France’s ILO unemployment rate held steady at 7.5% in Q2 2025, unchanged QoQ but +0.2 pts YoY, with 2.4 million unemployed.

• Youth (15–24) unemployment fell -0.2 pts QoQ to 19.0%, while the 25–49 rate rose +0.2 pts to 6.9% and the 50+ rate was stable at 4.8%.
• Employment rate for ages 15–64 hit a record 69.6% (+0.1 pts QoQ, +0.5 pts YoY), with the 50–64 group reaching 69.4%, the highest since 1975.
• Long-term unemployment stayed at 1.7% of the labor force, unchanged YoY.
• The activity rate rose +0.2 pts QoQ to a record 75.3%, with notable gains among women and older workers.
• Underemployment increased slightly to 4.5%, still -1.4 pts below end-2019 levels.