France Unemployed Persons

Last Release

Dec 31, 2025

Actual

3,117.4

Units In

Thousand

3,129.3

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Feb 27, 2026

Time to Release

26 Days 13 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
4,306.9 Apr 2020	1,975.8 Feb 2008	2,939.53 Thousand	1996-2025	N/A

The jobseekers total in France refers to the registered number of unemployed at the end of the month at employment center which are obliged to actively seek a job.

Latest Updates

The number of people registered as unemployed in France dropped by 11.9 thousand in December of 2025 to 3.117 million, the lowest in three months. Unemployment fell by 12.4 thousand from the previous month to 505 thousand for the population with less than 25 years of age, while it inched lower by 700 individuals to 808 thousand for the population above 50 years. In turn, unemployment grew by 1.2 thousand to 1.814 million for the core aged population.