FR · 2017 · tesem120
Unemployment rate by sex
France, 2017
Unemployment rate by sex
18.8
France, 2017
▼ 6.9% vs 2016 (20.2)
Analysis
In 2017, France's unemployment rate by sex decreased by 6.9% compared to 2016, reaching 18.8.
France accounts for 113.3% of the EU-27 total of 16.6.
France ranks 6th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 4.1% (from 19.6 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tesem120, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
113.3%
EU-27: 16.6
France timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tesem120