Work & Labour in France 1,069 indicators covering work & labour for France. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Unemployment rate of men vs. women 7.5% 2025 down 30.1% 52nd Female unemployment rate 7.5% 2025 down 23.7% 66th Share of male vs. female employment in industry 28.5% 2025 down 6.8% 65th Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture 3.2% 2025 down 14.4% 155th Share of male vs. female employment in services 68.3% 2025 up 4.0% 29th Employment rate, men vs. women 55.1% 2025 up 1.6% 160th Employment rate 51.2% 2025 up 2.6% 134th Youth unemployment rate 18.9% 2025 down 25.2% 57th Population by labor force status 10.81 million people 2025 down 8.7% 40th Employee compensation as share of government spending 17.6% 2023 down 3.0% 108th CPI: National consumer price index, country weights 13.11 2025 down 12.2% 153rd LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization 5,848 2024 down 10.4% 5th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 1,177 Persons 2022 up 15.2% 22nd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 2,408 Persons 2022 down 6.1% 11th Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 1.0% 2020 down 12.6% 70th Female labor force by age 298,682 people 2024 up 105.9% 33rd Labor force participation rate by age 42.5% 2024 up 23.6% 81st Female labor force participation rate by age 39.5% 2024 up 27.6% 65th Jobs gap 4,193 2024 down 5.9% 8th Jobs gap rate 12.6 2024 down 12.5% 27th Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers 1,862 2024 up 29.7% 11th Potential labour force and willing non-jobseekers rate 5.6 2024 up 19.1% 30th Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 18.6% 2024 down 25.1% 59th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0018 units per square kilometre 2023 down 7.2% 97th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0044 units per square kilometre 2023 down 8.9% 44th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 1.68 units per square kilometre 2023 up 5.7% 73rd Employment by status 86.7% 2024 down 2.0% 34th Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 86.7% 2024 down 2.0% 34th Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre 0.0032 units per square kilometre 2023 up 22.2% 139th Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre 0.0032 units per square kilometre 2023 up 22.2% 139th Employment 29,383 2025 up 11.2% 21st Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, annual growth 1.14 % change on previous year 2025 up 58,858.1% 39th Fertility and female labor force participation, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year 2025 up 58,858.1% 39th Female labor force participation rates slopes, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year 2025 up 58,858.1% 39th Cases of fatal occupational injury 830 2024 up 40.9% 12th Annual growth of GDP per employed person 0.9% 2025 down 3.2% 134th Unemployment with basic education 13.4% 2024 down 22.5% 27th Unemployment with basic education, male 13.2% 2024 down 27.6% 21st Unemployment with intermediate education 8.2% 2024 down 22.9% 42nd Unemployment with basic education, female 13.6% 2024 down 15.4% 27th Unemployment with advanced education 5.0% 2024 down 20.6% 58th Unemployment with intermediate education, female 8.5% 2024 down 23.0% 48th SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 0.5 2024 up 38.9% 155th Level of national compliance with labor rights 0.5 score 2024 up 38.9% 156th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total 12.6% 2024 down 6.9% 82nd Unemployment with intermediate education, male 7.9% 2024 down 23.0% 31st Labor force with basic education, female 22.3% 2024 down 14.4% 98th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female 11.4% 2024 down 11.3% 90th Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male 13.7% 2024 down 3.0% 50th Labor force with basic education, male 36.2% 2024 down 6.9% 116th Labor force with basic education 28.8% 2024 down 9.3% 110th Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) 55.0% 2024 down 5.8% 63rd Labor force with intermediate education, male 62.3% 2024 down 6.0% 117th Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) 58.7% 2024 down 6.0% 96th Unemployment with advanced education, male 5.1% 2024 down 19.0% 44th Labor force with advanced education, male 78.8% 2024 up 0.0% 87th Labor force with advanced education 77.4% 2024 up 0.0% 73rd Labor force with advanced education, female 76.2% 2024 up 0.0% 61st Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 49.4% 2025 up 6.2% 96th Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 56.1% 2025 up 3.3% 151st ← Previous Page 4 of 18 Next →