In the second quarter of 2024, approximately 2.23 million people were looking for work in France. Men were in the majority in the work search. Since the beginning of 2017, the number of people looking for work in France has decreased from 2.85 to 2.23 million people.
Number of people looking for a job in France from the first quarter of 2017 to the second quarter of 2024, by gender
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Male
Women
Total
Q1 2017
1,451
1,400
2,851
Q2 2017
1,469
1,379
2,849
Q3 2017
1,469
1,369
2,838
Q4 2017
1,395
1,293
2,692
Q1 2018
1,411
1,366
2,783
Q2 2018
1,389
1,333
2,722
Q3 2018
1,396
1,296
2,693
Q4 2018
1,325
1,299
2,629
Q1 2019
1,340
1,281
2,630
Q2 2019
1,299
1,226
2,525
Q3 2019
1,294
1,206
2,487
Q4 2019
1,268
1,193
2,468
Q1 2020
1,190
1,173
2,376
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Insee. (August 9, 2024). Number of people looking for a job in France from the first quarter of 2017 to the second quarter of 2024, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/784265/number-of-unemployed-by-gender-france/
Insee. "Number of people looking for a job in France from the first quarter of 2017 to the second quarter of 2024, by gender (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 9, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/784265/number-of-unemployed-by-gender-france/
Insee. (2024). Number of people looking for a job in France from the first quarter of 2017 to the second quarter of 2024, by gender (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/784265/number-of-unemployed-by-gender-france/
Insee. "Number of People Looking for a Job in France from The First Quarter of 2017 to The Second Quarter of 2024, by Gender (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/784265/number-of-unemployed-by-gender-france/
Insee, Number of people looking for a job in France from the first quarter of 2017 to the second quarter of 2024, by gender (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/784265/number-of-unemployed-by-gender-france/ (last visited April 06, 2025)
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