Long-term unemployment rate in France
In 2025, 1.8% of the labour force in France had been unemployed for at least a year.
The latest value carries the source flag “Definition differs”.
France, 2025
1.8%d (Definition differs)
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
European Union, 2025
1.9%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
1.8%
Position in 2025
15th of 34
Long-term unemployment rate 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.
| Period | France | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.8%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | 1.9% |
| 2024 | 1.7%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | 1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.9%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | 2.1% |
| 2022 | 2.1%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | 2.4% |
| 2021 | 2.4%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | 2.8% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | 2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | 2.7% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | 3.1% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | 3.7% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | 4.3% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | 4.9% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | 5.4% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | 5.4% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | 4.9% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | 4.3% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | 4.0% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | 3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | – |
| 2007 | 2.1% | – |
| 2006 | 2.5% | – |
| 2005 | 2.4% | – |
| 2004 | 2.4% | – |
| 2003 | 2.3% | – |
Flags: d definition differs (see metadata) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 1.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 3.1%, the figure has changed by −1.3 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, France has the 15th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 1.9%.
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Monthly unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted)
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Usual weekly working hours
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