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NUTS 3 areas of France by unemployment rate

Pyrénées-Orientales had the highest unemployment rate of 96 areas in 2015, at 15.3%. Lozère had the lowest, at 6.5%. The median was 9.8%. Source: the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE, France).

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Highest15.3Pyrénées-Orientales
Lowest6.5Lozère
Median9.896 areas

Top 40 areas, 2015

Pyrénées-Orientales: 15.3 %Pyrénées-Orientales15.3Aude: 14.2 %Aude14.2Hérault: 14.1 %Hérault14.1Aisne: 13.9 %Aisne13.9Gard: 13.8 %Gard13.8Seine-Saint-Denis: 13.1 %Seine-Saint-Denis13.1Nord: 13 %Nord13Pas-de-Calais: 13 %Pas-de-Calais13Vaucluse: 13 %Vaucluse13Aube: 12.7 %Aube12.7Ardennes: 12.5 %Ardennes12.5Ariège: 12.3 %Ariège12.3Bouches-du-Rhône: 12 %Bouches-du-Rhône12Somme: 12 %Somme12Vosges: 11.7 %Vosges11.7Tarn-et-Garonne: 11.6 %Tarn-et-Garonne11.6Hautes-Pyrénées: 11.5 %Hautes-Pyrénées11.5Territoire de Belfort: 11.5 %Territoire de Belfort11.5Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: 11.4 %Alpes-de-Haute-Provence11.4Drôme: 11.2 %Drôme11.2Seine-Maritime: 11.2 %Seine-Maritime11.2Haute-Corse: 11.1 %Haute-Corse11.1Tarn: 11.1 %Tarn11.1Var: 11.1 %Var11.1Ardèche: 10.7 %Ardèche10.7Charente-Maritime: 10.7 %Charente-Maritime10.7Dordogne: 10.7 %Dordogne10.7Allier: 10.6 %Allier10.6Haute-Garonne: 10.6 %Haute-Garonne10.6Moselle: 10.6 %Moselle10.6Alpes-Maritimes: 10.5 %Alpes-Maritimes10.5Cher: 10.5 %Cher10.5Eure: 10.4 %Eure10.4Gironde: 10.3 %Gironde10.3Lot-et-Garonne: 10.3 %Lot-et-Garonne10.3Val-d’Oise: 10.3 %Val-d’Oise10.3Loire: 10.2 %Loire10.2Oise: 10.2 %Oise10.2Charente: 10.1 %Charente10.1Loiret: 10.1 %Loiret10.1Pyrénées-Orientales: 15.3 %Pyrénées-Orientales15.3Aude: 14.2 %Aude14.2Hérault: 14.1 %Hérault14.1Aisne: 13.9 %Aisne13.9Gard: 13.8 %Gard13.8Seine-Saint-Denis: 13.1 %Seine-Saint-Denis13.1Nord: 13 %Nord13Pas-de-Calais: 13 %Pas-de-Calais13Vaucluse: 13 %Vaucluse13Aube: 12.7 %Aube12.7Ardennes: 12.5 %Ardennes12.5Ariège: 12.3 %Ariège12.3Bouches-du-Rhône: 12 %Bouches-du-Rhône12Somme: 12 %Somme12Vosges: 11.7 %Vosges11.7Tarn-et-Garonne: 11.6 %Tarn-et-Garonne11.6Hautes-Pyrénées: 11.5 %Hautes-Pyrénées11.5Territoire de Belfort: 11.5 %Territoire de Belfort11.5Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: 11.4 %Alpes-de-Haute-Provence11.4Drôme: 11.2 %Drôme11.2Seine-Maritime: 11.2 %Seine-Maritime11.2Haute-Corse: 11.1 %Haute-Corse11.1Tarn: 11.1 %Tarn11.1Var: 11.1 %Var11.1Ardèche: 10.7 %Ardèche10.7Charente-Maritime: 10.7 %Charente-Maritime10.7Dordogne: 10.7 %Dordogne10.7Allier: 10.6 %Allier10.6Haute-Garonne: 10.6 %Haute-Garonne10.6Moselle: 10.6 %Moselle10.6Alpes-Maritimes: 10.5 %Alpes-Maritimes10.5Cher: 10.5 %Cher10.5Eure: 10.4 %Eure10.4Gironde: 10.3 %Gironde10.3Lot-et-Garonne: 10.3 %Lot-et-Garonne10.3Val-d’Oise: 10.3 %Val-d’Oise10.3Loire: 10.2 %Loire10.2Oise: 10.2 %Oise10.2Charente: 10.1 %Charente10.1Loiret: 10.1 %Loiret10.1
%. 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

RankAreas2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Pyrénées-Orientales15.3+0.4 pts
2Aude14.2+0.1 pts
3Hérault14.1-0.1 pts
4Aisne13.90 pts
5Gard13.8+0.1 pts
6Seine-Saint-Denis13.1+0.1 pts
7Nord130 pts
7Pas-de-Calais13-0.1 pts
7Vaucluse13+0.3 pts
10Aube12.7+0.6 pts
11Ardennes12.5+0.3 pts
12Ariège12.3+0.2 pts
13Bouches-du-Rhône120 pts
13Somme12+0.1 pts
15Vosges11.70 pts
16Tarn-et-Garonne11.6+0.5 pts
17Hautes-Pyrénées11.5+0.2 pts
17Territoire de Belfort11.5-0.1 pts
19Alpes-de-Haute-Provence11.4+0.2 pts
20Drôme11.2+0.4 pts
20Seine-Maritime11.20 pts
22Haute-Corse11.1+0.4 pts
22Tarn11.1+0.1 pts
22Var11.1+0.2 pts
25Ardèche10.7+0.2 pts
25Charente-Maritime10.7+0.3 pts
25Dordogne10.7+0.1 pts
28Allier10.6+0.3 pts
28Haute-Garonne10.6+0.1 pts
28Moselle10.6-0.1 pts
31Alpes-Maritimes10.5+0.2 pts
31Cher10.5+0.3 pts
33Eure10.40 pts
34Gironde10.3+0.2 pts
34Lot-et-Garonne10.3+0.3 pts
34Val-d’Oise10.3+0.2 pts
37Loire10.2+0.2 pts
37Oise10.2+0.1 pts
39Charente10.10 pts
39Loiret10.1+0.1 pts
39Meurthe-et-Moselle10.1+0.1 pts
39Meuse10.1-0.1 pts
39Sarthe10.1+0.3 pts
44Haut-Rhin10+0.2 pts
44Marne100 pts
46Calvados9.9+0.2 pts
46Yonne9.9+0.2 pts
48Haute-Marne9.8+0.1 pts
48Haute-Saône9.8-0.3 pts
48Haute-Vienne9.8+0.2 pts
51Corse-du-Sud9.7+0.3 pts
51Eure-et-Loir9.7+0.1 pts
51Indre9.7+0.2 pts
51Nièvre9.7+0.1 pts
55Landes9.6+0.2 pts
55Maine-et-Loire9.6+0.3 pts
57Creuse9.5+0.1 pts
57Doubs9.5+0.1 pts
57Orne9.5+0.2 pts
60Hautes-Alpes9.4+0.2 pts
60Morbihan9.4+0.1 pts
62Indre-et-Loire9.3+0.2 pts
62Rhône9.3+0.1 pts
62Saône-et-Loire9.3+0.2 pts
65Finistère9.2+0.1 pts
65Lot9.20 pts
67Côtes-d’Armor9.1+0.1 pts
68Bas-Rhin9+0.2 pts
68Loir-et-Cher90 pts
68Val-de-Marne9+0.1 pts
71Puy-de-Dôme8.9+0.2 pts
72Côte-d’Or8.8+0.2 pts
72Loire-Atlantique8.8+0.1 pts
74Isère8.6+0.3 pts
74Pyrénées-Atlantiques8.60 pts
76Vienne8.5+0.1 pts
77Haute-Loire8.40 pts
77Vendée8.40 pts
79Gers8.3+0.3 pts
79Manche8.30 pts
81Corrèze8.2+0.2 pts
81Ille-et-Vilaine8.2+0.1 pts
81Paris8.2-0.1 pts
81Savoie8.2+0.1 pts
85Seine-et-Marne8.1+0.1 pts
86Deux-Sèvres8+0.3 pts
87Hauts-de-Seine7.9+0.1 pts
88Essonne7.7+0.2 pts
88Jura7.7+0.1 pts
90Haute-Savoie7.6+0.1 pts
91Aveyron7.5+0.2 pts
92Ain7.4+0.3 pts
92Yvelines7.40 pts
94Mayenne7.1+0.3 pts
95Cantal6.50 pts
95Lozère6.5+0.5 pts

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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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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?period=2015. 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, 2015. 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?period=2015.

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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, 2015 [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?period=2015 (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, 2015}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which area has the highest unemployment rate?

Pyrénées-Orientales, with 15.3% in 2015, according to the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE, France).

Which area has the lowest unemployment rate?

Lozère, with 6.5% in 2015.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE, France), INSEE, BDM dataflow TCRED-TRAVAIL-EMPLOI-TCHOMA-SA: localised unemployment rate, annual average, all ages, both sexes, by département. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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