Average Weekly Hours in France remained unchanged at 31.10 Hours in the second quarter of 2026 from 31.10 Hours in the first quarter of 2026. Average Weekly Hours in France averaged 31.05 Hours from 2014 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 31.70 Hours in the second quarter of 2019 and a record low of 27.10 Hours in the second quarter of 2020. source: INSEE, France

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Average Weekly Hours	31.10	31.10	Hours	Jun 2026
Employed Persons	28232.00	28267.00	Thousand	Jun 2026
Employment Change	0.00	0.00	percent	Jun 2026
Employment Rate	69.00	69.30	percent	Jun 2026
Full Time Employment	23969.00	23830.90	Thousand	Jun 2026
Government Payrolls	6064.10	6063.10	Thousand	Jun 2026
Unemployment Benefit Claims	-61.30	21.50	Thousand	Aug 2026
Job Vacancies	234.30	277.60	Thousand	Aug 2026
Labor Force Participation Rate	75.40	75.50	percent	Jun 2026
Labour Costs	115.31	114.78	points	Jun 2026
Long Term Unemployment Rate	2.10	2.00	percent	Jun 2026
Manufacturing Payrolls	2816.20	2824.40	Thousand	Jun 2026
Minimum Wages	1867.00	1823.00	EUR/Month	Dec 2026
Non Farm Payrolls	27021.10	27033.20	Thousand	Jun 2026
Private Non Farm Payrolls	20957.00	20981.30	Thousand	Jun 2026
Part Time Employment	4937.70	4934.20	Thousand	Jun 2026
Population	69.08	68.85	Million	Dec 2025
Productivity	102.09	101.95	points	Jun 2026
Retirement Age Men	63.00	62.75	Years	Dec 2026
Retirement Age Women	63.00	62.75	Years	Dec 2026
Jobseekers Total	3081.70	3143.00	Thousand	Aug 2026
Unemployment Rate	8.30	8.10	percent	Jun 2026
Wage Growth	1.70	1.60	percent	Jun 2026
Wages	3602.00	3490.00	EUR/Month	Dec 2024
Wages in Manufacturing	124.70	123.80	points	Jun 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate	20.60	20.80	percent	Aug 2026