Work & Labour in France

1,069 indicators covering work & labour for France.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash 100.0% 2021 up 67.2% 1st
SDG indicator 8.b.1: Existence of a developed and operationalized 3 2025 1st
Existence of a national strategy for youth employment 3 score 2025 1st
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 13.34 2023 down 7.9% 9th
Time-related underemployment 732.77 2023 down 13.1% 9th
Time-related underemployment rate 2.65 2023 down 20.3% 14th
Employment by detailed industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 45.95 million Thousand hours worked 2025 up 11.0% 4th
Potential labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 1,167 2024 up 18.5% 9th
Labour force by educational attainment level 31,782 Thousand persons 2025 up 7.8% 5th
Employed persons by professional status 29,331 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.0% 5th
Employed persons by professional status and occupation 29,331 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.0% 5th
Employed persons by professional status and full-time/part-time 29,331 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.0% 5th
Self-employed persons by occupation 3,865 Thousand persons 2025 up 31.9% 5th
Employees by occupation 25,384 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.6% 4th
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by occupation 29,331 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.0% 5th
Population in private households by degree of urbanisation and labour 49,066 Thousand persons 2025 up 4.0% 3rd
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 64.8% 2025 up 3.7% 31st
Employment rates by educational attainment level 59.8% 2025 up 6.8% 33rd
Employed persons by educational attainment level 29,331 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.0% 5th
Employed persons by occupation and educational attainment level 29,383 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.1% 5th
Self-employed persons by educational attainment level 3,865 Thousand persons 2025 up 31.9% 5th
Employees by educational attainment level 25,384 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.6% 4th
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment 29,331 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.0% 5th
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level 7.7% 2025 down 26.0% 10th
Persons outside the labour force by educational attainment level 17,284 Thousand persons 2025 down 2.3% 4th
Unemployed persons by duration of unemployment 2,451 Thousand persons 2025 down 19.7% 3rd
Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by 16,710 Thousand persons 2025 down 3.8% 4th
Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private 35.2% 2025 down 6.1% 15th
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 15.4 2025 down 19.2% 11th
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment 17.6% 2025 down 6.4% 16th
Temporary employees by occupation 3,896 Thousand persons 2025 up 3.8% 2nd
Temporary employees by duration of the employment contract 3,896 Thousand persons 2025 up 3.8% 2nd
Temporary employees by educational attainment level 3,896 Thousand persons 2025 up 3.8% 2nd
Persons having a second job by educational attainment level 1,367 Thousand persons 2025 up 0.6% 3rd
Persons having a second job by professional status of both jobs 1,367 Thousand persons 2025 up 0.6% 3rd
Persons having a second job by occupation in the first job 1,367 Thousand persons 2025 up 0.6% 3rd
Temporary employees by main reason 15.4% 2025 down 4.3% 8th
Public sector employment 5,852 2024 up 4.8% 5th
Inspectors per 10'000 employed persons 0.8 2019 down 1.2% 25th
Youth employment by educational attainment level 608.4 Thousand persons 2025 up 72.4% 7th
Time-related underemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 2,349 2024 down 6.9% 2nd
Time-related underemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 8.09 2024 down 15.4% 4th
STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2020 edition — Total employment 43,260 Hours 2019 up 5.3% 4th
Employees who could not find a permanent or full-time job 1,708 Thousand persons 2025 down 49.8% 4th
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time 20.4% 2025 down 51.9% 13th
Persons in part-time employment by main reason 20.4% 2025 down 51.9% 13th
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (current ILO) 18.55 2025 down 14.6% 12th
Youth unemployment by educational attainment level 226.3 Thousand persons 2025 up 28.4% 2nd
Capital intensity vs. labor productivity 243 2015 up 16.8% 2nd
Public employment 30,623 2024 up 12.0% 6th
Average hourly earnings of care employees 17.16 2024 up 35.6% 34th
Average hourly earnings of care employees 17.16 2024 up 35.6% 34th
Labour input in construction - quarterly data 97.2 Index, 2021=100 2025 up 11.9% 35th
Population in private households by citizenship and labour status 49,254 Thousand persons 2026 up 3.7% 3rd
Population in private households by country of birth and labour 49,254 Thousand persons 2026 up 3.7% 3rd
Labour force by citizenship - quarterly data 32,034 Thousand persons 2026 up 8.4% 5th
Labour force by country of birth - quarterly data 32,034 Thousand persons 2026 up 8.4% 5th
Labour force by educational attainment level - quarterly data 32,034 Thousand persons 2026 up 8.4% 5th
Labour force participation rates by citizenship - quarterly data 65.0% 2026 up 4.5% 31st
Labour force participation rates by country of birth - quarterly data 65.0% 2026 up 4.5% 31st