The number of people registered as out of work in mainland France fell by 148.3 thousand from the previous month to 4.167 million in May of 2020, after recording its biggest increase since the start of 1996 in April.

Initial Jobless Claims in France averaged 3.60 Thousand from 1996 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 827.10 Thousand in April of 2020 and a record low of -148.30 Thousand in May of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - France Initial Jobless Claims - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. France Initial Jobless Claims - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on July of 2020. source: DARES, France

Initial Jobless Claims in France is expected to be -72.00 Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Initial Jobless Claims in France to stand at -32.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the France Initial Jobless Claims is projected to trend around -18.00 Thousand in 2021 and -10.00 Thousand in 2022, according to our econometric models.

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France Initial Jobless Claims

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-148.30 827.10 827.10 -148.30 1996 - 2020 Thousand Monthly


Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2020-03-25 11:00 AM Feb -31K -28.1K -16K
2020-04-27 10:00 AM Mar 243K -21.7K 150K
2020-05-28 10:00 AM Apr 827.1K 243K 150K
2020-06-25 10:00 AM May -148.3K 827.1K 470K
2020-07-27 10:00 AM Jun -148.3K -72K
2020-08-26 10:00 AM Jul
2020-09-25 10:00 AM Aug
2020-10-27 11:00 AM Sep 30K
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France Labour Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Unemployment Rate 7.80 8.10 10.80 3.00 percent [+]
Employed Persons 28546.60 28573.90 28573.90 19522.00 Thousand [+]
Unemployed Persons 4167.40 4315.70 4315.70 1975.40 Thousand [+]
Employment Rate 66.00 66.00 66.00 63.00 percent [+]
Long Term Unemployment Rate 3.00 3.20 5.00 2.60 percent [+]
Youth Unemployment Rate 21.80 20.40 26.20 14.50 percent [+]
Labour Costs 106.20 102.80 106.20 5.90 points [+]
Productivity 98.00 103.34 103.70 18.48 points [+]
Job Vacancies 247.80 269.70 363.80 121.10 Thousand [+]
Wages 3084.00 3023.00 3084.00 1751.73 EUR/Month [+]
Wages in Manufacturing 104.10 103.90 116.10 72.70 points [+]
Wage Growth 0.20 0.30 1.00 0.10 percent [+]
Minimum Wages 1539.42 1521.22 1539.42 1035.97 EUR/Month [+]
Population 66.98 66.88 66.98 45.46 Million [+]
Retirement Age Women 62.00 62.00 62.00 60.00 [+]
Retirement Age Men 62.00 62.00 62.00 60.00 [+]
Labor Force Participation Rate 71.70 71.90 72.00 69.20 percent [+]
Manufacturing Payrolls 2776.10 2788.30 5475.10 2762.80 Thousand [+]
Initial Jobless Claims -148.30 827.10 827.10 -148.30 Thousand [+]
Part Time Employment 4641.40 4718.70 4945.40 3802.00 Thousand [+]
Non Farm Payrolls 25041.40 25543.80 25543.80 24328.50 Thousand [+]
Nonfarm Payrolls Private 19248.30 19745.70 19745.70 12409.60 Thousand [+]
Full Time Employment 22085.40 22166.60 22182.90 18337.00 Thousand [+]
Government Payrolls 5793.10 5798.10 5805.10 5611.30 Thousand [+]
Employment Change -0.20 0.30 0.70 -0.50 percent [+]


France Initial Jobless Claims
In France, unemployment benefit claims refer to the change in number of people claiming unemployment benefits in mainland France.