Work & Labour in France

1,069 indicators covering work & labour for France.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Percentage of temporary employees by household composition 52.3% 2025 down 3.3% 5th
Population in jobless private households - % of persons living in 10.8% 2025 down 11.5% 4th
Percentage of adults in part-time employment by number of children 21.9% 2025 down 10.2% 21st
Percentage of persons employed part-time by household composition 21.9% 2025 down 10.2% 21st
Employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity and other typologies 12,935 Thousand 2024 up 14.4% 4th
Unemployment rate in people with vs. without disability 9.7% 2024 down 9.1% 11th
Employees by educational attainment level and NACE Rev. 2 activity 11.5% 2025 down 30.7% 20th
Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 29,331 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.0% 5th
Employed persons by detailed economic activity (NACE Rev. 2 two-digit) 29,331 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.0% 5th
Employed persons by job tenure and economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 1,290 Thousand persons 2025 up 12.6% 4th
Employed persons by occupation and economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 29,383 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.1% 5th
Self-employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 3,865 Thousand persons 2025 up 31.9% 5th
Employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 25,384 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.6% 4th
Temporary employees by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) 3,896 Thousand persons 2025 up 3.8% 2nd
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by economic activity (NACE) 29,383 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.1% 5th
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by economic activity (NACE) 29,331 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.0% 5th
Average usual weekly hours worked in the main job by professional 36.8 Hour 2025 down 1.1% 33rd
Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.3 Hour 2025 down 1.1% 32nd
Average actual weekly hours worked in the second job of persons who 11.1 Hour 2025 down 6.7% 33rd
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 29,383 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.1% 5th
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 29,383 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.1% 5th
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 29,383 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.1% 5th
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 25,411 Thousand persons 2025 up 8.6% 4th
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by job 124.1 Month 2025 down 9.1% 13th
Employed persons in selected tourism industries (NACE Rev. 2) by 29,383 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.1% 5th
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 29,331 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.0% 5th
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 29,331 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.0% 5th
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 29,331 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.0% 5th
Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, NACE 17,232 Thousand persons 2025 up 27.0% 4th
Employed persons in science and technology (HRST) by category, NACE 17,232 Thousand persons 2025 up 27.0% 4th
Participation rate of employees in education and training (last 4) 49.9% 2025 up 14.2% 13th
Employed persons by economic activity and NUTS 2 region (NACE Rev.) 26,460 Thousand persons 2008 up 17.6% 4th
Employed persons in knowledge-intensive activities by NACE Rev. 2 11,497 Thousand persons 2025 up 11.2% 4th
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 26,460 Thousand persons 2008 up 17.6% 4th
Supplementary indicators on labour market slack by age 1,258 Thousand persons 2025 down 26.3% 4th
Supplementary indicators on labour market slack by educational 1,258 Thousand persons 2025 down 26.3% 4th
Supplementary indicators on labour market slack by citizenship 1,258 Thousand persons 2025 down 26.3% 4th
Supplementary indicators on labour market slack by country of birth 1,258 Thousand persons 2025 down 26.3% 4th
Precarious employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity 3.9% 2025 down 17.0% 4th
Labour market transitions - quarterly data 28,267 Thousand persons 2026 up 11.2% 5th
Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for 3 2025 1st
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th 10.8% 2024 down 11.4% 32nd
Employment rates by sex, age and other typologies 68.4% 2023 29th
Hospital employment 1.26 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2024 up 8.6% 3rd
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 3.5% 2025 up 20.7% 21st
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training by 3.5% 2025 up 20.7% 21st
Employment by sex, age and other typologies 10,413 Thousand persons 2022 4th
Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data 3,426 Thousand persons 2025 up 20.5% 3rd
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data 2,451 Thousand persons 2025 down 20.5% 3rd
Employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data 2,770 Thousand persons 2020 down 4.2% 8th
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data 565 Thousand persons 2025 down 39.1% 3rd
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training 877 Thousand persons 2025 down 1.2% 2nd
Supplementary indicators to unemployment - annual data 1,258 Thousand persons 2025 down 35.3% 2nd
Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data 1,258 Thousand persons 2025 down 35.3% 2nd
Unemployed persons by type of employment sought 2,350 Thousand persons 2020 down 6.2% 3rd
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data 567 Thousand persons 2025 down 38.7% 4th
Labour transitions from temporary to permanent contracts by sex 28.2% 2025 up 182.0% 39th
Percentage of self-employed adults by number of children and age of 5.3% 2025 up 120.8% 20th
Percentage of self-employed persons by household composition 5.3% 2025 up 120.8% 20th
Use of computers and the internet by employees by NACE Rev. 2 activity 65.0% 2025 up 33.9% 11th