FR · 2017 · une_rt_a
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
France, 2017
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data
23.5%
France, 2017
▼ 9.6% vs 2016 (26.0%)
Analysis
In 2017, France's unemployment by sex and age decreased by 9.6% compared to 2016, reaching 23.5%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 18.5%.
France ranks 7th 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 8.9% (from 25.8% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset une_rt_a, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
127.0%
EU-27: 18.5%
France timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · une_rt_a