Labour marketFrance — Unemployment RatePrimary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Share of the labour force without a job and seeking one, per the ILO definition; lower is better.8.3%Q2 2026FrequencyQYSource: INSEE· Data Q2 2026Upd. 08/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketFrance — Youth UnemploymentUnemployment rate for ages 15-24; usually higher than average, it reveals young people's entry difficulties.21.6%Q2 2026FrequencyQYSource: INSEE· Data Q2 2026Upd. 08/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketFrance — Net salaried job creationChange in the number of salaried jobs over the period; positive means net job creation, negative net losses.27KQ2 2026FrequencyQYSource: INSEE· Data Q2 2026Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketFrance — Long-term unemploymentShare of the unemployed out of work for over a year; a high level signals entrenched unemployment.2.1%Q2 2026FrequencyQYSource: INSEE· Data Q2 2026Upd. 08/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketFrance — Employment RateShare of people aged 15-64 who are employed; measures how well the economy puts working-age people to work.51.5%2024Source: World Bank· Data 2024Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketFrance — Gender pay gapUnadjusted gender pay gap — how much less women earn per hour vs men in NACE B-S excl. public admin.12.2%2023Source: BIS· Data 2023Upd. 07/2025 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketFrance — Activity rateShare of people aged 15-64 in the labour market (employed or seeking work); measures engagement in working life.75.6%Q1 2026FrequencyQYSource: INSEE· Data Q1 2026Upd. 05/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketFrance — Median WageMedian monthly gross wage2.6KEUR2023Source: World Bank· Data 2023Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketFrance — Minimum wage as % of meanStatutory monthly minimum wage as a share of mean gross monthly earnings (NACE B-S).48.9%2023Source: BIS· Data 2023Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketFrance — Minimum wage as % of medianStatutory monthly minimum wage as a share of median gross monthly earnings (NACE B-S) — Kaitz ratio.60.5%2023Source: BIS· Data 2023Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketFrance — Hours workedMean weekly hours actually worked per employed person. Measures work intensity.30.73hrs/week2024Source: ILO· Data 2024Upd. 12/2023 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketFrance — Senior employment rate (55-64)Share of people aged 55-64 in work; measures how well older workers stay employed, a key pension-reform issue.61.7%2025Source: Eurostat· Data 2025Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketFrance — Job vacancies / tightnessIndex of unfilled jobs and recruitment tightness; a high level signals hiring difficulties.2.63index2024FrequencyQYSource: Eurostat· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketFrance — Part-time shareShare of part-time jobs; useful to spot involuntary part-time work and job quality.22.2%Q2 2026FrequencyQYSource: INSEE· Data Q2 2026Upd. 08/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketFrance — Temporary employment shareShare of employees aged 15-64 with a temporary contract — precariousness headline.15.2%2024FrequencyQYSource: BIS· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketFrance — Employment rate — tertiary educationEmployment rate of 20-64 year-olds with tertiary education (ISCED 5-8) — premium for higher education.85.8%2024Source: BIS· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketFrance — Employment rate — low educationEmployment rate of 20-64 year-olds with at most lower-secondary education (ISCED 0-2) — penalty for low education.54.2%2024Source: BIS· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketFrance — Unemployment rate — low educationUnemployment rate of 20-64 year-olds with at most lower-secondary education.12.4%2024Source: BIS· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketFrance — Unemployment rate — tertiary educationUnemployment rate of 20-64 year-olds with tertiary education — premium-side mirror of low-educ figure.5%2024Source: BIS· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketFrance — Job vacancy rateVacant posts as % of total occupied + vacant posts in NACE B-S — labour-market tightness.2.6%2024FrequencyQYSource: BIS· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketFrance — Labour cost index — totalQuarterly labour cost index for NACE B-S (compensation of employees + taxes − subsidies), index 2020=100.112index2024FrequencyQYSource: BIS· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketFrance — Labour cost index — servicesSame LCI for NACE G-N services aggregate (wholesale, retail, transport, ICT, finance, real estate, professional & support services).111index2024FrequencyQYSource: BIS· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketFrance — Active population share 20-64Persons in the labour force aged 20-64 as % of total population in that age group — quarterly LFS read.80.7%2024FrequencyQYSource: BIS· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketFrance — Early leavers from educationShare of 18-24 year-olds who left education with at most lower-secondary and are not in further training — EU 2030 target metric.7.7%2024Source: BIS· Data 2024Upd. 01/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
Labour marketFrance — Labour force participation rateShare of the working-age population (15+) that is either employed or actively seeking work. Measures labour-market engagement.56%2025Source: ILO· Data 2025Upd. 12/2023 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
