France's unemployment fell from 12.4 % in 1996 to 7.5 % in 2025.
France · Employment & wages
Unemployment, participation, employment, youth, wages and hours.
19 indicators · 17 with data
France's youth unemployment fell from 27.2 % in 1996 to 18.9 % in 2025.
France's long-term unemployment (% of unemployed) fell from 26.5 % in 2003 to 23.0 % in 2025.
France's participation fell from 55.4 % in 1996 to 55.3 % in 2025.
Labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+)
% of female population ages 15+
108th of 182 · 32nd in Europe & C. Asia
France's labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+) rose from 48.1 % in 1996 to 51.5 % in 2025.
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- Employment to population ratio (ages 15+)down −0.4 pts134th of 182
- Employment rate (ages 15–64)up +0.5 pts24th of 34
- Labour force, totalup +0.0 %22nd of 182
- Self-employed (% of total employment)down −0.1 pts148th of 182
- Vulnerable employment (% of total employment)down −0.1 pts30th of 182
- Part-time employment (% of employment)up +0.1 pts13th of 34
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- Average wageup +1.0 %20th of 34
- Hours workeddown −0.7 %32nd of 41
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- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment)down −0.1 pts150th of 182
- Employment in industry (% of total employment)down −0.2 pts84th of 182
- Employment in services (% of total employment)up +0.3 pts27th of 182
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- GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $)up +1.0 %19th of 168
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for France.
- Minimum wage relative to median wageNo data
- ProductivityNo data