The unemployment rate in France remains stable at 7.5% in the fourth quarter of 2023. The number of unemployed as defined by the International Labor Office (ILO) increased by 29,000 compared to the previous quarter to 2.3 million people.
The long-term unemployment rate increased very slightly over the quarter to 1.9% of the active population. It remains slightly lower than its level at the end of 2022 (-0.1 point) and significantly lower than. its level in 2019 (0.4 point)