# Regions of France (NUTS 2) by long-term unemployment rate, 2025

All 25 values come from Eurostat, European Commission for 2025, so the places are comparable. 2 regions have no value for that period and are not ranked.

- Indicator id: `long_term_unemployment_rate`
- Unit: %
- 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.
- Source: Eurostat, European Commission, Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu) (https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/eurostat
- Retrieved: 2026-10-18
- Citation: Eurostat. Long-term unemployment (12 months or more) as a percentage of the labour force by NUTS 2 region, 15 to 74 years (lfst_r_lfu2ltu). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu2ltu/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-18.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/long-term-unemployment-rate/france-regions

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Mayotte | 14.8 |
| 2 | Guadeloupe | 9.8 |
| 3 | La Réunion | 7 |
| 4 | Guyane | 6.4 |
| 5 | Martinique | 6 |
| 6 | Ile-de-France | 2.4 |
| 6 | Nord-Pas de Calais | 2.4 |
| 8 | Languedoc-Roussillon | 2.1 |
| 9 | Haute-Normandie | 2 |
| 9 | Lorraine | 2 |
| 11 | Franche-Comté | 1.7 |
| 11 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | 1.7 |
| 13 | Champagne-Ardenne | 1.6 |
| 13 | Picardie | 1.6 |
| 15 | Auvergne | 1.4 |
| 16 | Alsace | 1.3 |
| 16 | Aquitaine | 1.3 |
| 16 | Basse-Normandie | 1.3 |
| 19 | Bourgogne | 1.2 |
| 19 | Midi-Pyrénées | 1.2 |
| 19 | Rhône-Alpes | 1.2 |
| 22 | Centre - Val de Loire | 1.1 |
| 22 | Poitou-Charentes | 1.1 |
| 24 | Pays de la Loire | 0.8 |
| 25 | Bretagne | 0.7 |