Work & Labour in France

89 indicators covering work & labour for France.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.5% 2025 up 24.4% 66th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 45.4% 2025 up 19.5% 88th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 55.3% 2025 down 0.5% 137th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 59.5% 2025 down 1.9% 166th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 86.4% 2025 up 3.0% 49th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 42.5% 2025 up 21.7% 81st
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 71.1% 2025 up 5.6% 56th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 76.9% 2025 up 2.3% 103rd
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 74.0% 2025 up 3.9% 66th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 51.5% 2025 up 1.0% 109th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 84.4% 2025 down 1.0% 28th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 68.3% 2025 up 4.0% 29th
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 89.0% 2025 up 0.0% 37th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 89.2% 2025 down 2.8% 40th
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 19.3% 2025 down 5.1% 87th
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 86.7% 2025 down 1.9% 34th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 0.3% 2025 down 51.4% 157th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.2% 2025 up 62.2% 154th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 0.3% 2025 down 29.6% 156th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 9.6% 2025 up 2.4% 101st
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 28.5% 2025 down 6.8% 65th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 78.3% 2025 up 1.9% 26th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 13.3% 2025 up 14.6% 153rd
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 15.6% 2025 up 6.0% 159th
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 10.8% 2025 up 31.6% 147th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 4.8% 2025 up 12.0% 44th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 6.5% 2025 up 5.0% 41st
Employers, female (% of female employment) 3.0% 2025 up 34.0% 44th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 18.8% 2025 down 21.6% 70th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 18.9% 2025 down 27.9% 52nd
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 18.9% 2025 down 25.2% 57th
GDP per person employed 128,587 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 3.4% 19th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 7.7% 2025 down 25.6% 54th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 7.8% 2025 down 27.7% 45th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 7.6% 2025 down 23.1% 67th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 53.5% 2025 up 3.6% 107th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 60.9% 2025 up 0.0% 174th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.0% 2025 up 1.7% 136th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.8% 2025 up 25.4% 59th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 46.5% 2025 up 22.4% 80th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.8% 2025 up 3.6% 45th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 43.2% 2025 up 23.8% 71st
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 19.7% 2025 down 22.9% 41st
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 20.0% 2025 down 24.8% 32nd
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 19.5% 2025 down 19.7% 56th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 11.4% 2025 down 13.1% 148th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 13.7% 2025 down 7.5% 97th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 12.6% 2025 down 10.0% 135th
Productivity: output per hour worked 77.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 9.9% 12th
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 9.1% 2025 up 6.8% 159th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 32.1% 2025 up 33.0% 72nd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 36.8% 2025 up 31.3% 102nd
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 34.5% 2025 up 32.1% 88th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 8.5% 2025 up 16.2% 158th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 47.6% 2025 up 3.6% 109th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 55.1% 2025 up 1.6% 160th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 51.2% 2025 up 2.6% 134th
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 7.8% 2025 up 30.8% 152nd
Unemployment with basic education 13.4% 2024 down 22.5% 25th
Unemployment with basic education, male 13.2% 2024 down 27.6% 21st