Labour force: number of persons and farm work (AWU) by sex … UAA in Metropolitan France

Metropolitan France: Labour force: number of persons and farm work (AWU) by sex … UAA was 878,460 in 2003. ▼ Falling

Latest (2003)
878,460
Change on year
down 7.5%
World rank
3rd
of 16 countries
All-time high
1.26 million
in 1990
All-time low
878,460
in 2003
Years of data
6
1990–2003

Labour force - number of persons and farm work (AWU) by sex of in Metropolitan France, 1990–2003

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1990199620031990: 1.3M1993: 1.1M1995: 1.0M1997: 958.1k2000: 949.4k2003: 878.5k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for labour force - number of persons and farm work (awu) by sex of in Metropolitan France is 878,460, measured in 2003. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labour force - number of persons and farm work (awu) by sex of in Metropolitan France peaked at 1.26 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 878,460, in 2003.

Labour force: number of persons and farm work (AWU) by sex … UAA in Metropolitan France, year by year

Annual values for Labour force - number of persons and farm work (AWU) by sex of worker, category of worker, legal status of holding, size of farm (UAA) and NUTS 2 region (1990-2007) in Metropolitan France, 1990 to 2003.
Year Value Change
1990 1.26 million —
1993 1.08 million -14.0%
1995 1.02 million -6.1%
1997 958,080 -5.6%
2000 949,350 -0.9%
2003 878,460 -7.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.08 million 958,080 1.26 million 4
2000s 913,905 878,460 949,350 2

Countries ranked near Metropolitan France

  1. 1 Italy 1.30 million compare
  2. 2 Spain 967,680 compare
  3. 4 Greece 568,710 compare
  4. 5 United Kingdom 341,370 compare
  5. 5 United Kingdom 341,370 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is labour force - number of persons and farm work (awu) by sex of in Metropolitan France?
Labour force - number of persons and farm work (awu) by sex of in Metropolitan France was 878,460 in 2003, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest labour force - number of persons and farm work (awu) by sex of recorded in Metropolitan France?
The highest recorded value was 1.26 million in 1990.
What is the lowest labour force - number of persons and farm work (awu) by sex of recorded in Metropolitan France?
The lowest recorded value was 878,460 in 2003.
How does Metropolitan France rank for labour force - number of persons and farm work (awu) by sex of?
Metropolitan France ranks 3rd out of 16 countries with data for 2003.
Is labour force - number of persons and farm work (awu) by sex of rising or falling in Metropolitan France?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Metropolitan France data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour force - number of persons and farm work (AWU) by sex of worker, category of worker, legal status of holding, size of farm (UAA) and NUTS 2 region (1990-2007). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Labour force - number of persons and farm work (AWU) by sex of worker, category of worker, legal status of holding, size of farm (UAA) and NUTS 2 region (1990-2007)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
115 places, 871 data points, 1990–2007
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