FR · 2017 · une_rt_a
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
France, 2017
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
9.4%
France, 2017
▼ 6.9% vs 2016 (10.1%)
Analysis
In 2017, France's unemployment by sex and age decreased by 6.9% compared to 2016, reaching 9.4%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 8.3%.
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 9.8% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
113.3%
EU-27: 8.3%
France timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · une_rt_a