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Basic Info

France Unemployment Rate is at 7.40%, compared to 7.50% last month and 7.10% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 9.09%.

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 7.40%
Latest Period Feb 2024
Last Updated Apr 4 2024, 11:01 EDT
Next Release May 3 2024, 11:00 EDT
Long Term Average 9.09%
Average Growth Rate 0.22%
Value from Last Month 7.50%
Change from Last Month -1.33%
Value from 1 Year Ago 7.10%
Change from 1 Year Ago 4.23%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
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Historical Data

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Date Value
February 29, 2024 7.40%
January 31, 2024 7.50%
December 31, 2023 7.60%
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%
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%
Date Value
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%
July 31, 2020 8.50%
June 30, 2020 7.50%
May 31, 2020 7.20%
April 30, 2020 7.60%
March 31, 2020 7.50%
February 29, 2020 7.80%
January 31, 2020 8.20%

Basic Info

France Unemployment Rate is at 7.40%, compared to 7.50% last month and 7.10% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 9.09%.

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 7.40%
Latest Period Feb 2024
Last Updated Apr 4 2024, 11:01 EDT
Next Release May 3 2024, 11:00 EDT
Long Term Average 9.09%
Average Growth Rate 0.22%
Value from Last Month 7.50%
Change from Last Month -1.33%
Value from 1 Year Ago 7.10%
Change from 1 Year Ago 4.23%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
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