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Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 in France

The unemployment rate in France was 7.7% of the labour force in 2025.

Measure: Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 Unit: % of the labour force Data: 2003 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Definition differs”.
France, 2025 7.7%d (Definition differs) % of the labour force
Change from 2024 +0.3percentage points 2024: 7.4%
European Union, 2025 6.0% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 6.0% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 9th of 34 See the full ranking

Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 in France over time

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% of the labour force. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 (% of the labour force), 2003 to 2025
Period FranceEuropean Union
2025 7.7%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 6.0%
2024 7.4%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 6.0%
2023 7.4%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 6.1%
2022 7.3%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 6.2%
2021 7.9%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 7.1%
2020 8.1% 7.2%
2019 8.5% 6.8%
2018 9.1% 7.4%
2017 9.4% 8.3%
2016 10.1% 9.3%
2015 10.4% 10.2%
2014 10.3% 11.0%
2013 10.3% 11.6%
2012 9.8% 11.1%
2011 9.2% 10.1%
2010 9.3% 10.1%
2009 9.1% 9.3%
2008 7.4% –
2007 8.0% –
2006 8.9% –
2005 8.9% –
2004 8.9% –
2003 8.5% –

Flags: d definition differs (see metadata) . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

  • That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 7.4% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 10.4%, the figure has changed by −2.7 percentage points.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, France has the 9th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 6.0%.

More for France

All statistics for France
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 19.8%d (Definition differs) 2025 · Eurostat Long-term unemployment rate 1.8%d (Definition differs) 2025 · Eurostat Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) 8.5% September 2026 · Eurostat ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 7.5% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 75.4%d (Definition differs) 2025 · Eurostat Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64 72.6%d (Definition differs) 2025 · Eurostat

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
une_rt_a · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A age=Y15-74 unit=PC_ACT
Observation period
2003 to 2025 for France
Provider update
6 November 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat