The number of people registered as out of work in mainland France fell by 21.7 thousand from the previous month to 2.933 million in May of 2022, the lowest since May of 2012. Unemployment in the population aged 25 to 49 fell by 11 thousand to 1.726 million, and that of the population aged 50 or older declined by 6.9 thousand to 0.844 million people. Also, the unemployment in the younger population dropped by 3.8 thousand to 0.363 million. Compared to the same month in the previous year, the number of people registered as jobless fell by 537.8 thousand. source: DARES, France
Unemployed Persons in France averaged 2943.59 Thousand from 1996 until 2022, reaching an all time high of 4294.50 Thousand in April of 2020 and a record low of 1982.60 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 June of 2022.
Unemployed Persons in France is expected to be 3230.00 Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the France Unemployed Persons is projected to trend around 3140.00 Thousand in 2023, according to our econometric models.