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NUTS 3 areas of France by unemployment rate

Pyrénées-Orientales had the highest unemployment rate of 96 areas in 2020, at 12.6%. Cantal had the lowest, at 4.7%. The median was 7.6%. Source: the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE, France).

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Highest12.6Pyrénées-Orientales
Lowest4.7Cantal
Median7.696 areas

Top 40 areas, 2020

Pyrénées-Orientales: 12.6 %Pyrénées-Orientales12.6Hérault: 11.1 %Hérault11.1Aisne: 11 %Aisne11Aude: 10.7 %Aude10.7Gard: 10.7 %Gard10.7Seine-Saint-Denis: 10.6 %Seine-Saint-Denis10.6Vaucluse: 10.3 %Vaucluse10.3Nord: 10 %Nord10Aube: 9.9 %Aube9.9Ariège: 9.8 %Ariège9.8Ardennes: 9.6 %Ardennes9.6Bouches-du-Rhône: 9.4 %Bouches-du-Rhône9.4Pas-de-Calais: 9.4 %Pas-de-Calais9.4Somme: 9.4 %Somme9.4Hautes-Pyrénées: 9.2 %Hautes-Pyrénées9.2Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: 9.1 %Alpes-de-Haute-Provence9.1Seine-Maritime: 9 %Seine-Maritime9Tarn-et-Garonne: 9 %Tarn-et-Garonne9Territoire de Belfort: 9 %Territoire de Belfort9Alpes-Maritimes: 8.8 %Alpes-Maritimes8.8Ardèche: 8.7 %Ardèche8.7Drôme: 8.6 %Drôme8.6Allier: 8.5 %Allier8.5Val-d’Oise: 8.5 %Val-d’Oise8.5Var: 8.5 %Var8.5Vosges: 8.4 %Vosges8.4Charente-Maritime: 8.2 %Charente-Maritime8.2Sarthe: 8.2 %Sarthe8.2Tarn: 8.2 %Tarn8.2Cher: 8.1 %Cher8.1Oise: 8.1 %Oise8.1Dordogne: 8 %Dordogne8Eure: 8 %Eure8Haut-Rhin: 8 %Haut-Rhin8Haute-Corse: 8 %Haute-Corse8Haute-Garonne: 8 %Haute-Garonne8Indre: 7.9 %Indre7.9Loire: 7.9 %Loire7.9Lot: 7.9 %Lot7.9Lot-et-Garonne: 7.9 %Lot-et-Garonne7.9Pyrénées-Orientales: 12.6 %Pyrénées-Orientales12.6Hérault: 11.1 %Hérault11.1Aisne: 11 %Aisne11Aude: 10.7 %Aude10.7Gard: 10.7 %Gard10.7Seine-Saint-Denis: 10.6 %Seine-Saint-Denis10.6Vaucluse: 10.3 %Vaucluse10.3Nord: 10 %Nord10Aube: 9.9 %Aube9.9Ariège: 9.8 %Ariège9.8Ardennes: 9.6 %Ardennes9.6Bouches-du-Rhône: 9.4 %Bouches-du-Rhône9.4Pas-de-Calais: 9.4 %Pas-de-Calais9.4Somme: 9.4 %Somme9.4Hautes-Pyrénées: 9.2 %Hautes-Pyrénées9.2Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: 9.1 %Alpes-de-Haute-Provence9.1Seine-Maritime: 9 %Seine-Maritime9Tarn-et-Garonne: 9 %Tarn-et-Garonne9Territoire de Belfort: 9 %Territoire de Belfort9Alpes-Maritimes: 8.8 %Alpes-Maritimes8.8Ardèche: 8.7 %Ardèche8.7Drôme: 8.6 %Drôme8.6Allier: 8.5 %Allier8.5Val-d’Oise: 8.5 %Val-d’Oise8.5Var: 8.5 %Var8.5Vosges: 8.4 %Vosges8.4Charente-Maritime: 8.2 %Charente-Maritime8.2Sarthe: 8.2 %Sarthe8.2Tarn: 8.2 %Tarn8.2Cher: 8.1 %Cher8.1Oise: 8.1 %Oise8.1Dordogne: 8 %Dordogne8Eure: 8 %Eure8Haut-Rhin: 8 %Haut-Rhin8Haute-Corse: 8 %Haute-Corse8Haute-Garonne: 8 %Haute-Garonne8Indre: 7.9 %Indre7.9Loire: 7.9 %Loire7.9Lot: 7.9 %Lot7.9Lot-et-Garonne: 7.9 %Lot-et-Garonne7.9
%. 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

RankAreas2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Pyrénées-Orientales12.6-1 pts
2Hérault11.1-0.7 pts
3Aisne11-0.6 pts
4Aude10.7-0.9 pts
4Gard10.7-0.9 pts
6Seine-Saint-Denis10.6-0.3 pts
7Vaucluse10.3-0.7 pts
8Nord10-1 pts
9Aube9.9-0.8 pts
10Ariège9.8-0.8 pts
11Ardennes9.6-0.4 pts
12Bouches-du-Rhône9.4-0.7 pts
12Pas-de-Calais9.4-0.8 pts
12Somme9.4-0.6 pts
15Hautes-Pyrénées9.2-0.1 pts
16Alpes-de-Haute-Provence9.1-0.7 pts
17Seine-Maritime9-0.4 pts
17Tarn-et-Garonne9-0.6 pts
17Territoire de Belfort90 pts
20Alpes-Maritimes8.8+0.1 pts
21Ardèche8.7-0.4 pts
22Drôme8.6-0.6 pts
23Allier8.5-0.4 pts
23Val-d’Oise8.50 pts
23Var8.5-0.6 pts
26Vosges8.4-0.5 pts
27Charente-Maritime8.2-0.3 pts
27Sarthe8.2-0.1 pts
27Tarn8.2-0.7 pts
30Cher8.1-0.7 pts
30Oise8.1-0.2 pts
32Dordogne8-0.5 pts
32Eure8-0.4 pts
32Haut-Rhin80 pts
32Haute-Corse8-0.4 pts
32Haute-Garonne8-0.1 pts
37Indre7.9-0.3 pts
37Loire7.9-0.4 pts
37Lot7.9-0.4 pts
37Lot-et-Garonne7.9-0.7 pts
41Charente7.8-0.3 pts
41Moselle7.8-0.4 pts
43Corse-du-Sud7.70 pts
43Gironde7.7-0.4 pts
43Hautes-Alpes7.7-0.3 pts
43Landes7.7-0.3 pts
47Loiret7.6-0.8 pts
47Marne7.6-0.3 pts
47Meurthe-et-Moselle7.6-0.4 pts
50Doubs7.5-0.1 pts
50Maine-et-Loire7.5-0.2 pts
50Val-de-Marne7.50 pts
53Calvados7.4-0.3 pts
53Eure-et-Loir7.4-0.8 pts
53Meuse7.4-0.5 pts
53Orne7.4-0.4 pts
57Haute-Vienne7.3-0.4 pts
57Rhône7.3-0.2 pts
59Indre-et-Loire7.2-0.5 pts
59Yonne7.2-0.6 pts
61Côtes-d’Armor7.1-0.3 pts
61Creuse7.1-0.8 pts
61Haute-Marne7.1-0.3 pts
61Haute-Saône7.1-0.6 pts
65Finistère7-0.3 pts
65Puy-de-Dôme7-0.3 pts
65Saône-et-Loire7-0.5 pts
68Bas-Rhin6.9-0.2 pts
68Loire-Atlantique6.9+0.1 pts
68Morbihan6.9-0.4 pts
68Seine-et-Marne6.90 pts
72Nièvre6.8-0.5 pts
73Pyrénées-Atlantiques6.7-0.3 pts
74Essonne6.60 pts
74Isère6.6-0.3 pts
74Loir-et-Cher6.6-0.5 pts
74Vienne6.6-0.3 pts
78Corrèze6.5-0.2 pts
78Ille-et-Vilaine6.5+0.1 pts
78Paris6.50 pts
78Vendée6.50 pts
82Haute-Savoie6.4+0.2 pts
82Hauts-de-Seine6.4-0.1 pts
82Savoie6.40 pts
82Yvelines6.4-0.1 pts
86Côte-d’Or6.3-0.6 pts
86Haute-Loire6.3-0.3 pts
88Ain6.10 pts
88Aveyron6.1-0.2 pts
90Deux-Sèvres6-0.2 pts
90Gers6-0.3 pts
90Manche6-0.1 pts
93Jura5.8-0.3 pts
93Mayenne5.8+0.2 pts
95Lozère5.2-0.2 pts
96Cantal4.7-0.2 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (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, 2020}},
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Which area has the highest unemployment rate?

Pyrénées-Orientales, with 12.6% in 2020, according to the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE, France).

Which area has the lowest unemployment rate?

Cantal, with 4.7% in 2020.

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