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Basic Info

France Unemployment Rate is at 7.60%, compared to 7.50% last month and 7.40% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 9.07%.

The France Unemployment Rate measures the total number of employees in France that are a part of the labor force, but are without a job. Unemployment rates can be a good gauge for how the economy is performing in a particular region. Historically, the France Unemployment Rate reached as high as 11% in 1997, due to sluggish growth throughout Europe.

Region France
Source Eurostat

Stats

Last Value 7.60%
Latest Period Sep 2024
Last Updated Oct 31 2024, 11:13 EDT
Next Release Dec 2 2024, 10:00 EST
Long Term Average 9.07%
Average Growth Rate 0.28%
Value from Last Month 7.50%
Change from Last Month 1.33%
Value from 1 Year Ago 7.40%
Change from 1 Year Ago 2.70%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
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Historical Data

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Date Value
September 30, 2024 7.60%
August 31, 2024 7.50%
July 31, 2024 7.50%
June 30, 2024 7.50%
May 31, 2024 7.50%
April 30, 2024 7.40%
March 31, 2024 7.40%
February 29, 2024 7.50%
January 31, 2024 7.50%
December 31, 2023 7.50%
November 30, 2023 7.50%
October 31, 2023 7.50%
September 30, 2023 7.40%
August 31, 2023 7.40%
July 31, 2023 7.40%
June 30, 2023 7.40%
May 31, 2023 7.40%
April 30, 2023 7.30%
March 31, 2023 7.10%
February 28, 2023 7.10%
January 31, 2023 7.10%
December 31, 2022 7.10%
November 30, 2022 7.10%
October 31, 2022 7.20%
September 30, 2022 7.10%
Date Value
August 31, 2022 7.20%
July 31, 2022 7.30%
June 30, 2022 7.50%
May 31, 2022 7.60%
April 30, 2022 7.60%
March 31, 2022 7.40%
February 28, 2022 7.30%
January 31, 2022 7.30%
December 31, 2021 7.40%
November 30, 2021 7.50%
October 31, 2021 7.50%
September 30, 2021 7.70%
August 31, 2021 7.80%
July 31, 2021 7.90%
June 30, 2021 7.90%
May 31, 2021 8.00%
April 30, 2021 8.20%
March 31, 2021 8.20%
February 28, 2021 8.20%
January 31, 2021 8.00%
December 31, 2020 8.00%
November 30, 2020 8.10%
October 31, 2020 8.30%
September 30, 2020 8.90%
August 31, 2020 8.90%

Basic Info

France Unemployment Rate is at 7.60%, compared to 7.50% last month and 7.40% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 9.07%.

The France Unemployment Rate measures the total number of employees in France that are a part of the labor force, but are without a job. Unemployment rates can be a good gauge for how the economy is performing in a particular region. Historically, the France Unemployment Rate reached as high as 11% in 1997, due to sluggish growth throughout Europe.

Region France
Source Eurostat

Stats

Last Value 7.60%
Latest Period Sep 2024
Last Updated Oct 31 2024, 11:13 EDT
Next Release Dec 2 2024, 10:00 EST
Long Term Average 9.07%
Average Growth Rate 0.28%
Value from Last Month 7.50%
Change from Last Month 1.33%
Value from 1 Year Ago 7.40%
Change from 1 Year Ago 2.70%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
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