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France Jobless Claims

France's initial jobless claims fell sharply to -11.7 thousand in August 2025 from 52.9 thousand in July 2025, a decrease of 122.1%. This decline occurs as the OECD expects France's GDP growth to slow to 0.6% in 2025 with the unemployment rate projected to increase to 7.8% by year-end. The tourism sector is a positive indicator forecast to contribute €274.2 billion to GDP and support 3.1 million jobs in 2025. The IT services market is also poised for growth, driven by digital transformation and cybersecurity demand. France's record low initial jobless claims was -206.4 thousand in June 2020 and record high was 804.5 thousand in April 2020.

Monthly Historical Data (2015-2025)

(in Thousand)
Month Jobless Claims (Thousand)
Aug 2025 -11.7
Jul 2025 52.9
Jun 2025 -21.6
May 2025 -11.2
Apr 2025 -175.9
Mar 2025 -28.5
Feb 2025 67.6
Jan 2025 200.8
Dec 2024 17.4
Nov 2024 39.1
Oct 2024 48.9
Sep 2024 30.7
Aug 2024 -4
Jul 2024 -4.9
Jun 2024 8.9
May 2024 29.3
Apr 2024 -25
Mar 2024 -3.7
Feb 2024 -8.5
Jan 2024 0
Dec 2023 -2
Nov 2023 3.6
Oct 2023 4.5
Sep 2023 -14
Aug 2023 15.7
Jul 2023 31.7
Jun 2023 -19.4
May 2023 -6.7
Apr 2023 5.5
Mar 2023 -4
Feb 2023 -7.1
Jan 2023 -2
Dec 2022 -1.7
Nov 2022 -52.9
Oct 2022 -27.3
Sep 2022 -47.6
Aug 2022 0.6
Jul 2022 11.8
Jun 2022 -6.1
May 2022 -20.4
Apr 2022 -2.9
Mar 2022 -13.7
Feb 2022 -31.1
Jan 2022 -75.2
Dec 2021 -46.6
Nov 2021 -51.9
Oct 2021 -70.5
Sep 2021 -49.7
Aug 2021 -43.1
Jul 2021 -46.9
Jun 2021 -88.5
May 2021 -118.1
Apr 2021 47.6
Mar 2021 -26.4
Feb 2021 7.7
Jan 2021 -19
Dec 2020 -32.2
Nov 2020 46.2
Oct 2020 -33
Sep 2020 -9.3
Aug 2020 -164
Jul 2020 -171.1
Jun 2020 -206.4
May 2020 -137.4
Apr 2020 804.5
Mar 2020 243.7
Feb 2020 -33.8
Jan 2020 -16.7
Dec 2019 -26.1
Nov 2019 -14.2
Oct 2019 0.9
Sep 2019 -21.3
Aug 2019 -9.8
Jul 2019 -6.4
Jun 2019 6.6
May 2019 -1.3
Apr 2019 -23.3
Mar 2019 -6.5
Feb 2019 -14
Jan 2019 -10
Dec 2018 0.9
Nov 2018 -6.3
Oct 2018 -13.5
Sep 2018 4.5
Aug 2018 0.6
Jul 2018 -2.1
Jun 2018 -5.2
May 2018 -3.9
Apr 2018 3.1
Mar 2018 -2.9
Feb 2018 -10.1
Jan 2018 -3.5
Dec 2017 -4.2
Nov 2017 -16.4
Oct 2017 4.6
Sep 2017 -11.2
Aug 2017 -5.2
Jul 2017 10.8
Jun 2017 -7.8
May 2017 -2.3
Apr 2017 -22.5
Mar 2017 22.5
Feb 2017 21.1
Jan 2017 0.8
Dec 2016 7.9
Nov 2016 -14.7
Oct 2016 -15.2
Sep 2016 -15.6
Aug 2016 4.7
Jul 2016 -13.9
Jun 2016 -3.7
May 2016 -11.6
Apr 2016 -10.2
Mar 2016 -46.3
Feb 2016 27.9
Jan 2016 -9.1
Dec 2015 -9.9
Nov 2015 4.4
Oct 2015 22.3
Sep 2015 14.3
Aug 2015 -5.3

Recent Events

datetime event actual previous consensus
2025-09-26 06:00 AM Unemployment Benefit Claims (Aug) -11.7K 52.9K -
2025-08-27 06:00 AM Unemployment Benefit Claims (Jul) 52.9K -21.6K -

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France Jobless Claims : Definition
France initial jobless claims represent the number of people filing for unemployment benefits for the first time. DARES gathers this data from new applications submitted to Pôle emploi, France's national employment agency, indicating the inflow into unemployment.
Indicator Last Value Prior Value Period
Annual Unemployment Rate 7.37% 7.34% 2024
Female Labor Force Rate 51.68% 51.83% 2024
Payroll Employment 27,100K 27,048K Jun'25
Unemployment Rate 7.5% 7.5% Jun'25