France Taux De Chômage

The unemployment rate in France rose to 7.4% in the third quarter of 2024, edging up from 7.3% in the previous period and aligning with market expectations. The number of unemployed persons increased by 35 thousand over the prior quarter to reach 2.3 million. Among age groups, the unemployment rate for those aged 15 to 24 rose by 1.8 percentage points to 19.7%, while it fell by 0.1 percentage points to 6.6% for those aged 25 to 49, and by 0.3 percentage points to 4.7% for those aged 50 and over. By gender, the jobless rate for men rose by 0.3 percentage points to 7.6%, while it fell by 0.2 percentage points to 7.2% for women. The activity rate reached 74.8%, 0.3 percentage points higher than in the previous quarter.