Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 in Metropolitan France

Metropolitan France: Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 was 523 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
523
Change on year
down 15.4%
World rank
5th
of 47 countries
All-time high
1,044
in 2012
All-time low
523
in 2020
Years of data
18
2003–2020

Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Metropolitan France, 2003–2020

02505007501.0k2003201120202003: 9472004: 9482005: 9982006: 9192007: 7762008: 8192009: 1.0k2010: 1.0k2011: 1.0k2012: 1.0k2013: 9132014: 8582015: 8392016: 8592017: 7362018: 6802019: 6182020: 523

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2020, unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Metropolitan France stood at 523. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 15.4% on the previous year and down 49.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Metropolitan France peaked at 1,044 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 523, in 2020.

That places Metropolitan France 5th out of 47 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Unemployment: quarterly data (1998–2020) … quarterly 1998 in Metropolitan France, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data (1998–2020) in Metropolitan France, 2003 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2003 947 —
2004 948 +0.1%
2005 998 +5.3%
2006 919 -7.9%
2007 776 -15.6%
2008 819 +5.5%
2009 1,017 +24.2%
2010 1,037 +2.0%
2011 1,004 -3.2%
2012 1,044 +4.0%
2013 913 -12.5%
2014 858 -6.0%
2015 839 -2.2%
2016 859 +2.4%
2017 736 -14.3%
2018 680 -7.6%
2019 618 -9.1%
2020 523 -15.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 917.71 776 1,017 7
2010s 858.8 618 1,044 10
2020s 523 523 523 1

Countries ranked near Metropolitan France

  1. 2 Spain 1,677 compare
  2. 3 Italy 1,052 compare
  3. 4 France 570 compare
  4. 6 Germany 433 compare
  5. 7 United Kingdom 335 compare
  6. 7 United Kingdom 335 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Metropolitan France?
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Metropolitan France was 523 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Metropolitan France?
The highest recorded value was 1,044 in 2012.
What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Metropolitan France?
The lowest recorded value was 523 in 2020.
How does Metropolitan France rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data?
Metropolitan France ranks 5th out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
Is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data rising or falling in Metropolitan France?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.6%. 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 - quarterly data (1998–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data (1998–2020)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 999 data points, 1998–2020
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