France Unemployment Rate

Last Release

Sep 30, 2024

Actual

7.4

Units In

7.3

Frequency

Quarterly

Next Release

N/A

Time to Release

N/A

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
10.7 Mar 1994	3.2 Mar 1975	8.34 %	1975-2024	N/A

In France, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.

Latest Updates

The unemployment rate in France rose to 7.4% in the third quarter of 2024, edging up from 7.3% in the previous period and aligning with market expectations. The number of unemployed persons increased by 35 thousand over the prior quarter to reach 2.3 million. Among age groups, the unemployment rate for those aged 15 to 24 rose by 1.8 percentage points to 19.7%, while it fell by 0.1 percentage points to 6.6% for those aged 25 to 49, and by 0.3 percentage points to 4.7% for those aged 50 and over. By gender, the jobless rate for men rose by 0.3 percentage points to 7.6%, while it fell by 0.2 percentage points to 7.2% for women. The activity rate reached 74.8%, 0.3 percentage points higher than in the previous quarter.