crash, just like many other prominent industrial countries. However, unlike these other nations, unemployment continued to rise well into the 2010s, while the employment situations in neighboring and international countries improved almost every year. The lack of working opportunities is related to the Eurozone crisis that primarily affected southern European countries, such as Spain, Portugal and Italy.

France FR: Employment Index data was reported at 104.481 2010=100 in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 103.315 2010=100 for 2016. France FR: Employment Index data is updated yearly, averaging 92.337 2010=100 from Dec 1985 (Median) to 2017, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 104.481 2010=100 in 2017 and a record low of 52.287 2010=100 in 1990. France FR: Employment Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.IMF.IFS: Labour Force, Employment and Unemployment: Annual.

Filtered data on the academy code of Montpellier A11 and Toulouse A16

This information is based on data collected as part of the national data collection operation on the professional integration of Master’s graduates.

_Data on 2020 graduates can be explored on the [MESR] website (https://data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr/pages/insertion_professionnelle_master/) _

2 new indicators were added for the 2020 session:

Employment rate: share of employed graduates among all active (employment or research) or inactive graduates Employment rate in France: share of graduates in paid employment in France among all active (employment or research) or inactive graduates The insertion rate, communicated for several years, does not take into account the inactive.

This investigation was conducted

• in December 2022, 18 and 30 months after graduation, among the Master’s graduates of the 2020 session;
• in December 2021, 18 and 30 months after graduation, among the Master’s graduates of the 2019 session;
• in December 2020, 18 and 30 months after graduation, among the Master’s graduates of the 2018 session;
• in December 2019, 18 and 30 months after graduation, among the Master’s graduates of the 2017 session;
• in December 2018, 18 and 30 months after graduation, among the Master’s graduates of the 2016 session;

• in December 2017, 18 and 30 months after graduation, among the Master’s graduates of the 2015 session;

• in December 2016, 18 and 30 months after graduation, among the Master’s graduates of the 2014 session;

• in December 2015, 18 and 30 months after graduation, among the Master’s graduates of the 2013 session;

• in December 2014, 18 and 30 months after graduation, among the Master’s graduates of the 2012 session;

• in December 2013, 30 months after graduation, among the Master’s graduates of the 2011 session;

• in December 2012, 30 months after graduation, among the Master's graduates of the 2010 session.

The insertion rate is defined as the percentage of graduates in any job out of all graduates in the labour market. It is calculated on graduates of French nationality, from initial training, who entered the labour market immediately and permanently after graduation in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 or 2020.

The information collected on the salary relates to the net salary, including bonuses. The wages displayed correspond to the median values on full-time jobs. On the basis of these values, an annual gross salary is estimated, on the basis of a flat rate of change from net to gross of 1.3 (average data on private sector salaries).

The survey was carried out by universities under a charter whose provisions aim to ensure comparability of results between institutions. The overall coordination and operation of the survey is the responsibility of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research.

Additional data sources:

% of graduate scholarship holders: observed data on the population of the labour market integration survey.

Regional unemployment rate: INSEE - 4th quarter 2012 for the session 2010, 4th quarter 2013 for the session 2011, 4th quarter 2014 for the session 2012, 4th quarter 2015 for the session 2013, 1st quarter 2017 for the session 2014, 4th quarter 2017 for the session 2015, 4th quarter 2018 for the session 2016, 4th quarter 2019 for the session 2017, 4th quarter 2020 for the session 2018, 4th quarter 2021 for the session 2019, 4th quarter 2022 for the session 2020.

Regional median monthly net salary: INSEE DADS 2010 for the session 2010, INSEE DADS 2011 for the session 2011, INSEE DADS 2012 for the session 2012, INSEE DADS 2013 for the session 2013, INSEE DADS 2014 for the session 2014, INSEE DADS 2015 for the session 2015, INSEE DADS 2016 for the session 2016, INSEE DADS 2017 for the session 2017, INSEE DADS 2018 for the session 2018, INSEE DADS 2019 for the session 2019, INSEE DADS 2020 for the session 2020 for 25-29 year olds employed full time in the socio-professional categories "Frames and higher intellectual professions" and "Intermediate professions.

Legend: nd = not available (no respondents) ns = not significant (number of respondents less than 30).

Source: 18- and 30-month job placement survey of university graduates 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 and 30-month job placement survey of university graduates 2010 and 2011

Collection: survey carried out by universities, treatments and synthesis carried out by MESR-SIES

Field: graduates of Master 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 from the universities of metropolitan France and the French overseas departments (excluding Paris-Dauphine and Gustave Eiffel University (for 2020 graduates)), of French nationality, from initial training, immediately and permanently entered the labour market after obtaining their diploma.

• Change in total number of young unemployed (15-24 years) 2010-2017 - Territorial entities: arrondissements (Wallonie), zones d'emploi (Lorraine), Grand Duchy (Luxembourg), Kreise (Saarland, Rheinland-Pfalz) - Employment data sources: ADEM; ADG; Bundesagentur für Arbeit; Eurostat; Le Forem; Pôle d'emploi - Dares. Calculations: OIE/IBA 2018 - Geodata sources: ACT Luxembourg 2017, IGN France 2017, GeoBasis-DE / BKG 2017, NGI-Belgium 2017. Harmonization: SIG-GR / GIS-GR 2018

France FR: Share of Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training: Female: % of Female Youth Population data was reported at 11.720 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 11.450 % for 2015. France FR: Share of Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training: Female: % of Female Youth Population data is updated yearly, averaging 11.585 % from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2016, with 14 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.620 % in 2010 and a record low of 10.340 % in 2003. France FR: Share of Youth Not in Education, Employment or Training: Female: % of Female Youth Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s France – Table FR.World Bank: Employment and Unemployment. Share of youth not in education, employment or training (NEET) is the proportion of young people who are not in education, employment, or training to the population of the corresponding age group: youth (ages 15 to 24); persons ages 15 to 29; or both age groups.; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in November 2017.; Weighted Average;

With the collapse of the U.S. housing market and the subsequent financial crisis on Wall Street in 2007 and 2008, economies across the globe began to enter into deep recessions. What had started out as a crisis centered on the United States quickly became global in nature, as it became apparent that not only had the economies of other advanced countries (grouped together as the G7) become intimately tied to the U.S. financial system, but that many of them had experienced housing and asset price bubbles similar to that in the U.S.. The United Kingdom had experienced a huge inflation of housing prices since the 1990s, while Eurozone members (such as Germany, France and Italy) had financial sectors which had become involved in reckless lending to economies on the periphery of the EU, such as Greece, Ireland and Portugal. Other countries, such as Japan, were hit heavily due their export-led growth models which suffered from the decline in international trade. Unemployment during the Great Recession As business and consumer confidence crashed, credit markets froze, and international trade contracted, the unemployment rate in the most advanced economies shot up. While four to five percent is generally considered to be a healthy unemployment rate, nearing full employment in the economy (when any remaining unemployment is not related to a lack of consumer demand), many of these countries experienced rates at least double that, with unemployment in the United States peaking at almost 10 percent in 2010. In large countries, unemployment rates of this level meant millions or tens of millions of people being out of work, which led to political pressures to stimulate economies and create jobs. By 2012, many of these countries were seeing declining unemployment rates, however, in France and Italy rates of joblessness continued to increase as the Euro crisis took hold. These countries suffered from having a monetary policy which was too tight for their economies (due to the ECB controlling interest rates) and fiscal policy which was constrained by EU debt rules. Left with the option of deregulating their labor markets and pursuing austerity policies, their unemployment rates remained over 10 percent well into the 2010s. Differences in labor markets The differences in unemployment rates at the peak of the crisis (2009-2010) reflect not only the differences in how economies were affected by the downturn, but also the differing labor market institutions and programs in the various countries. Countries with more 'liberalized' labor markets, such as the United States and United Kingdom experienced sharp jumps in their unemployment rate due to the ease at which employers can lay off workers in these countries. When the crisis subsided in these countries, however, their unemployment rates quickly began to drop below those of the other countries, due to their more dynamic labor markets which make it easier to hire workers when the economy is doing well. On the other hand, countries with more 'coordinated' labor market institutions, such as Germany and Japan, experiences lower rates of unemployment during the crisis, as programs such as short-time work, job sharing, and wage restraint agreements were used to keep workers in their jobs. While these countries are less likely to experience spikes in unemployment during crises, the highly regulated nature of their labor markets mean that they are slower to add jobs during periods of economic prosperity.

The statistic shows the unemployment rate in the United Kingdom from 1999 to 2024. The UK's unemployment rate decreased to 4.11 percent in 2024. Unemployment and the economy of the United Kingdom The global financial crisis of 2008 left many nations with high inflation and increasing unemployment rates. The United Kingdom, however, has attempted and successfully lowered the unemployment rate since 2009. The UK is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the Council of Europe, the G7, the G8, the G20, NATO, and World Trade Organization. It is therefore one of the biggest and most important economic powers in the world. It consists of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and in 2014, the UK population amounted to over 64 million people. The same year, it reported the sixth largest gross domestic product in the world, reaching more than 2.8 billion U.S. dollars - and with a prospering economy, its GDP is on the upswing: It is estimated that the GDP in the United Kingdom will grow by approximately 3 percent in 2015 in comparison to the previous year. Regarding unemployment, the UK has never been "typically European". Europe's unemployment rate has been relatively high in comparison to other world regions; the unemployment rate in developed countries and the European Union in 2014 was around 7.8 percent. Meanwhile, the global unemployment rate in 2014 was an estimated 5.9 percent. Despite reporting the third highest unemployment rate in major industrial and emerging countries, behind France and India, the unemployment rate in the United Kingdom is much lower than the European Union rate.

French Polynesia PF: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment data was reported at 17.515 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 17.260 % for 2016. French Polynesia PF: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 17.312 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2017, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 18.200 % in 2010 and a record low of 15.528 % in 1996. French Polynesia PF: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s French Polynesia – Table PF.World Bank.WDI: Employment and Unemployment. Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2018.; Weighted average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections.

Source: Studies and Results No. 941, November 2015

Author: Myriam Mikou, with the participation of Timothée Barnouin

In France, 2014 was marked by weak GDP growth (+ 0.2 % after + 0.7 % in 2013), accompanied by a decline in inflation and a smaller increase in the number of unemployed compensated by unemployment insurance.

In this economic context, which is still deteriorating, the amount provided for social protection benefits, according to the first provisional data, would amount to EUR 688.9 billion in 2014. This would increase by 2.5 %, i.e. a slower pace of growth than in the recent period: average annual developments ranged from + 3.0 % to + 3.3 % between 2010 and 2013.

Only the dynamics of health and maternity benefits (36 % of the total) would be more sustained in 2014 than in 2013. The rate of growth in expenditure on old-age-survival risk (46 % of total social protection benefits) would be lower due to slow inflation and fewer retirements. The slowdown in benefits would also affect the majority of social protection schemes.

French Polynesia PF: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data was reported at 25.547 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 25.160 % for 2016. French Polynesia PF: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data is updated yearly, averaging 24.298 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2017, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 25.873 % in 2010 and a record low of 18.955 % in 1994. French Polynesia PF: Employment In Industry: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Employment data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s French Polynesia – Table PF.World Bank: Employment and Unemployment. Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).; ; International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in November 2017.; Weighted average; Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections.

失业率：地区：季节性调整后：安纳西在06-01-2018达5.700%，相较于03-01-2018的5.600%有所增长。失业率：地区：季节性调整后：安纳西数据按季更新，03-01-2003至06-01-2018期间平均值为6.100%，共62份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于03-01-2010，达7.000%，而历史最低值则出现于03-01-2008，为4.200%。CEIC提供的失业率：地区：季节性调整后：安纳西数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques，数据归类于全球数据库的法国 – 表 FR.G026：失业：按地区及区域分类。

Germany’s GDP per capita stood at almost 54,989.76 U.S. dollars in 2024. Germany ranked among the top 20 countries worldwide with the highest GDP per capita in 2021 – Luxembourg, Ireland and Switzerland were ranked the top three nations. Rising annual income in Germany The average annual wage in Germany has increased by around 5,000 euros since 2000, reaching in excess of 39,000 euros in 2016. Germany had the tenth-highest average annual wage among selected European Union countries in 2017, ranking between France and the United Kingdom. Growing employment More than two thirds of the working population in Germany are employed in the service sector, which generated the greatest share of the country’s GDP in 2018. Unemployment in Germany soared to its highest level in decades in 2005, but the rate has since dropped to below 3.5 percent. The youth unemployment rate in Germany has more than halved since 2005 and currently stands around 6.5 percent.

Between 2010 and 2019, the number of marriage certificates issued by the City of Marseille, located in the south of France, fluctuated between 2,790 and 3,012, before dropping in 2020 to reach 2,049, which is nearly 1,000 fewer marriages than in 2014. In the rest of France, the number of marriages celebrated each year has been declining relatively steadily since the 2000s. This figure had decreased by more than 70,000 between 2019 and 2020.