Regions of France (NUTS 2) by unemployment rate

Name: Regions of France (NUTS 2) by unemployment rate, 2022
Creator: Eurostat, European Commission
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Guadeloupe had the highest unemployment rate of 26 regions in 2022, at 18.6%. Franche-Comté had the lowest, at 5.9%. The median was 6.9% and the figure for France was 7.3%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest18.6Guadeloupe

Lowest5.9Franche-Comté

Median6.926 regions

France7.3History

All regions, 2022

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

Full ranking

Rank	Regions	2022 (%)	Change on 2021
1	Guadeloupe	18.6	+1.5 pts
2	La Réunion	18.1	+0.2 pts
3	Guyane	13.1	-1.5 pts
4	Martinique	12.5	-0.3 pts
5	Picardie	9.1	-0.6 pts
6	Languedoc-Roussillon	9	-2.4 pts
7	Nord-Pas de Calais	8.7	-0.1 pts
8	Champagne-Ardenne	8	-0.9 pts
9	Haute-Normandie	7.9	+0.3 pts
10	Ile-de-France	7.6	-0.4 pts
11	Poitou-Charentes	7.2	-1.4 pts
12	Auvergne	7.1	+0.1 pts
13	Aquitaine	6.9	-0.5 pts
13	Lorraine	6.9	-1.6 pts
15	Limousin	6.8	+0.5 pts
16	Alsace	6.7	-0.4 pts
16	Bourgogne	6.7	-0.4 pts
16	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur	6.7	-1.4 pts
19	Rhône-Alpes	6.6	-0.6 pts
20	Centre - Val de Loire	6.4	-0.8 pts
21	Basse-Normandie	6.2	-0.2 pts
21	Midi-Pyrénées	6.2	+0.1 pts
23	Corse	6.1	-3 pts
23	Pays de la Loire	6.1	+0.1 pts
25	Bretagne	5.9	+0.1 pts
25	Franche-Comté	5.9	-1.1 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. 1 regions with data in other periods have no value for 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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?

Guadeloupe, with 18.6% in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest unemployment rate?

Franche-Comté, with 5.9% in 2022.

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. 1 regions have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.