Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - France - Eurostat - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: Unemployment rates (Eurostat)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In France, the unemployment rate stood at 8.5 per cent in September 2026, versus 8.3 in August.
Sample. There are 525 records in the monthly series shown in the chart above. The series covers the period extending from January 1983 to September 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at some simple statistics we calculated on the whole sample: the unemployment rate achieved a maximum of 11.0 per cent in April 1997; it reached a minimum of 6.7 per cent in February 1983; it had a mean value of 9.0 per cent.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 8.30000 |
| 2026-08-31 | 8.30000 |
| 2026-09-30 | 8.50000 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Harmonised unemployment rate |
| Country | France |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Ratio |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Per cent |
| Source | Eurostat |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Free reuse with attribution |
| Other information | Percentage of the labour force |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM1 |
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Geographic aggregates
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - European Union - Eurostat - Monthly | 321 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Euro Area - Eurostat - Monthly | 321 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |