The unemployment rate in France stood at 7.5% in the first quarter of 2024, unchanged from the past two-quarter periods and compared to market consensus of 7.4%. The number of unemployed persons rose by 6 thousand from the prior quarter to 2.3 million, with the unemployment rate for people aged 25 to 49 falling 0.2 percentage points to 6.8%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate for people aged 15 to 24 increased by 0.6 percentage points to 18.1% and rose by 0.1 percentage points to 5.1% for those aged 50 and more. Among genders, the jobless rate for men edged up by 0.1 percentage points to 7.7, while it ticked lower by 0.1 percentage points to 7.3% for women. The activity rate rose to 74.5% during the quarter from 74.1% in the previous three-month period. source: INSEE, France
Unemployment Rate in France remained unchanged at 7.50 percent in the first quarter of 2024 from 7.50 percent in the fourth quarter of 2023. Unemployment Rate in France averaged 8.35 percent from 1975 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 10.70 percent in the first quarter of 1994 and a record low of 3.20 percent in the first quarter of 1975. This page provides the latest reported value for - France Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. France Unemployment Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2024.
Unemployment Rate in France remained unchanged at 7.50 percent in the first quarter of 2024 from 7.50 percent in the fourth quarter of 2023. Unemployment Rate in France is expected to be 7.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the France Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 7.60 percent in 2025 and 7.90 percent in 2026, according to our econometric models.