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NUTS 3 areas of France by unemployment rate

Pyrénées-Orientales had the highest unemployment rate of 96 areas in 2017, at 14.3%. Cantal had the lowest, at 5.6%. The median was 8.9%. Source: the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE, France).

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Highest14.3Pyrénées-Orientales
Lowest5.6Cantal
Median8.996 areas

Top 40 areas, 2017

Pyrénées-Orientales: 14.3 %Pyrénées-Orientales14.3Aisne: 13 %Aisne13Hérault: 13 %Hérault13Aude: 12.7 %Aude12.7Gard: 12.5 %Gard12.5Nord: 12.2 %Nord12.2Seine-Saint-Denis: 12 %Seine-Saint-Denis12Vaucluse: 12 %Vaucluse12Aube: 11.9 %Aube11.9Ariège: 11.5 %Ariège11.5Pas-de-Calais: 11.5 %Pas-de-Calais11.5Bouches-du-Rhône: 11.3 %Bouches-du-Rhône11.3Somme: 11.2 %Somme11.2Ardennes: 11.1 %Ardennes11.1Tarn-et-Garonne: 10.8 %Tarn-et-Garonne10.8Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: 10.7 %Alpes-de-Haute-Provence10.7Seine-Maritime: 10.6 %Seine-Maritime10.6Hautes-Pyrénées: 10.3 %Hautes-Pyrénées10.3Var: 10.2 %Var10.2Ardèche: 10.1 %Ardèche10.1Drôme: 10.1 %Drôme10.1Tarn: 10 %Tarn10Vosges: 10 %Vosges10Alpes-Maritimes: 9.8 %Alpes-Maritimes9.8Allier: 9.7 %Allier9.7Cher: 9.7 %Cher9.7Haute-Corse: 9.7 %Haute-Corse9.7Dordogne: 9.6 %Dordogne9.6Territoire de Belfort: 9.6 %Territoire de Belfort9.6Charente-Maritime: 9.5 %Charente-Maritime9.5Eure: 9.5 %Eure9.5Moselle: 9.5 %Moselle9.5Val-d’Oise: 9.5 %Val-d’Oise9.5Oise: 9.4 %Oise9.4Gironde: 9.3 %Gironde9.3Lot-et-Garonne: 9.3 %Lot-et-Garonne9.3Meurthe-et-Moselle: 9.3 %Meurthe-et-Moselle9.3Haute-Garonne: 9.2 %Haute-Garonne9.2Loire: 9.2 %Loire9.2Corse-du-Sud: 9.1 %Corse-du-Sud9.1Pyrénées-Orientales: 14.3 %Pyrénées-Orientales14.3Aisne: 13 %Aisne13Hérault: 13 %Hérault13Aude: 12.7 %Aude12.7Gard: 12.5 %Gard12.5Nord: 12.2 %Nord12.2Seine-Saint-Denis: 12 %Seine-Saint-Denis12Vaucluse: 12 %Vaucluse12Aube: 11.9 %Aube11.9Ariège: 11.5 %Ariège11.5Pas-de-Calais: 11.5 %Pas-de-Calais11.5Bouches-du-Rhône: 11.3 %Bouches-du-Rhône11.3Somme: 11.2 %Somme11.2Ardennes: 11.1 %Ardennes11.1Tarn-et-Garonne: 10.8 %Tarn-et-Garonne10.8Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: 10.7 %Alpes-de-Haute-Provence10.7Seine-Maritime: 10.6 %Seine-Maritime10.6Hautes-Pyrénées: 10.3 %Hautes-Pyrénées10.3Var: 10.2 %Var10.2Ardèche: 10.1 %Ardèche10.1Drôme: 10.1 %Drôme10.1Tarn: 10 %Tarn10Vosges: 10 %Vosges10Alpes-Maritimes: 9.8 %Alpes-Maritimes9.8Allier: 9.7 %Allier9.7Cher: 9.7 %Cher9.7Haute-Corse: 9.7 %Haute-Corse9.7Dordogne: 9.6 %Dordogne9.6Territoire de Belfort: 9.6 %Territoire de Belfort9.6Charente-Maritime: 9.5 %Charente-Maritime9.5Eure: 9.5 %Eure9.5Moselle: 9.5 %Moselle9.5Val-d’Oise: 9.5 %Val-d’Oise9.5Oise: 9.4 %Oise9.4Gironde: 9.3 %Gironde9.3Lot-et-Garonne: 9.3 %Lot-et-Garonne9.3Meurthe-et-Moselle: 9.3 %Meurthe-et-Moselle9.3Haute-Garonne: 9.2 %Haute-Garonne9.2Loire: 9.2 %Loire9.2Corse-du-Sud: 9.1 %Corse-du-Sud9.1
%. 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

RankAreas2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Pyrénées-Orientales14.3-0.9 pts
2Aisne13-0.6 pts
2Hérault13-0.7 pts
4Aude12.7-0.9 pts
5Gard12.5-0.8 pts
6Nord12.2-0.4 pts
7Seine-Saint-Denis12-0.8 pts
7Vaucluse12-0.8 pts
9Aube11.9-0.7 pts
10Ariège11.5-0.5 pts
10Pas-de-Calais11.5-0.9 pts
12Bouches-du-Rhône11.3-0.5 pts
13Somme11.2-0.8 pts
14Ardennes11.1-0.9 pts
15Tarn-et-Garonne10.8-0.7 pts
16Alpes-de-Haute-Provence10.7-0.4 pts
17Seine-Maritime10.6-0.7 pts
18Hautes-Pyrénées10.3-0.9 pts
19Var10.2-0.6 pts
20Ardèche10.1-0.5 pts
20Drôme10.1-0.8 pts
22Tarn10-0.7 pts
22Vosges10-1 pts
24Alpes-Maritimes9.8-0.5 pts
25Allier9.7-0.7 pts
25Cher9.7-0.7 pts
25Haute-Corse9.7-0.9 pts
28Dordogne9.6-0.7 pts
28Territoire de Belfort9.6-1.2 pts
30Charente-Maritime9.5-0.8 pts
30Eure9.5-0.8 pts
30Moselle9.5-0.7 pts
30Val-d’Oise9.5-0.6 pts
34Oise9.4-0.6 pts
35Gironde9.3-0.7 pts
35Lot-et-Garonne9.3-0.9 pts
35Meurthe-et-Moselle9.3-0.5 pts
38Haute-Garonne9.2-0.9 pts
38Loire9.2-0.8 pts
40Corse-du-Sud9.1-0.3 pts
40Indre9.1-0.7 pts
42Haut-Rhin9-0.8 pts
42Landes9-0.4 pts
42Loiret9-0.9 pts
42Meuse9-0.8 pts
42Sarthe9-0.7 pts
47Charente8.9-0.8 pts
47Eure-et-Loir8.9-0.6 pts
47Marne8.9-0.7 pts
50Lot8.8-0.3 pts
50Yonne8.8-0.8 pts
52Calvados8.7-0.7 pts
52Haute-Vienne8.7-0.8 pts
52Hautes-Alpes8.7-0.6 pts
55Haute-Saône8.6-0.6 pts
55Orne8.6-0.7 pts
57Creuse8.5-0.6 pts
57Haute-Marne8.5-0.9 pts
57Indre-et-Loire8.5-0.6 pts
57Maine-et-Loire8.5-0.8 pts
61Morbihan8.4-0.7 pts
61Nièvre8.4-0.9 pts
61Rhône8.4-0.6 pts
61Val-de-Marne8.4-0.4 pts
65Côtes-d’Armor8.3-0.7 pts
65Doubs8.3-0.9 pts
65Saône-et-Loire8.3-0.7 pts
68Finistère8.2-0.8 pts
69Bas-Rhin8.1-0.6 pts
69Puy-de-Dôme8.1-0.6 pts
71Loir-et-Cher8-0.7 pts
72Côte-d’Or7.8-0.7 pts
72Isère7.8-0.6 pts
72Pyrénées-Atlantiques7.8-0.5 pts
75Loire-Atlantique7.6-0.7 pts
75Vienne7.6-0.8 pts
77Seine-et-Marne7.5-0.5 pts
78Corrèze7.4-0.8 pts
78Haute-Loire7.4-0.9 pts
78Paris7.4-0.5 pts
81Savoie7.3-0.6 pts
82Deux-Sèvres7.2-0.7 pts
82Essonne7.2-0.4 pts
82Gers7.2-0.8 pts
82Ille-et-Vilaine7.2-0.7 pts
82Manche7.2-0.8 pts
87Hauts-de-Seine7.1-0.5 pts
87Vendée7.1-0.8 pts
89Yvelines7-0.4 pts
90Aveyron6.9-0.4 pts
91Haute-Savoie6.8-0.6 pts
91Jura6.8-0.7 pts
93Ain6.7-0.7 pts
94Mayenne6.2-0.6 pts
95Lozère6-0.3 pts
96Cantal5.6-0.7 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  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, 2017}},
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Which area has the highest unemployment rate?

Pyrénées-Orientales, with 14.3% in 2017, according to the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE, France).

Which area has the lowest unemployment rate?

Cantal, with 5.6% in 2017.

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