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8.3%Q2 2026Latest published observation

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History starts
Q1 2003
History ends
Q2 2026
Frequency
Quarterly observations
Unit
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4 observations · Q1 2017 to Q4 2017

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Date or periodValue · PercentSource
Q1 20179.7%National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE); French Customs
Q2 20179.6%National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE); French Customs
Q3 20179.5%National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE); French Customs
Q4 20179.0%National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE); French Customs

France unemployment rate history by year

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France unemployment rate history by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
2026 (to date)8.2%8.3%Q2 20268.1%Q1 2026▲ +0.2
20257.7%8.0%Q4 20257.5%Q1 2025▲ +0.5
20247.4%7.5%Q1 20247.4%Q2 2024▼ −0.1
20237.4%7.6%Q4 20237.2%Q1 2023▲ +0.4
20227.3%7.5%Q2 20227.2%Q3 2022▼ −0.2
20217.9%8.2%Q1 20217.5%Q4 2021▼ −0.7
20208.1%9.0%Q3 20207.2%Q2 2020▲ +0.2
20198.5%8.8%Q1 20198.2%Q4 2019▼ −0.6
20189.1%9.3%Q1 20188.8%Q4 2018▼ −0.5
20179.5%9.7%Q1 20179.0%Q4 2017▼ −0.7
201610.1%10.3%Q1 20169.9%Q3 2016▼ −0.2
201510.4%10.5%Q2 201510.3%Q1 20150.0
201410.3%10.5%Q4 201410.2%Q1 2014▲ +0.3
201310.3%10.5%Q2 201310.2%Q4 2013▼ −0.1
20129.8%10.2%Q4 20129.5%Q1 2012▲ +0.7
20119.2%9.4%Q4 20119.1%Q1 2011▲ +0.3
20109.3%9.4%Q1 20109.2%Q3 2010▼ −0.1
20099.1%9.6%Q4 20098.6%Q1 2009▲ +1.0
20087.4%7.8%Q4 20087.2%Q1 2008▲ +0.6
20078.0%8.5%Q1 20077.5%Q4 2007▼ −1.0
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France unemployment rate history by year
YearAverageHighLowChange
20068.9%9.2%Q1 20068.4%Q4 2006▼ −0.8
20058.9%9.1%Q4 20058.6%Q1 2005▲ +0.5
20048.9%9.0%Q1 20048.8%Q2 2004▼ −0.1
20038.5%8.8%Q4 20038.4%Q1 2003▲ +0.4

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