The number of people registered as out of work in mainland France declined by 33.1 thousand from the previous month to 3.554 million in January 2021, still remaining well above pre-pandemic levels, as new coronavirus-induced restrictive measures hit the labor market. Unemployment among people aged 25 to 49 decreased by 22.6 thousand to 2.101 million, and that among young people fell by 3.2 thousand to 0.492 million. Also, unemployment among those aged 50 or more dropped by 7.3 thousand to 0.961 million. Compared with the same month of the previous year, the number of people registered as jobless was up by 286.4 thousand. source: DARES, France

Unemployed Persons in France averaged 2928.26 Thousand from 1996 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 4315.70 Thousand in April of 2020 and a record low of 1975.40 Thousand in February of 2008. This page provides the latest reported value for - Unemployed Persons - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. France Unemployed Persons - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2021.

Unemployed Persons in France is expected to be 4070.00 Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Unemployed Persons in France to stand at 3650.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the France Unemployed Persons is projected to trend around 3650.00 Thousand in 2022 and 3250.00 Thousand in 2023, according to our econometric models.

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France Unemployed Persons

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
3553.70 3586.80 4315.70 1975.40 1996 - 2021 Thousand Monthly
Volume, SA


Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2020-11-25 11:00 AM Oct 3549.7K 3606.3K 3596.3K
2020-12-28 11:00 AM Nov 3586.3K 3549.7K 3570.7K
2021-01-27 11:00 AM Dec 3586.8K 3586.3K 3611.3K
2021-02-26 11:00 AM Jan 3553.7K 3586.8K 3613.8K
2021-03-25 11:00 AM Feb 3553.7K 3531.7K
2021-04-27 10:00 AM Mar
2021-05-28 10:00 AM Apr
2021-06-25 10:00 AM May
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French Registered Jobless Falls in January
The number of people registered as out of work in mainland France declined by 33.1 thousand from the previous month to 3.554 million in January 2021, still remaining well above pre-pandemic levels, as new coronavirus-induced restrictive measures hit the labor market. Unemployment among people aged 25 to 49 decreased by 22.6 thousand to 2.101 million, and that among young people fell by 3.2 thousand to 0.492 million. Also, unemployment among those aged 50 or more dropped by 7.3 thousand to 0.961 million. Compared with the same month of the previous year, the number of people registered as jobless was up by 286.4 thousand.
2021-02-26
French Registered Jobless Edges Up in December
The number of people registered as out of work in mainland France edged up by 0.5 thousand from the previous month to 3.587 million in December of 2020, remaining well above pre-pandemic levels, as new coronavirus-induced lockdown measures hit the labor market. Unemployment among people aged 25 to 49 went up by 1.2 thousand to 2.124 million, and that among those aged 50 or more increased 1.1 thousand to 0.968 million. On the other hand, unemployment among people aged 25 to 49 fell by 1.8 thousand to 0.495 million. Compared with the same month of the previous year, the number of people registered as jobless advanced by 297.7 thousand.
2021-01-27
French Registered Jobless Rises in November
The number of people registered as out of work in mainland France rose by 36.6 thousand from the previous month to 3.586 million in November 2020, remaining well above pre-pandemic levels, as new coronavirus-induced lockdown measures hit the labor market. Unemployment among people aged 25 to 49 increased by 16.1 thousand to 2.123 million, and that among young people rose by 11.2 thousand to 0.497 million. Also, unemployment among those aged 50 or more advanced by 9.3 thousand to 0.967 million. Compared with the same month of the previous year, the number of people registered as jobless was up by 283.4 thousand.
2020-12-28
French Registered Jobless Falls Sharply in October
The number of people registered as out of work in mainland France dropped by 56.6 thousand from the previous month to 3.550 million in October 2020, remaining well above pre-pandemic levels, as the labor market continued to recover from the coronavirus shock. Unemployment among people aged 25 to 49 decreased by 38.5 thousand to 2.107 million, and that among young people went down by 12.1 thousand to 0.485 million. Also, unemployment among those aged 50 or more fell by 6.0 thousand to 0.958 million. Still, compared with the same month of the previous year, the number of people registered as jobless was up by 224.4 thousand.
2020-11-25

France Unemployed Persons
The jobseekers total in France refers to the registered number of unemployed at the end of the month at employment center which are obliged to actively seek a job.