Work & Labour in France

1,069 indicators covering work & labour for France.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by NACE Rev. 2 activity - structure 12.2% 2024 down 20.8% 17th
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total 52.9% 2020 down 12.1% 22nd
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data 570 Thousand persons 2020 down 39.4% 4th
Recent immigrants in the labour force by citizenship 72.6% 2025 up 4.8% 21st
Accidents at work of employees by sex and age, excluding road traffic 338,329 Number 2023 down 7.9% 2nd
Employed recent immigrants by citizenship 64.3% 2025 up 21.6% 22nd
Employment by educational attainment level - quarterly data 262 Thousand persons 2020 down 7.7% 7th
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 19th ICLS 3.1% 2024 down 50.9% 29th
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data 586 Thousand persons 2020 down 37.3% 4th
Employment by educational attainment level - annual data 277 Thousand persons 2020 down 10.4% 7th
Long-term unemployment by sex - annual data 858 Thousand persons 2020 down 24.7% 4th
Accidents at work of employees by sex and severity 583,262 Number 2024 down 17.1% 2nd
Job vacancy statistics by occupation and NUTS 1 region (OJA) 23,947 Thousand 2024 up 4.2% 2nd
Domestic employment in exports - EU country perspective 6.19 million Persons 2024 up 21.8% 2nd
Domestic employment in foreign final use by industry of origin 6.10 million Persons 2024 up 22.1% 2nd
Domestic employment in final use by final producer industry 30.63 million Persons 2024 up 11.6% 2nd
Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th ICLS 10.5% 2024 down 6.4% 9th
Employment in Foreign Controlled Enterprises 11.9% 2023 up 8.9% 33rd
Enterprises that employ ICT specialists by NACE Rev.2 activity 12.5% 2024 up 9.6% 36th
Employed persons by actual hours worked in main and second job during 3,146 Thousand persons 2026 down 20.5% 2nd
Domestic employment in exports - EU perspective 41,636 Persons 2024 down 12.6% 5th
Employment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational 59.8% 2026 up 2.7% 31st
Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job 1,667 Thousand persons 2026 up 10.1% 3rd
Distribution by occupation (ISCO-08) of the labour market demand for 4.8% 2026 down 21.3% 13th
Employed HRST by category, NACE Rev. 1.1 activity and NUTS 1 region 11,266 Thousand 2008 up 40.9% 4th
Persons subject to EU Blue Card decisions by length of validity 5,155 Person 2023 up 2,732.4% 1st
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 26,460 Thousand persons 2008 up 17.6% 4th
Employed persons in technology and knowledge-intensive sectors by 26,460 Thousand persons 2008 up 17.6% 4th
Classroom teachers and academic staff by education level, programme 113,887 Number 2024 down 3.3% 6th
Persons subject to EU Blue Card decisions by length of validity, age 5,155 Person 2023 up 2,732.4% 1st
Percentage of the ICT sector personnel in total employment 3.37 2023 up 19.1% 25th
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training 830 Thousand persons 2020 down 4.4% 3rd
Young persons neither in employment nor in education and training 880 Thousand persons 2020 up 4.8% 3rd
Employment in Foreign Affiliates of Domestic Enterprises 25.6 2023 down 4.8% 4th
Health personnel employed in hospital - historical data 135,584 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2019 up 23.1% 4th
Employment in the environmental goods and services sector 777,755 Full-time equivalent (FTE) 2022 up 19.4% 3rd
Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data 626 Thousand persons 2025 5th
Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment rates by 63.04 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 7.1% 25th
Labour force participation rates by migration status, citizenship and 64.8% 2025 29th
Employment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational 59.8% 2025 31st
Employed persons by migration status, occupation and educational 29,331 Thousand persons 2025 3rd
Employed persons by migration status, professional status and 29,331 Thousand persons 2025 3rd
Employees by migration status and employment contract 25,384 Thousand persons 2025 2nd
Unemployment rates by migration status, citizenship and educational 7.7% 2025 9th
Services by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, H-N, S95) 163,436 2020 up 85.6% 4th
Employment by educational attainment level - annual data 343 Thousand persons 2025 6th
Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) 697,283 2020 up 6.3% 3rd
Construction by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, F) 501,189 2020 up 9.7% 1st
Supplementary indicators to unemployment - quarterly data 1,267 Thousand persons 2020 down 24.2% 4th
Employed persons by actual hours worked in main and second job during 4,030 Thousand persons 2025 2nd
Industry by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, B-E) 1,002 2020 down 44.9% 11th
Supplementary indicators to unemployment - annual data 1,276 Thousand persons 2020 down 22.2% 3rd
Private households by migration status, labour status and household 32,382 Thousand households 2025 2nd
Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2006 = 100) - quarterly 105.7 Index, 2006=100 2020 up 3.5% 11th
Employed persons by usual weekly hours of work in main and second job 1,588 Thousand persons 2025 3rd
Persons employed in multinational enterprise groups by size class 8 Millions of persons employed 2024 up 37.9% 2nd
Job-to-job mobility of human resources in science and technology 1,054 Thousand 2020 up 95.9% 4th
Employer business demography by legal form and NACE Rev. 2 activity 1.19 million 2020 down 8.7% 7th
Employer business demography by size class and NACE Rev. 2 activity 1.19 million 2020 down 8.7% 7th
Structure of earnings survey - hourly earnings 18.05 million 2022 up 14.8% 4th