Work & Labour in France

1,069 indicators covering work & labour for France.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Unemployment rate 10.82 2025 down 8.5% 8th
Labour input in wholesale and retail trade - annual data 103.1 Index, 2021=100 2025 up 9.3% 16th
Fatal occupational injury rates 8.2 per 100,000 employees 2024 up 203.7% 10th
Informal employment 9.0% 2024 down 46.0% 37th
Collective bargaining coverage rate 98 2018 unchanged 2nd
Employment in STEM occupations 5,432 2024 up 23.9% 3rd
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued 44.3 2025 up 28.0% 15th
Informal employment, male 7.1% 2024 down 34.6% 38th
Employees working shifts - % of total employees 5.9% 2025 down 18.1% 44th
Employed persons working on Saturdays by professional status - % of 12.0% 2025 up 21.2% 31st
Employed persons working on Sundays by professional status - % of 8.6% 2025 up 19.4% 35th
Employed persons working at nights by professional status - % of 7.0% 2025 up 6.1% 27th
Job tenure by professional status and occupation 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Long working hours in the main job by professional status and 9.4% 2025 down 22.3% 7th
Employed persons working in the evenings by professional status - % 21.4% 2025 unchanged 22nd
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, quarterly 117.5 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 19.8% 34th
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 75.5% 2025 up 9.3% 36th
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 75.5% 2025 up 9.3% 36th
Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by 13.1% 2025 down 26.8% 7th
Labour force participation rates of young persons not in education 86.8% 2025 up 3.1% 26th
Labour force non-participation rates of young persons not in 13.2% 2025 down 16.5% 19th
Participation rate of young persons in education and training by 96.0% 2025 down 0.8% 22nd
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by labour 61.2% 2025 down 0.5% 26th
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs 38 Rate 2025 down 12.8% 19th
Informal employment, female 13.7% 2024 down 51.1% 35th
Persons in part-time employment by country of birth - % of total 28.9% 2025 up 20.4% 30th
Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Labour force 10.39 million Persons 2014 up 1.6% 3rd
Annual net earnings 23,021 2025 up 6.7% 19th
Nurses by age and sex — Health and social employment 607,644 Persons 2023 up 11.6% 3rd
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - item weights 1,000 2025 unchanged 1st
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, annual data 115.1 Index, 2020=100 2025 up 23.9% 39th
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap 75.13 Rate 2025 down 1.8% 22nd
Average full time adjusted salary per employee 43,790 Euro 2024 up 23.5% 9th
Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children 28,600 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 2025 up 19.6% 18th
Tax rate on low wage earners - low wage trap 51.37 Rate 2025 down 3.4% 13th
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 11.0% 2025 down 8.3% 10th
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 11.0% 2025 down 8.3% 10th
Population in private households by educational attainment level and 49,066 Thousand persons 2025 up 4.0% 3rd
Population in private households by educational attainment level and 22.4% 2025 down 21.7% 15th
Employees by educational attainment level and occupation 11.5% 2025 down 30.7% 20th
Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract 11.5% 2025 down 30.7% 20th
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment 11.5% 2025 down 30.7% 20th
Participation rate of young persons in formal education by labour 95.4% 2025 down 0.7% 22nd
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 49.9% 2025 up 14.2% 13th
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 49.8% 2025 up 14.0% 13th
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 49.9% 2025 up 14.2% 13th
Employees by educational attainment level and size of the local unit 11.5% 2025 down 31.5% 19th
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 75.5% 2025 up 9.3% 36th
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by 75.5% 2025 up 9.3% 36th
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 50.0% 2025 up 15.7% 14th
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type 23.6% 2025 down 7.5% 16th
Early leavers from formal education by labour status 8.2% 2025 down 22.6% 25th
Distribution of population aged 18 and over by part-time or full-time 13.7% 2025 down 14.4% 17th
Persons with information and communications technology (ICT) 516.6 Thousand 2025 up 78.8% 3rd
Employed persons with information and communications technology (ICT) 460.1 Thousand 2025 up 71.7% 3rd
Employed persons with information and communications technology (ICT) 460.1 Thousand 2025 up 71.7% 3rd
Employed persons with information and communications technology (ICT) 460.1 Thousand 2025 up 71.7% 3rd
Youth long-term unemployment rate 1.6% 2025 down 79.7% 26th
Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) (2008-2026) 29,464 Thousand persons 2026 up 11.2% 5th
Employed persons by occupation and economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 29,513 Thousand persons 2026 up 11.3% 5th