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NUTS 3 areas of France by unemployment rate

Pyrénées-Orientales had the highest unemployment rate of 96 areas in 2016, at 15.2%. Lozère had the lowest, at 6.3%. The median was 9.5%. Source: the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE, France).

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Highest15.2Pyrénées-Orientales
Lowest6.3Lozère
Median9.596 areas

Top 40 areas, 2016

Pyrénées-Orientales: 15.2 %Pyrénées-Orientales15.2Hérault: 13.7 %Hérault13.7Aisne: 13.6 %Aisne13.6Aude: 13.6 %Aude13.6Gard: 13.3 %Gard13.3Seine-Saint-Denis: 12.8 %Seine-Saint-Denis12.8Vaucluse: 12.8 %Vaucluse12.8Aube: 12.6 %Aube12.6Nord: 12.6 %Nord12.6Pas-de-Calais: 12.4 %Pas-de-Calais12.4Ardennes: 12 %Ardennes12Ariège: 12 %Ariège12Somme: 12 %Somme12Bouches-du-Rhône: 11.8 %Bouches-du-Rhône11.8Tarn-et-Garonne: 11.5 %Tarn-et-Garonne11.5Seine-Maritime: 11.3 %Seine-Maritime11.3Hautes-Pyrénées: 11.2 %Hautes-Pyrénées11.2Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: 11.1 %Alpes-de-Haute-Provence11.1Vosges: 11 %Vosges11Drôme: 10.9 %Drôme10.9Territoire de Belfort: 10.8 %Territoire de Belfort10.8Var: 10.8 %Var10.8Tarn: 10.7 %Tarn10.7Ardèche: 10.6 %Ardèche10.6Haute-Corse: 10.6 %Haute-Corse10.6Allier: 10.4 %Allier10.4Cher: 10.4 %Cher10.4Alpes-Maritimes: 10.3 %Alpes-Maritimes10.3Charente-Maritime: 10.3 %Charente-Maritime10.3Dordogne: 10.3 %Dordogne10.3Eure: 10.3 %Eure10.3Lot-et-Garonne: 10.2 %Lot-et-Garonne10.2Moselle: 10.2 %Moselle10.2Haute-Garonne: 10.1 %Haute-Garonne10.1Val-d’Oise: 10.1 %Val-d’Oise10.1Gironde: 10 %Gironde10Loire: 10 %Loire10Oise: 10 %Oise10Loiret: 9.9 %Loiret9.9Haut-Rhin: 9.8 %Haut-Rhin9.8Pyrénées-Orientales: 15.2 %Pyrénées-Orientales15.2Hérault: 13.7 %Hérault13.7Aisne: 13.6 %Aisne13.6Aude: 13.6 %Aude13.6Gard: 13.3 %Gard13.3Seine-Saint-Denis: 12.8 %Seine-Saint-Denis12.8Vaucluse: 12.8 %Vaucluse12.8Aube: 12.6 %Aube12.6Nord: 12.6 %Nord12.6Pas-de-Calais: 12.4 %Pas-de-Calais12.4Ardennes: 12 %Ardennes12Ariège: 12 %Ariège12Somme: 12 %Somme12Bouches-du-Rhône: 11.8 %Bouches-du-Rhône11.8Tarn-et-Garonne: 11.5 %Tarn-et-Garonne11.5Seine-Maritime: 11.3 %Seine-Maritime11.3Hautes-Pyrénées: 11.2 %Hautes-Pyrénées11.2Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: 11.1 %Alpes-de-Haute-Provence11.1Vosges: 11 %Vosges11Drôme: 10.9 %Drôme10.9Territoire de Belfort: 10.8 %Territoire de Belfort10.8Var: 10.8 %Var10.8Tarn: 10.7 %Tarn10.7Ardèche: 10.6 %Ardèche10.6Haute-Corse: 10.6 %Haute-Corse10.6Allier: 10.4 %Allier10.4Cher: 10.4 %Cher10.4Alpes-Maritimes: 10.3 %Alpes-Maritimes10.3Charente-Maritime: 10.3 %Charente-Maritime10.3Dordogne: 10.3 %Dordogne10.3Eure: 10.3 %Eure10.3Lot-et-Garonne: 10.2 %Lot-et-Garonne10.2Moselle: 10.2 %Moselle10.2Haute-Garonne: 10.1 %Haute-Garonne10.1Val-d’Oise: 10.1 %Val-d’Oise10.1Gironde: 10 %Gironde10Loire: 10 %Loire10Oise: 10 %Oise10Loiret: 9.9 %Loiret9.9Haut-Rhin: 9.8 %Haut-Rhin9.8
%. 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

RankAreas2016 (%)Change on 2015
1Pyrénées-Orientales15.2-0.1 pts
2Hérault13.7-0.4 pts
3Aisne13.6-0.3 pts
3Aude13.6-0.6 pts
5Gard13.3-0.5 pts
6Seine-Saint-Denis12.8-0.3 pts
6Vaucluse12.8-0.2 pts
8Aube12.6-0.1 pts
8Nord12.6-0.4 pts
10Pas-de-Calais12.4-0.6 pts
11Ardennes12-0.5 pts
11Ariège12-0.3 pts
11Somme120 pts
14Bouches-du-Rhône11.8-0.2 pts
15Tarn-et-Garonne11.5-0.1 pts
16Seine-Maritime11.3+0.1 pts
17Hautes-Pyrénées11.2-0.3 pts
18Alpes-de-Haute-Provence11.1-0.3 pts
19Vosges11-0.7 pts
20Drôme10.9-0.3 pts
21Territoire de Belfort10.8-0.7 pts
21Var10.8-0.3 pts
23Tarn10.7-0.4 pts
24Ardèche10.6-0.1 pts
24Haute-Corse10.6-0.5 pts
26Allier10.4-0.2 pts
26Cher10.4-0.1 pts
28Alpes-Maritimes10.3-0.2 pts
28Charente-Maritime10.3-0.4 pts
28Dordogne10.3-0.4 pts
28Eure10.3-0.1 pts
32Lot-et-Garonne10.2-0.1 pts
32Moselle10.2-0.4 pts
34Haute-Garonne10.1-0.5 pts
34Val-d’Oise10.1-0.2 pts
36Gironde10-0.3 pts
36Loire10-0.2 pts
36Oise10-0.2 pts
39Loiret9.9-0.2 pts
40Haut-Rhin9.8-0.2 pts
40Indre9.8+0.1 pts
40Meurthe-et-Moselle9.8-0.3 pts
40Meuse9.8-0.3 pts
44Charente9.7-0.4 pts
44Sarthe9.7-0.4 pts
46Marne9.6-0.4 pts
46Yonne9.6-0.3 pts
48Eure-et-Loir9.5-0.2 pts
48Haute-Vienne9.5-0.3 pts
50Calvados9.4-0.5 pts
50Corse-du-Sud9.4-0.3 pts
50Haute-Marne9.4-0.4 pts
50Landes9.4-0.2 pts
54Hautes-Alpes9.3-0.1 pts
54Maine-et-Loire9.3-0.3 pts
54Nièvre9.3-0.4 pts
54Orne9.3-0.2 pts
58Doubs9.2-0.3 pts
58Haute-Saône9.2-0.6 pts
60Creuse9.1-0.4 pts
60Indre-et-Loire9.1-0.2 pts
60Lot9.1-0.1 pts
60Morbihan9.1-0.3 pts
64Côtes-d’Armor9-0.1 pts
64Finistère9-0.2 pts
64Rhône9-0.3 pts
64Saône-et-Loire9-0.3 pts
68Val-de-Marne8.8-0.2 pts
69Bas-Rhin8.7-0.3 pts
69Loir-et-Cher8.7-0.3 pts
69Puy-de-Dôme8.7-0.2 pts
72Côte-d’Or8.5-0.3 pts
73Isère8.4-0.2 pts
73Vienne8.4-0.1 pts
75Haute-Loire8.3-0.1 pts
75Loire-Atlantique8.3-0.5 pts
75Pyrénées-Atlantiques8.3-0.3 pts
78Corrèze8.20 pts
79Gers8-0.3 pts
79Manche8-0.3 pts
79Seine-et-Marne8-0.1 pts
82Deux-Sèvres7.9-0.1 pts
82Ille-et-Vilaine7.9-0.3 pts
82Paris7.9-0.3 pts
82Savoie7.9-0.3 pts
82Vendée7.9-0.5 pts
87Essonne7.6-0.1 pts
87Hauts-de-Seine7.6-0.3 pts
89Jura7.5-0.2 pts
90Ain7.40 pts
90Haute-Savoie7.4-0.2 pts
90Yvelines7.40 pts
93Aveyron7.3-0.2 pts
94Mayenne6.8-0.3 pts
95Cantal6.3-0.2 pts
95Lozère6.3-0.2 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (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, 2016}},
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Which area has the highest unemployment rate?

Pyrénées-Orientales, with 15.2% in 2016, according to the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE, France).

Which area has the lowest unemployment rate?

Lozère, with 6.3% in 2016.

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