Work & Labour in France 1,069 indicators covering work & labour for France. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of women in temporary employment by permanency of the job 51.15 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 down 1.8% 18th Involuntary part time employment — Involuntary part-time employment 1,006 Persons 2025 down 49.1% 7th Public sector employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 5,852 2024 up 4.8% 5th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 14.93 2024 down 20.8% 14th Time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2,349 2024 down 6.9% 4th Time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 8.09 2024 down 15.4% 8th Discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 140.28 2024 down 27.7% 20th Labor market, S1 - Additional requirements for collective dismissal 0.6593 2014 down 23.5% 76th Labor market, S1 - Firing costs 0.6465 2014 down 0.5% 48th Labor market, Overall 0.557 2014 up 2.1% 75th Labor market, S1 - Procedural inconvenience 0.6387 2014 down 5.9% 67th Labor market, S1 - Redress measures 0.4777 2014 up 2.7% 61st Labor market, S1 - Valid grounds 0.6353 2014 up 78.6% 67th LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 10.76 2024 down 18.4% 29th Potential labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 1,167 2024 up 18.5% 15th Employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 52.57 2025 up 4.6% 60th Labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 31,834 2025 up 8.0% 9th Real effective exchange rate (REER), Index (2010=100) Adjusted by 84.21 2025 down 7.3% 17th Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 2,622 2024 down 21.2% 13th Persons outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 24,057 2025 up 4.1% 8th Female employment vs. public spending on family benefits 2.6% 2022 down 9.7% 13th Employment-to-population ratio for persons ages 25 to 54 81.7 2011 up 2.2% 35th Labour force participation rate for persons ages 25 to 54 91.06 2011 up 5.6% 13th Unemployment rate for persons ages 25 to 54 10.27 2011 up 40.5% 3rd Strictness of employment protection — Individual and collective 2.56 0-6 scale 2025 down 0.8% 9th Strictness of employment protection — Individual dismissals 2.56 0-6 scale 2025 down 0.8% 9th Strictness of employment protection — Temporary contracts 3.5 0-6 scale 2025 down 3.4% 5th Labour force participation rate 57.02 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup 2025 up 1.8% 27th Informal employment 939.59 2025 down 42.4% 40th Informal employment rate 3.39 2025 down 45.4% 69th Employment outside the formal sector 1,056 2025 up 47.7% 37th Share of employment outside the formal sector 3.81 2025 up 40.1% 70th Annual non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 19,510 National currency 2024 up 155.1% 15th Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Dependent employment 7.05 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 48.3% 17th Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force 23,942 Persons 2025 up 3.3% 7th Unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 7.7 2025 down 25.6% 22nd Unemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 2,451 2025 down 19.7% 6th Employment by job tenure intervals - frequency — Employment tenure 6.56 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2025 up 45.8% 16th Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment 29.33 million Persons 2025 up 10.7% 8th Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment 2.43 million Persons 2025 down 20.7% 7th Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force 31.76 million Persons 2025 up 7.5% 9th Youth time-related underemployment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 563.58 2024 down 13.1% 5th Youth time-related underemployment rate (previous ILO definition) 10.57 2024 down 24.8% 11th Average hourly earnings of employees 16.19 2024 up 23.5% 59th Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 3.61 2024 up 33.7% 26th Employment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group and 80.22 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 4.8% 18th Labour force participation rates of adults, by educational 87.69 Percentage of population in the same subgroup 2024 up 0.8% 13th Unemployment rates of adults, by educational attainment, age group 8.52 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 29.2% 9th Physiotherapists — Health and social employment 1.57 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 24.6% 10th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 957.75 2024 down 0.8% 13th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 12.57 2024 down 6.9% 40th Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio -6.4 Percentage points 2025 up 19.0% 4th Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Employment to -6.4 Percentage points 2025 up 19.0% 4th SDG indicator 8.8.1: Non-fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 2,622 2024 down 21.2% 11th SDG indicator 8.8.1: Fatal occupational injuries per 100'000 workers 3.61 2024 up 33.7% 30th Labour indicators rates - Regions — Labour force participation rate -7 Percentage points 2025 up 23.9% 4th Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Labour force -7 Percentage points 2025 up 23.9% 4th Labour indicators rates - Regions — Long-term unemployment rate -0.2 Percentage points 2025 up 77.8% 24th Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Long-term -0.2 Percentage points 2025 up 77.8% 24th Youth discouraged jobseekers (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 42.69 2024 up 11.7% 25th ← Previous Page 7 of 18 Next →