Regions of France (NUTS 2) by unemployment rate

Name: Regions of France (NUTS 2) by unemployment rate, 2015
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Mayotte had the highest unemployment rate of 27 regions in 2015, at 25.3%. Bretagne had the lowest, at 7.8%. The median was 10.6% and the figure for France was 10.4%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest25.3Mayotte

Lowest7.8Bretagne

Median10.627 regions

France10.4History

All regions, 2015

CSV Chart (SVG)

%. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2015 (%)	Change on 2014
1	Mayotte	25.3	+5 pts
2	Guadeloupe	23.6	-0.3 pts
3	La Réunion	23.5	-2.9 pts
4	Guyane	21.9	-0.3 pts
5	Martinique	18	-1.4 pts
6	Nord-Pas de Calais	13.8	0 pts
7	Champagne-Ardenne	13	+1.6 pts
7	Languedoc-Roussillon	13	+0.7 pts
9	Lorraine	12.2	+0.4 pts
10	Corse	11.9	+2.1 pts
11	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	11	+0.9 pts
12	Picardie	10.8	-0.8 pts
13	Centre - Val de Loire	10.7	+1.2 pts
14	Haute-Normandie	10.6	-1.4 pts
15	Poitou-Charentes	9.8	-1.1 pts
16	Aquitaine	9.7	+0.6 pts
17	Ile-de-France	9.6	-0.1 pts
18	Franche-Comté	9.3	-0.6 pts
19	Alsace	9.1	-1 pts
19	Pays de la Loire	9.1	+0.5 pts
19	Rhône-Alpes	9.1	+0.3 pts
22	Limousin	8.9	-0.4 pts
23	Bourgogne	8.8	-1.9 pts
24	Auvergne	8.6	+1.3 pts
24	Midi-Pyrénées	8.6	-0.5 pts
26	Basse-Normandie	8.2	0 pts
27	Bretagne	7.8	+0.4 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. 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 and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/lfst_r_lfu3rt/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which region has the highest unemployment rate?

Mayotte, with 25.3% in 2015, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest unemployment rate?

Bretagne, with 7.8% in 2015.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Unemployment rates by NUTS 2 region (lfst_r_lfu3rt). Retrieved 2026-10-08.