Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Metropolitan France
Metropolitan France: Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data was 541 Thousand persons in 2020. ▼ Falling
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Metropolitan France, 2003–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2020, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Metropolitan France stood at 541 Thousand persons. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.3% on the previous year and down 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Metropolitan France peaked at 994 Thousand persons in 2010 and was at its lowest, 541 Thousand persons, in 2020.
Metropolitan France ranks 5th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Metropolitan France, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 886 Thousand persons | — |
| 2004 | 915 Thousand persons | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 943 Thousand persons | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 947 Thousand persons | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 855 Thousand persons | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 781 Thousand persons | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 943 Thousand persons | +20.7% |
| 2010 | 994 Thousand persons | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 959 Thousand persons | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 990 Thousand persons | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 943 Thousand persons | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 845 Thousand persons | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 841 Thousand persons | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 826 Thousand persons | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 783 Thousand persons | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 699 Thousand persons | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 624 Thousand persons | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 541 Thousand persons | -13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 895.71 Thousand persons | 781 Thousand persons | 947 Thousand persons | 7 |
| 2010s | 850.4 Thousand persons | 624 Thousand persons | 994 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 541 Thousand persons | 541 Thousand persons | 541 Thousand persons | 1 |
Countries ranked near Metropolitan France
More work & labour data for Metropolitan France
- Employment and labour force by sex and age - quarterly data 2,710 Thousand persons (2020)
- Labour market slack by sex and age - quarterly data 2,313 Thousand persons (2020)
- Unemployment by sex and age - quarterly data 2,313 Thousand persons (2020)
- Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data 2,697 Thousand persons (2020)
- Unemployment by sex and age - annual data 2,237 Thousand persons (2020)
- Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data 2,237 Thousand persons (2020)
- Part-time employment and temporary contracts - quarterly data 518 Thousand persons (2020)
- Part-time employment and temporary contracts - annual data 4,624 Thousand persons (2020)
- Long-term unemployment by sex - quarterly data 870 Thousand persons (2020)
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data 523 Thousand persons (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Metropolitan France?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Metropolitan France was 541 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Metropolitan France?
- The highest recorded value was 994 Thousand persons in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Metropolitan France?
- The lowest recorded value was 541 Thousand persons in 2020.
- How does Metropolitan France rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data?
- Metropolitan France ranks 5th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data rising or falling in Metropolitan France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.6%. 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 Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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