France unemployment rate, 1991 to 2025
France unemployment rate stood at 8 in 2025, up 1.9% on the previous period.
The unemployment rate counts people without work who are available for and seeking work, as a share of the labor force, using the International Labour Organization's harmonized definition via the World Bank. Since 1991 the series has ranged from 7.3 percent (2022) to 13 percent (1994); the latest reading is 7.5 percent for 2025, up from 7.4 percent the period before.
Cross-country comparisons work here because the ILO definition is consistent, but the rate hides underemployment and discouraged workers who stopped searching. National statistical offices often publish broader measures alongside this headline one.
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