Work & Labour in France 1,069 indicators covering work & labour for France. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Youth labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 5,721 2025 down 15.2% 9th Youth labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition) 56.22 2025 down 6.6% 17th Youth outside the labour force (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 4,456 2025 up 0.0% 7th Youth employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 4,622 2025 down 13.6% 9th Youth employment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition) 45.41 2025 down 5.0% 29th Working-age population 54,748 2025 up 5.5% 5th Youth unemployment rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 19.22 2025 down 6.9% 7th Youth unemployment-to-population ratio (previous ILO definition) 10.8 2025 down 13.1% 5th Labour force participation rate 56.7 2025 down 1.2% 43rd Labour force 31,040 2025 up 4.2% 8th Persons outside the labour force 23,708 2025 up 7.1% 5th Employment-to-population ratio 50.56 2025 down 0.0% 47th SDG indicator 8.5.2: Unemployment rate 10.82 2025 down 8.5% 7th Employment by permanency of the job 68.44 Persons 2025 — 5th Population and employment - national accounts - quarterly data 69,145 Thousand persons 2026 up 3.7% 3rd Agricultural labour input statistics - absolute figures 696.3 Thousand annual working units (AWU) 2025 down 8.6% 8th Agricultural labour input statistics - indices 97 Index, 2020=100 2025 down 8.6% 13th SDG indicator 9.2.2: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of 10.98 2025 down 10.1% 31st Unemployment by sex and age - monthly data 2,603 Thousand persons 2026 down 14.5% 4th LU4: Composite rate of labour underutilization for persons ages 25 to 16.02 2004 — 11th Unemployment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 2,451 2025 down 19.7% 4th Employment-to-population ratio (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 52.57 2025 up 4.6% 52nd Employment (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 29,383 2025 up 11.2% 8th Average hourly earnings of public sector employees 17.54 2024 up 24.3% 43rd Average hourly earnings of public sector employees 17.54 2024 up 24.3% 43rd Persons outside the labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 24,057 2025 up 4.1% 8th Labour force participation rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 56.96 2025 up 1.6% 52nd Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts 11.47 million Thousand hours worked 2026 up 9.9% 4th Labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) 31,834 2025 up 8.0% 9th Days not worked per 1000 workers due to strikes and lockouts 99 2022 up 65.0% 10th Number of labour inspection visits 139,068 2019 down 17.0% 9th Labour productivity and unit labour costs - quarterly data 106.83 Index, 2020=100 2026 down 1.5% 29th Gini index of monthly earnings of employees 0.341 2025 up 4.6% 21st Median monthly earnings of employees 3,720 2025 up 27.8% 24th Public sector employment as a share of total employment 28.9% 2020 down 9.0% 10th Main agricultural labour force by age and sex of the farm manager 706,630 Annual working unit (AWU) 2023 down 6.8% 2nd Agricultural labour force by size of the farm and NUTS 2 region 706,630 Annual working unit (AWU) 2023 down 6.8% 2nd Agricultural labour force by legal entity, work status and sex of 706,630 Annual working unit (AWU) 2023 down 6.8% 2nd Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Dependent employment 25,308 Persons 2025 up 9.4% 7th Wage gap by age — Senior to prime-age wage gap -17.08 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2018 up 47.1% 29th Number of labour inspectors 2,175 2019 up 3.5% 3rd Average weekly hours actually worked per person in in a STEM 31.95 2024 down 13.7% 57th Average weekly hours actually worked per employee in a STEM occupation 31.65 2024 down 12.7% 57th Population and employment - national accounts - annual data 68,998 Thousand persons 2025 up 4.0% 4th Employment by job tenure intervals - persons — Employment tenure 29,233 Persons 2025 up 11.9% 7th Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and 11.05 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup 2024 down 33.3% 5th Trade union density rate 8.89 2018 down 16.9% 70th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 11.01 2025 down 21.1% 35th Wage gap by age — Youth to prime-age wage gap 33.07 Percentage of prime-age employees wage 2018 down 7.0% 23rd Labour productivity and unit labour costs by industry 21.6 Euro 2025 down 1.8% 14th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 877.49 2025 down 11.7% 10th Labour inspection visits per inspector 67 2019 down 16.0% 39th Caring personnel (personal care workers) — Health and social 12.66 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2021 up 1.8% 8th Agricultural family labour force by age, sex of farm manager and NUTS 69.80 billion Euro 2023 up 22.6% 1st Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data 56,618 Euro 2025 up 22.4% 12th Employment by main industry (NACE Rev.2) - national accounts - annual 45.95 million Thousand hours worked 2025 up 11.0% 5th Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued 44.3 2025 up 28.0% 28th LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force 11.14 2025 down 16.3% 20th Average monthly earnings of care employees 2,018 2024 up 26.1% 37th Average monthly earnings of care employees 2,018 2024 up 26.1% 37th ← Previous Page 9 of 18 Next →