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Labour market

France · Hires expected to be difficult

Share of planned recruitments that employers expect to be difficult, from France Travail's « Besoins en main-d'œuvre » (BMO) survey. The survey is run every autumn among establishments and covers the hires planned for the following year; it is the « labour shortage » figure the French press reports each spring. A stated intention, not a count of posts left unfilled.· Recruitment projects declared by establishments for the following year, all of France· Employers’ expectations at survey time (autumn), not posts left unfilled; the year is the year the hires are planned for
50.1%
2025
−7.3 ptsvs 2024
min 32.4 2016max 61.0 2023
%
Range
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Source: France Travail, France Travail, Besoins en main-d’œuvre (BMO) survey, national results
Updated Nov 14, 2026
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