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NUTS 3 areas of France by unemployment rate

Pyrénées-Orientales had the highest unemployment rate of 96 areas in 2024, at 12.2%. Cantal had the lowest, at 4.2%. The median was 6.9%. Source: the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE, France).

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Highest12.2Pyrénées-Orientales
Lowest4.2Cantal
Median6.996 areas

Top 40 areas, 2024

Pyrénées-Orientales: 12.2 %Pyrénées-Orientales12.2Aisne: 10.4 %Aisne10.4Aude: 10.3 %Aude10.3Seine-Saint-Denis: 10.3 %Seine-Saint-Denis10.3Hérault: 10.2 %Hérault10.2Gard: 9.9 %Gard9.9Ardennes: 9.8 %Ardennes9.8Vaucluse: 9.7 %Vaucluse9.7Aube: 9.6 %Aube9.6Nord: 9.6 %Nord9.6Ariège: 9.2 %Ariège9.2Territoire de Belfort: 8.9 %Territoire de Belfort8.9Tarn-et-Garonne: 8.6 %Tarn-et-Garonne8.6Bouches-du-Rhône: 8.5 %Bouches-du-Rhône8.5Pas-de-Calais: 8.5 %Pas-de-Calais8.5Somme: 8.4 %Somme8.4Seine-Maritime: 8 %Seine-Maritime8Val-d’Oise: 8 %Val-d’Oise8Allier: 7.9 %Allier7.9Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: 7.9 %Alpes-de-Haute-Provence7.9Drôme: 7.9 %Drôme7.9Tarn: 7.9 %Tarn7.9Ardèche: 7.8 %Ardèche7.8Hautes-Pyrénées: 7.7 %Hautes-Pyrénées7.7Vosges: 7.7 %Vosges7.7Haute-Garonne: 7.6 %Haute-Garonne7.6Loire: 7.6 %Loire7.6Charente: 7.4 %Charente7.4Oise: 7.4 %Oise7.4Loiret: 7.3 %Loiret7.3Lot-et-Garonne: 7.3 %Lot-et-Garonne7.3Meuse: 7.3 %Meuse7.3Haut-Rhin: 7.2 %Haut-Rhin7.2Lot: 7.2 %Lot7.2Marne: 7.2 %Marne7.2Moselle: 7.2 %Moselle7.2Sarthe: 7.2 %Sarthe7.2Val-de-Marne: 7.2 %Val-de-Marne7.2Var: 7.2 %Var7.2Yonne: 7.2 %Yonne7.2Pyrénées-Orientales: 12.2 %Pyrénées-Orientales12.2Aisne: 10.4 %Aisne10.4Aude: 10.3 %Aude10.3Seine-Saint-Denis: 10.3 %Seine-Saint-Denis10.3Hérault: 10.2 %Hérault10.2Gard: 9.9 %Gard9.9Ardennes: 9.8 %Ardennes9.8Vaucluse: 9.7 %Vaucluse9.7Aube: 9.6 %Aube9.6Nord: 9.6 %Nord9.6Ariège: 9.2 %Ariège9.2Territoire de Belfort: 8.9 %Territoire de Belfort8.9Tarn-et-Garonne: 8.6 %Tarn-et-Garonne8.6Bouches-du-Rhône: 8.5 %Bouches-du-Rhône8.5Pas-de-Calais: 8.5 %Pas-de-Calais8.5Somme: 8.4 %Somme8.4Seine-Maritime: 8 %Seine-Maritime8Val-d’Oise: 8 %Val-d’Oise8Allier: 7.9 %Allier7.9Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: 7.9 %Alpes-de-Haute-Provence7.9Drôme: 7.9 %Drôme7.9Tarn: 7.9 %Tarn7.9Ardèche: 7.8 %Ardèche7.8Hautes-Pyrénées: 7.7 %Hautes-Pyrénées7.7Vosges: 7.7 %Vosges7.7Haute-Garonne: 7.6 %Haute-Garonne7.6Loire: 7.6 %Loire7.6Charente: 7.4 %Charente7.4Oise: 7.4 %Oise7.4Loiret: 7.3 %Loiret7.3Lot-et-Garonne: 7.3 %Lot-et-Garonne7.3Meuse: 7.3 %Meuse7.3Haut-Rhin: 7.2 %Haut-Rhin7.2Lot: 7.2 %Lot7.2Marne: 7.2 %Marne7.2Moselle: 7.2 %Moselle7.2Sarthe: 7.2 %Sarthe7.2Val-de-Marne: 7.2 %Val-de-Marne7.2Var: 7.2 %Var7.2Yonne: 7.2 %Yonne7.2
%. 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

RankAreas2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Pyrénées-Orientales12.2+0.2 pts
2Aisne10.4-0.1 pts
3Aude10.3+0.1 pts
3Seine-Saint-Denis10.30 pts
5Hérault10.2+0.1 pts
6Gard9.9-0.1 pts
7Ardennes9.8+0.2 pts
8Vaucluse9.70 pts
9Aube9.6+0.1 pts
9Nord9.60 pts
11Ariège9.2-0.2 pts
12Territoire de Belfort8.9+0.5 pts
13Tarn-et-Garonne8.6+0.1 pts
14Bouches-du-Rhône8.5-0.1 pts
14Pas-de-Calais8.50 pts
16Somme8.4-0.2 pts
17Seine-Maritime8+0.2 pts
17Val-d’Oise80 pts
19Allier7.9+0.2 pts
19Alpes-de-Haute-Provence7.9-0.2 pts
19Drôme7.90 pts
19Tarn7.90 pts
23Ardèche7.8-0.2 pts
24Hautes-Pyrénées7.70 pts
24Vosges7.70 pts
26Haute-Garonne7.6+0.3 pts
26Loire7.6+0.2 pts
28Charente7.4+0.5 pts
28Oise7.40 pts
30Loiret7.3+0.2 pts
30Lot-et-Garonne7.3+0.1 pts
30Meuse7.3+0.1 pts
33Haut-Rhin7.2+0.2 pts
33Lot7.2-0.1 pts
33Marne7.20 pts
33Moselle7.2+0.1 pts
33Sarthe7.2+0.2 pts
33Val-de-Marne7.20 pts
33Var7.2-0.1 pts
33Yonne7.2+0.3 pts
41Creuse7.1+0.1 pts
41Dordogne7.10 pts
43Cher7-0.2 pts
43Eure7+0.1 pts
45Charente-Maritime6.9+0.1 pts
45Doubs6.9+0.3 pts
45Eure-et-Loir6.9+0.1 pts
45Indre6.9-0.1 pts
45Meurthe-et-Moselle6.9-0.1 pts
50Alpes-Maritimes6.8-0.3 pts
50Gironde6.8+0.4 pts
50Haute-Corse6.80 pts
50Nièvre6.8+0.1 pts
50Orne6.8+0.3 pts
50Seine-et-Marne6.8+0.1 pts
56Haute-Vienne6.7+0.3 pts
56Landes6.7-0.1 pts
58Calvados6.6+0.2 pts
58Haute-Saône6.6+0.2 pts
58Indre-et-Loire6.60 pts
61Essonne6.5+0.1 pts
61Haute-Marne6.5+0.1 pts
61Rhône6.5+0.1 pts
61Saône-et-Loire6.50 pts
61Yvelines6.5+0.1 pts
66Bas-Rhin6.4+0.1 pts
66Puy-de-Dôme6.40 pts
68Maine-et-Loire6.30 pts
68Vienne6.3+0.3 pts
70Côtes-d’Armor6.2-0.1 pts
70Hautes-Alpes6.2-0.4 pts
72Corse-du-Sud6.1+0.1 pts
72Finistère6.1-0.1 pts
72Loir-et-Cher6.1+0.1 pts
75Hauts-de-Seine6+0.2 pts
75Isère6+0.1 pts
77Corrèze5.9-0.1 pts
78Ille-et-Vilaine5.8+0.2 pts
78Morbihan5.80 pts
80Côte-d’Or5.70 pts
80Paris5.70 pts
80Pyrénées-Atlantiques5.7+0.1 pts
83Aveyron5.6-0.1 pts
83Gers5.60 pts
83Haute-Loire5.60 pts
83Haute-Savoie5.6+0.2 pts
83Loire-Atlantique5.6+0.1 pts
88Ain5.50 pts
88Deux-Sèvres5.5+0.2 pts
90Jura5.30 pts
90Manche5.3+0.2 pts
90Savoie5.3+0.1 pts
90Vendée5.3+0.2 pts
94Mayenne5.1+0.3 pts
95Lozère4.70 pts
96Cantal4.20 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, 2024) [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, 2024. 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=2024. 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, 2024. 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=2024.

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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, 2024 [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=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which area has the highest unemployment rate?

Pyrénées-Orientales, with 12.2% in 2024, according to the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE, France).

Which area has the lowest unemployment rate?

Cantal, with 4.2% in 2024.

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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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