LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in France
France: LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force was 11.14 in 2025. ▼ Falling
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in France, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
France recorded 11.14 for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in France peaked at 13.3 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.63, in 2022.
That places France 20th out of 63 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 13.18 | — |
| 2015 | 13.3 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 13.04 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 12.34 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 11.94 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 11.27 | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 11.63 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 11.52 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 10.63 | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 10.67 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 10.76 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 11.14 | +3.5% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 11.14 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.94, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- France's 11.14 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.47, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.51 | 11.27 | 13.3 | 6 |
| 2020s | 11.06 | 10.63 | 11.63 | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
More work & labour data for France
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.028 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0507 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0063 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3323 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 62,374 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 8,235 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 35,191 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 33,294 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 68,485 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in France?
- Lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in France was 11.14 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3 in 2015.
- What is the lowest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.63 in 2022.
- How does France rank for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force?
- France ranks 20th out of 63 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. LU3 represents the share of the extended labour force that are in unemployment or the potential labour force. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.