In the third quarter of 2023 there were a total 240,529 job dismissals made in France, the majority of them were made by the employers for personal reasons, and only 20,339 dismissals were based on economic reasons. Since 2015, the total number of dismissals kept increasing, going from 127,239 in the second quarter of 2015, until reaching a peak in the second quarter of 2022 with around 277,764 dismissals.
Number of people dismissed from their jobs in France from 1st quarter 2007 to 3rd quarter 2023
Characteristic
Dismissed for economic reasons
Dismissed for personal reasons
Q3 2023
20,339
220,190
Q2 2023
20,357
224,625
Q1 2023
21,842
241,460
Q4 2022
22,346
239,707
Q3 2022
22,356
251,061
Q2 2022
25,222
252,542
Q1 2022
25,509
241,010
Q4 2021
24,796
234,449
Q3 2021
27,437
221,028
Q2 2021
28,840
200,054
Q1 2021
30,910
188,097
Q4 2020
32,898
191,569
Q3 2020
36,158
188,232
Q2 2020
27,137
136,673
Q1 2020
29,535
214,451
Q4 2019
28,099
205,700
Q3 2019
25,929
202,371
Q2 2019
26,753
199,573
Q1 2019
25,611
195,979
Q4 2018
29,045
196,975
Q3 2018
28,704
191,347
Q2 2018
24,380
190,846
Q1 2018
26,284
187,699
Q4 2017
26,972
179,556
Q3 2017
28,053
175,237
Q2 2017
29,618
174,342
Q1 2017
29,779
170,058
Q4 2016
30,646
158,517
Q3 2016
29,775
155,059
Q2 2016
32,479
156,059
Q1 2016
30,800
147,855
Q4 2015
28,745
146,726
Q3 2015
33,853
139,162
Q2 2015
31,888
95,351
Q1 2015
32,261
105,574
Q4 2014
30,343
95,721
Q3 2014
28,146
95,223
Q2 2014
25,179
96,244
Q1 2014
27,966
96,122
Q4 2013
32,767
102,437
Q3 2013
31,608
100,896
Q2 2013
34,760
105,285
Q1 2013
32,517
99,773
Q4 2012
31,562
100,291
Q3 2012
26,637
95,003
Q2 2012
28,528
95,339
Q1 2012
26,104
93,667
Q4 2011
32,519
104,610
Q3 2011
31,664
99,616
Q2 2011
27,545
101,137
Q1 2011
29,350
103,764
Q4 2010
31,681
102,174
Q3 2010
36,303
103,602
Q2 2010
45,259
104,706
Q1 2010
53,148
117,206
Q4 2009
62,054
118,270
Q3 2009
68,379
116,619
Q2 2009
71,711
123,124
Q1 2009
59,659
125,570
Q4 2008
52,788
138,939
Q3 2008
38,666
153,494
Q2 2008
41,090
156,964
Q1 2008
41,626
148,374
Q4 2007
48,757
128,138
Q3 2007
45,185
135,745
Q2 2007
35,430
137,342
Q1 2007
39,971
133,253
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Not including agriculture, temporary employment, and private employers.
Dismissal for economic reasons : Dismissals for economic reasons are those carried out by an employer for one or more reasons not inherent to the employee's person, resulting from the elimination or transformation of a job, or from a modification, refused by the employee, of an essential element of the employment contract, due in particular to economic difficulties, technological change, a reorganization of the company necessary to safeguard its competitiveness, or the cessation of the company's activity.
Dismissal for personal reasons : Dismissal for personal reasons is based on a reason linked to the employee's person (professional misconduct, lack of efficiency or seriousness in work, etc.). This type of dismissal must be based on a real and serious cause to be valid.
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Ministère du Travail, de l’Emploi, de la Formation professionnelle et du Dialogue social . (January 9, 2024). Number of people dismissed from their jobs in France from 1st quarter 2007 to 3rd quarter 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418353/france-job-dismissals/
Ministère du Travail, de l’Emploi, de la Formation professionnelle et du Dialogue social . "Number of people dismissed from their jobs in France from 1st quarter 2007 to 3rd quarter 2023." Chart. January 9, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418353/france-job-dismissals/
Ministère du Travail, de l’Emploi, de la Formation professionnelle et du Dialogue social . (2024). Number of people dismissed from their jobs in France from 1st quarter 2007 to 3rd quarter 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418353/france-job-dismissals/
Ministère du Travail, de l’Emploi, de la Formation professionnelle et du Dialogue social . "Number of People Dismissed from Their Jobs in France from 1st Quarter 2007 to 3rd Quarter 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418353/france-job-dismissals/
Ministère du Travail, de l’Emploi, de la Formation professionnelle et du Dialogue social , Number of people dismissed from their jobs in France from 1st quarter 2007 to 3rd quarter 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418353/france-job-dismissals/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Number of people dismissed from their jobs in France from 1st quarter 2007 to 3rd quarter 2023 [Graph], Ministère du Travail, de l’Emploi, de la Formation professionnelle et du Dialogue social , January 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418353/france-job-dismissals/
