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NUTS 3 areas of France by unemployment rate, 2025

Pyrénées-Orientales had the highest unemployment rate of 96 areas in 2025, at 12.2%. Cantal had the lowest, at 4.5%. The median was 7.1%. Source: the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE, France).

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Highest12.2Pyrénées-Orientales
Lowest4.5Cantal
Median7.196 areas

Top 40 areas, 2025

Pyrénées-Orientales: 12.2 %Pyrénées-Orientales12.2Seine-Saint-Denis: 10.7 %Seine-Saint-Denis10.7Aude: 10.5 %Aude10.5Hérault: 10.5 %Hérault10.5Aisne: 10.4 %Aisne10.4Gard: 10 %Gard10Nord: 10 %Nord10Vaucluse: 10 %Vaucluse10Ardennes: 9.8 %Ardennes9.8Aube: 9.4 %Aube9.4Territoire de Belfort: 9.4 %Territoire de Belfort9.4Ariège: 9.3 %Ariège9.3Tarn-et-Garonne: 8.9 %Tarn-et-Garonne8.9Bouches-du-Rhône: 8.8 %Bouches-du-Rhône8.8Pas-de-Calais: 8.7 %Pas-de-Calais8.7Somme: 8.5 %Somme8.5Val-d’Oise: 8.5 %Val-d’Oise8.5Seine-Maritime: 8.4 %Seine-Maritime8.4Haute-Garonne: 8.3 %Haute-Garonne8.3Tarn: 8.2 %Tarn8.2Allier: 8 %Allier8Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: 8 %Alpes-de-Haute-Provence8Drôme: 7.9 %Drôme7.9Ardèche: 7.8 %Ardèche7.8Loire: 7.8 %Loire7.8Val-de-Marne: 7.8 %Val-de-Marne7.8Vosges: 7.8 %Vosges7.8Charente: 7.7 %Charente7.7Hautes-Pyrénées: 7.7 %Hautes-Pyrénées7.7Lot-et-Garonne: 7.7 %Lot-et-Garonne7.7Oise: 7.7 %Oise7.7Loiret: 7.6 %Loiret7.6Yonne: 7.6 %Yonne7.6Doubs: 7.5 %Doubs7.5Sarthe: 7.5 %Sarthe7.5Var: 7.4 %Var7.4Cher: 7.3 %Cher7.3Dordogne: 7.3 %Dordogne7.3Gironde: 7.3 %Gironde7.3Lot: 7.3 %Lot7.3Pyrénées-Orientales: 12.2 %Pyrénées-Orientales12.2Seine-Saint-Denis: 10.7 %Seine-Saint-Denis10.7Aude: 10.5 %Aude10.5Hérault: 10.5 %Hérault10.5Aisne: 10.4 %Aisne10.4Gard: 10 %Gard10Nord: 10 %Nord10Vaucluse: 10 %Vaucluse10Ardennes: 9.8 %Ardennes9.8Aube: 9.4 %Aube9.4Territoire de Belfort: 9.4 %Territoire de Belfort9.4Ariège: 9.3 %Ariège9.3Tarn-et-Garonne: 8.9 %Tarn-et-Garonne8.9Bouches-du-Rhône: 8.8 %Bouches-du-Rhône8.8Pas-de-Calais: 8.7 %Pas-de-Calais8.7Somme: 8.5 %Somme8.5Val-d’Oise: 8.5 %Val-d’Oise8.5Seine-Maritime: 8.4 %Seine-Maritime8.4Haute-Garonne: 8.3 %Haute-Garonne8.3Tarn: 8.2 %Tarn8.2Allier: 8 %Allier8Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: 8 %Alpes-de-Haute-Provence8Drôme: 7.9 %Drôme7.9Ardèche: 7.8 %Ardèche7.8Loire: 7.8 %Loire7.8Val-de-Marne: 7.8 %Val-de-Marne7.8Vosges: 7.8 %Vosges7.8Charente: 7.7 %Charente7.7Hautes-Pyrénées: 7.7 %Hautes-Pyrénées7.7Lot-et-Garonne: 7.7 %Lot-et-Garonne7.7Oise: 7.7 %Oise7.7Loiret: 7.6 %Loiret7.6Yonne: 7.6 %Yonne7.6Doubs: 7.5 %Doubs7.5Sarthe: 7.5 %Sarthe7.5Var: 7.4 %Var7.4Cher: 7.3 %Cher7.3Dordogne: 7.3 %Dordogne7.3Gironde: 7.3 %Gironde7.3Lot: 7.3 %Lot7.3
%. Source: INSEE, INSEE, BDM dataflow TCRED-TRAVAIL-EMPLOI-TCHOMA-SA: localised unemployment rate, annual average, all ages, both sexes, by département. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAreas2025 (%)Change on 2024
1Pyrénées-Orientales12.20 pts
2Seine-Saint-Denis10.7+0.4 pts
3Aude10.5+0.2 pts
3Hérault10.5+0.3 pts
5Aisne10.40 pts
6Gard10+0.1 pts
6Nord10+0.4 pts
6Vaucluse10+0.3 pts
9Ardennes9.80 pts
10Aube9.4-0.2 pts
10Territoire de Belfort9.4+0.5 pts
12Ariège9.3+0.1 pts
13Tarn-et-Garonne8.9+0.3 pts
14Bouches-du-Rhône8.8+0.3 pts
15Pas-de-Calais8.7+0.2 pts
16Somme8.5+0.1 pts
16Val-d’Oise8.5+0.5 pts
18Seine-Maritime8.4+0.4 pts
19Haute-Garonne8.3+0.7 pts
20Tarn8.2+0.3 pts
21Allier8+0.1 pts
21Alpes-de-Haute-Provence8+0.1 pts
23Drôme7.90 pts
24Ardèche7.80 pts
24Loire7.8+0.2 pts
24Val-de-Marne7.8+0.6 pts
24Vosges7.8+0.1 pts
28Charente7.7+0.3 pts
28Hautes-Pyrénées7.70 pts
28Lot-et-Garonne7.7+0.4 pts
28Oise7.7+0.3 pts
32Loiret7.6+0.3 pts
32Yonne7.6+0.4 pts
34Doubs7.5+0.6 pts
34Sarthe7.5+0.3 pts
36Var7.4+0.2 pts
37Cher7.3+0.3 pts
37Dordogne7.3+0.2 pts
37Gironde7.3+0.5 pts
37Lot7.3+0.1 pts
37Marne7.3+0.1 pts
37Orne7.3+0.5 pts
43Eure7.2+0.2 pts
43Haut-Rhin7.20 pts
43Meuse7.2-0.1 pts
43Moselle7.20 pts
43Seine-et-Marne7.2+0.4 pts
48Charente-Maritime7.1+0.2 pts
48Haute-Vienne7.1+0.4 pts
50Alpes-Maritimes7+0.2 pts
50Essonne7+0.5 pts
50Eure-et-Loir7+0.1 pts
50Indre7+0.1 pts
50Nièvre7+0.2 pts
50Rhône7+0.5 pts
50Yvelines7+0.5 pts
57Calvados6.9+0.3 pts
57Creuse6.9-0.2 pts
57Haute-Saône6.9+0.3 pts
57Indre-et-Loire6.9+0.3 pts
57Meurthe-et-Moselle6.90 pts
62Haute-Corse6.80 pts
62Landes6.8+0.1 pts
62Saône-et-Loire6.8+0.3 pts
65Haute-Marne6.7+0.2 pts
65Maine-et-Loire6.7+0.4 pts
65Puy-de-Dôme6.7+0.3 pts
65Vienne6.7+0.4 pts
69Bas-Rhin6.6+0.2 pts
69Hauts-de-Seine6.6+0.6 pts
71Finistère6.5+0.4 pts
72Hautes-Alpes6.4+0.2 pts
72Loir-et-Cher6.4+0.3 pts
74Côtes-d’Armor6.3+0.1 pts
75Corse-du-Sud6.2+0.1 pts
75Ille-et-Vilaine6.2+0.4 pts
75Isère6.2+0.2 pts
78Corrèze6+0.1 pts
78Côte-d’Or6+0.3 pts
78Loire-Atlantique6+0.4 pts
78Paris6+0.3 pts
82Gers5.9+0.3 pts
82Morbihan5.9+0.1 pts
82Pyrénées-Atlantiques5.9+0.2 pts
85Ain5.7+0.2 pts
85Deux-Sèvres5.7+0.2 pts
85Haute-Savoie5.7+0.1 pts
88Aveyron5.60 pts
88Haute-Loire5.60 pts
88Jura5.6+0.3 pts
88Savoie5.6+0.3 pts
88Vendée5.6+0.3 pts
93Mayenne5.5+0.4 pts
94Manche5.4+0.1 pts
95Lozère4.8+0.1 pts
96Cantal4.5+0.3 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work.

More on how it is measured
  • Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over.
  • EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74.
  • United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states, counties and cities.
  • United Kingdom regions: Labour Force Survey, aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted.
  • Canada: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted, for the country and the provinces.
  • Australia: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted, for the nation and the six states; the ABS publishes no seasonally adjusted series for the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory.
  • New Zealand: Household Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted for the country and not seasonally adjusted for regional council areas.
  • Norway: Statistics Norway Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted monthly figures.
  • Sweden: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted and smoothed (the series Statistics Sweden gives in its monthly release), national.
  • Switzerland: Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS), ILO definition, permanent resident population aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted quarterly averages, national.
  • For other countries, the source may be OECD survey-based rates, annual survey-based rates compiled by the ILO in ILOSTAT, or annual ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank.
  • ILO modelled estimates cover ages 15 and over.
  • The World series uses those ILO modelled estimates.

Survey-based for national and Eurostat series. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states, US counties, US cities (those of 25,000 or more and smaller New England cities), United Kingdom regions, Canadian provinces, Australia and its six states, New Zealand with 10 of its regions, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland (national), not Spanish municipalities. For Spanish municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Source : Insee. INSEE, BDM dataflow TCRED-TRAVAIL-EMPLOI-TCHOMA-SA: localised unemployment rate, annual average, all ages, both sexes, by département. https://bdm.insee.fr/series/sdmx/data/TCRED-TRAVAIL-EMPLOI-TCHOMA-SA/A.TAUX_CHOMAGE_LOCALISE_MOYENNE_ANNUELLE.TAUX..0.00-.POURCENT.BRUT?startPeriod=1982. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). No changes made to source values.

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Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE, France). (2026). INSEE, BDM dataflow TCRED-TRAVAIL-EMPLOI-TCHOMA-SA: localised unemployment rate, annual average, all ages, both sexes, by département (NUTS 3 areas of France by unemployment rate, 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bdm.insee.fr/series/sdmx/data/TCRED-TRAVAIL-EMPLOI-TCHOMA-SA/A.TAUX_CHOMAGE_LOCALISE_MOYENNE_ANNUELLE.TAUX..0.00-.POURCENT.BRUT?startPeriod=1982

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INSEE, BDM dataflow TCRED-TRAVAIL-EMPLOI-TCHOMA-SA: localised unemployment rate, annual average, all ages, both sexes, by département, NUTS 3 areas of France by unemployment rate, 2025. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE, France), 3 June 2026, https://bdm.insee.fr/series/sdmx/data/TCRED-TRAVAIL-EMPLOI-TCHOMA-SA/A.TAUX_CHOMAGE_LOCALISE_MOYENNE_ANNUELLE.TAUX..0.00-.POURCENT.BRUT?startPeriod=1982. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate/france-provinces. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE, France). 2026. INSEE, BDM dataflow TCRED-TRAVAIL-EMPLOI-TCHOMA-SA: localised unemployment rate, annual average, all ages, both sexes, by département. NUTS 3 areas of France by unemployment rate, 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bdm.insee.fr/series/sdmx/data/TCRED-TRAVAIL-EMPLOI-TCHOMA-SA/A.TAUX_CHOMAGE_LOCALISE_MOYENNE_ANNUELLE.TAUX..0.00-.POURCENT.BRUT?startPeriod=1982. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate/france-provinces.

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Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE, France) (2026) INSEE, BDM dataflow TCRED-TRAVAIL-EMPLOI-TCHOMA-SA: localised unemployment rate, annual average, all ages, both sexes, by département, NUTS 3 areas of France by unemployment rate, 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bdm.insee.fr/series/sdmx/data/TCRED-TRAVAIL-EMPLOI-TCHOMA-SA/A.TAUX_CHOMAGE_LOCALISE_MOYENNE_ANNUELLE.TAUX..0.00-.POURCENT.BRUT?startPeriod=1982, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate/france-provinces (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE, France)}},
  title = {{INSEE, BDM dataflow TCRED-TRAVAIL-EMPLOI-TCHOMA-SA: localised unemployment rate, annual average, all ages, both sexes, by département: NUTS 3 areas of France by unemployment rate, 2025}},
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Which area has the highest unemployment rate?

Pyrénées-Orientales, with 12.2% in 2025, according to the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE, France).

Which area has the lowest unemployment rate?

Cantal, with 4.5% in 2025.

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