The number of people registered as unemployed in France declined by 26.9 thousand in January 2026, reaching 3.091 million, marking the third consecutive monthly decrease. Initial Jobless Claims in France averaged -0.08 Thousand from 1996 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 804.50 Thousand in April of 2020 and a record low of -206.40 Thousand in June of 2020. source: DARES, France
Initial Jobless Claims in France is expected to be 17.00 Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the France Initial Jobless Claims is projected to trend around -20.00 Thousand in 2027 and -26.00 Thousand in 2028, according to our econometric models.