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 was 8.3 per cent in July 2026, the same value recorded in June.
Sample. There are 523 data points in the monthly series shown in the graph above. The time range covered by the series is from January 1983 to July 2026.
History. Here's a glimpse of some simple statistics we calculated on the full sample: the unemployment rate attained a maximum of 11.0 per cent in April 1997; it recorded a bottom of 6.7 in February 1983; it was equal on average to 9.0.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Per cent |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-31 | 8.40000 |
| 2026-06-30 | 8.30000 |
| 2026-07-31 | 8.30000 |
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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 | 319 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |
| Harmonised unemployment rate (per cent) - Euro Area - Eurostat - Monthly | 319 | 2000-01-31 | 2026-07-31 |