Work & Labour in France

1,069 indicators covering work & labour for France.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — Dependent 10.25 Years 2025 down 9.5% 6th
Share of workers in informal employment: men vs. women 3.0% 2024 down 38.9% 60th
Share of male workers in informal employment 3.0% 2024 down 38.9% 60th
Share of workers in informal employment 3.1% 2024 down 50.9% 61st
Share of female workers in informal employment 3.3% 2024 down 58.9% 61st
Share of workers in informal employment vs. GDP per capita 3.1% 2024 down 50.9% 61st
LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization (previous ILO) 17.98 2024 down 16.3% 18th
Employment by job tenure intervals - average job tenure — Employment 10.21 Years 2025 down 10.2% 9th
Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Population 21.49 million Persons 2026 up 6.7% 4th
Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS 3.1% 2024 down 50.9% 70th
Average weekly hours actually worked per person in the public sector 28.36 2024 down 17.3% 74th
Workers in the reference group 23,135 2015 up 29.4% 5th
Annual employment by institutional sector, domestic concept — Total 46,218 Hours 2024 up 11.9% 5th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in the public sector 28.36 2024 down 17.3% 72nd
Ageing healthcare workforce - Regions — Active physicians 3.44 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2025 up 3.6% 30th
Annual employment by subsector of general government, domestic 6,408 Persons 2024 up 3.8% 1st
Gender wage gap 5.36 2024 down 54.0% 40th
Average weekly hours actually worked of employed persons ages 25 to 54 32.66 2004 57th
Part-time employment - Regions 5.20 million Persons 2025 up 4.1% 3rd
Care employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 7,359 2024 up 11.0% 7th
Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators (Revenue) 313 National currency 2025 up 63.9% 1st
Employer business demography by NACE Rev. 2 and NUTS 3 region 1.19 million 2020 down 8.6% 3rd
Decile ratios of gross earnings — Interdecile ratio of gross earnings 1.47 Factor of decile 1 2024 down 0.8% 28th
Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 29,022 2024 up 10.0% 16th
Quarterly non-financial accounts by institutional sector (Revenue) 6,573 National currency 2025 up 34.4% 14th
Employees 25,138 2024 up 7.8% 12th
Public sector employees 5,852 2024 up 4.7% 4th
Average monthly earnings of public sector employees 2,304 2024 up 21.1% 54th
Average monthly earnings of public sector employees 2,304 2024 up 21.1% 53rd
Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita 11.6% 2020 up 2.7% 22nd
Gender wage gap 11.6% 2020 up 2.7% 22nd
Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation 11.6% 2020 up 2.7% 22nd
Gender wage gap vs. GDP per capita 11.6% 2020 up 2.7% 22nd
Gender wage gap: 2000 vs. 2025 11.6% 2020 up 2.7% 22nd
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force for 9.48 2004 19th
Hospital employment 20.39 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2024 up 3.8% 8th
Employer business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region 1.37 million 2019 up 4.9% 3rd
Gender wage gap 4.23 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile 2022 down 28.6% 31st
LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 13.91 2004 10th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 35.49 2024 down 0.9% 62nd
Annual working hours per person employed 1,503 Hours 2016 down 0.5% 33rd
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee 34.64 2024 up 0.3% 64th
SDG indicator 8.5.1: Average hourly earnings of employees 16.19 2024 up 23.5% 55th
Average hourly earnings of employees 16.19 2024 up 23.5% 45th
Average hourly earnings of employees 16.19 2024 up 23.5% 45th
Gini index of hourly earnings of employees 0.308 2024 up 4.1% 46th
Median hourly earnings of employees 12.83 2024 up 20.4% 43rd
Median hourly earnings of employees 12.83 2024 up 20.4% 43rd
Median hourly earnings of employees 12.83 2024 up 20.4% 43rd
Average weekly hours actually worked per person in care employment 26.83 2024 down 16.9% 59th
Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in care employment 26.35 2024 down 17.0% 60th
Employment in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 5,432 2024 up 23.9% 5th
Share of workers employed in services vs. GDP per capita 77.0% 2007 up 4.9% 7th
Employment expectations indicators - monthly data 96.6 Index 2026 down 9.4% 31st
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 99.2% 2024 down 0.4% 10th
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 99.2% 2024 up 7.5% 2nd
SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate (current ILO definition) 7.7 2025 down 25.6% 20th
Unemployment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 7.7 2025 down 25.6% 20th
Unemployment rate 10.82 2025 up 4.1% 7th
Unemployment 3,359 2025 up 10.0% 5th