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Long-term unemployment rate in France

Long-term unemployment rate in France was 1.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.1 pts from 2024. That is the 12th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

20251.8%
Change on 2024+0.1 pts
Rank12th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high3.22016
Series low1.72024

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Long-term unemployment rate in France, 2003 to 2025

1.522.533.52003200720112015201920252003: 2.3 %2004: 2.4 %2005: 2.4 %2006: 2.5 %2007: 2.1 %2008: 1.8 %2009: 2 %2010: 2.4 %2011: 2.5 %2012: 2.6 %2013: 2.9 %2014: 3.1 %2015: 3.1 %2016: 3.2 %2017: 3 %2018: 2.6 %2019: 2.3 %2020: 2 %2021: 2.4 %2022: 2.1 %2023: 1.9 %2024: 1.7 %2025: 1.8 %1.522.533.520032011201920252003: 2.3 %2004: 2.4 %2005: 2.4 %2006: 2.5 %2007: 2.1 %2008: 1.8 %2009: 2 %2010: 2.4 %2011: 2.5 %2012: 2.6 %2013: 2.9 %2014: 3.1 %2015: 3.1 %2016: 3.2 %2017: 3 %2018: 2.6 %2019: 2.3 %2020: 2 %2021: 2.4 %2022: 2.1 %2023: 1.9 %2024: 1.7 %2025: 1.8 %
%. Source: Eurostat, Long-term unemployment as a percentage of the labour force, 15 to 74 years (une_ltu_a). Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-09-10.
All 23 values
Period%
20251.8
20241.7
20231.9
20222.1
20212.4
20202
20192.3
20182.6
20173
20163.2
20153.1
20143.1
20132.9
20122.6
20112.5
20102.4
20092
20081.8
20072.1
20062.5
20052.4
20042.4
20032.3

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
France1.8
European Union (27)1.9

France compared with nearby places

Austria: 1.3 %Belgium: 2 %Bulgaria: 1.5 %Cyprus: 0.9 %Czechia: 0.8 %Germany: 1.1 %Denmark: 0.9 %Estonia: 1.8 %Spain: 3.4 %Finland: 2.4 %France: 1.8 %Greece: 5 %Croatia: 1.8 %Hungary: 1.5 %Ireland: 1.1 %Italy: 3.1 %Lithuania: 2.5 %Luxembourg: 2 %Latvia: 2.3 %Malta: 0.6 %Netherlands: 0.5 %Poland: 0.8 %Portugal: 2.2 %Romania: 2.1 %Sweden: 1.8 %Slovenia: 1.1 %Slovakia: 3.4 %
  • Under 0.9
  • 0.9 to 1.5
  • 1.5 to 1.9
  • 1.9 to 2.4
  • 2.4 and over
Long-term unemployment rate, 2025, %. France is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Eurostat, European Commission. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

People aged 15 to 74 who have been unemployed for 12 months or more, as a percentage of the labour force aged 15 to 74. Unemployment follows the ILO definition: without work, available to start within two weeks and actively seeking work.

A share of the labour force, not of the unemployed. From the EU labour force survey. Eurostat flags series breaks (most in 2021, under the new framework regulation for social statistics); they are stored as status break.

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Eurostat. Long-term unemployment as a percentage of the labour force, 15 to 74 years (une_ltu_a). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/une_ltu_a/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Long-term unemployment as a percentage of the labour force, 15 to 74 years (une_ltu_a) (Long-term unemployment rate, France, 2003 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/une_ltu_a/default/table

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Long-term unemployment as a percentage of the labour force, 15 to 74 years (une_ltu_a), Long-term unemployment rate, France, 2003 to 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 10 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/une_ltu_a/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/long-term-unemployment-rate/france. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Long-term unemployment as a percentage of the labour force, 15 to 74 years (une_ltu_a). Long-term unemployment rate, France, 2003 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/une_ltu_a/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/long-term-unemployment-rate/france.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Long-term unemployment as a percentage of the labour force, 15 to 74 years (une_ltu_a), Long-term unemployment rate, France, 2003 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/une_ltu_a/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/long-term-unemployment-rate/france (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the long-term unemployment rate in France?

Long-term unemployment rate in France was 1.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.1 pts from 2024. That is the 12th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Long-term unemployment as a percentage of the labour force, 15 to 74 years (une_ltu_a). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest long-term unemployment rate in France?

3.2% in 2016, the highest value since 2003 in this series.

Long-term unemployment rate elsewhere in European Union (27)

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