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Unemployment rate
France — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.7% (1989 est.) |
| 1991 | 9% (1990) |
| 1992 | 9.8% (end 1991) |
| 1993 | 10.5% (end 1992) |
| 1994 | 12.2% (May 1994) |
| 1995 | 12.6% (yearend 1994) |
| 1996 | 11.7% (yearend 1995) |
| 1997 | 12.7% (1966) |
| 1998 | 12.4% (1997) |
| 1999 | 11.5% (1998) |
| 2000 | 11% (1999 est.) |
| 2001 | 9.7% (2000 est.) |
| 2002 | 9.1% (2002 est.) |
| 2003 | 9.1% (2002 est.) |
| 2004 | 9.7% (2003 est.) |
| 2005 | 10.1% (2004 est.) |
| 2006 | 9.9% (2005 est.) |
| 2007 | 8.7% (2006 est.) |
| 2008 | 7.9% (2007 est.) |
| 2009 | 7.4% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 93 7.9% (2007 est.) |
| 2010 | 9.5% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 106 9.1% (2009 est.) |
| 2011 | 9.3% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 104 9.1% (2009 est.) |
| 2012 | 9.8% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 106 9.2% (2011 est.) |
| 2013 | 9.8% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 105 9.2% (2011 est.) |
| 2014 | 10.2% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 108 10.2% (2012 est.) note: includes overseas territories |
| 2015 | 10.2% (2014 est.) | 10.3% (2013 est.) | note: includes overseas territories | country comparison to the world: 110 |
| 2016 | 10.1% (2015 est.) | 9.9% (2014 est.) | note: includes overseas territories | country comparison to the world: 118 |
| 2017 | 10% (2016 est.) | 10% (2015 est.) | note: includes overseas territories | country comparison to the world: 130 |
| 2018 | 9.4% (2017 est.) | 10.1% (2016 est.) | note: includes overseas territories |
| 2019 | 9.4% (2017 est.) | 10.1% (2016 est.) | note: includes overseas territories |
| 2020 | 8.12% (2019 est.) | 8.69% (2018 est.) | note: includes overseas territories |
| 2021 | 8.12% (2019 est.) 8.69% (2018 est.) note: includes overseas territories |
| 2022 | 8.12% (2019 est.) 8.69% (2018 est.) note: includes overseas territories |
| 2023 | 8.06% (2021 est.) 8.01% (2020 est.) 8.41% (2019 est.) note: includes overseas territories |
| 2024 | 7.32% (2023 est.) 7.31% (2022 est.) 7.87% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |
| 2025 | 7.4% (2024 est.) 7.4% (2023 est.) 7.4% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |