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Labour market slack, persons, total slack, France

Released 11 June 2026

4,379,000 in 2025, definition differs. The same slack components as the rate, counted in thousands of people aged 20 to 64.

4,379,000Labour market slack, persons, total slack, France, 2025, definition differs
20194,913,000
20204,899,000
20214,558,000d
20224,220,000d
20234,198,000d
20244,242,000bd
20254,379,000d
Eurostat, lfsi_sla_a, 2019 to 2025. d definition differs, bd break in series. CC BY 4.0.
4,379,000Labour market slack, persons, total slack, France, 2025, beside 8 others
European Union23,863,000
France4,379,000d
Germany3,103,000
Netherlands851,000
Sweden764,000
Belgium614,000
Finland461,000
Denmark327,000
Norway246,000
Eurostat, lfsi_sla_a, 2025: the newest period every country has filed. CC BY 4.0.

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Labour market slack, persons, total slack, France
PeriodValueStatusReleased
20254,379,000definition differs11 June 2026
20244,242,000break in series11 June 2026
20234,198,000definition differs11 June 2026
20224,220,000definition differs11 June 2026
20214,558,000definition differs11 June 2026
20204,899,00011 June 2026
20194,913,00011 June 2026

Source: Eurostat, lfsi_sla_a, persons. Eurostat, CC BY 4.0. Free to reuse with attribution to Eurostat; the table on this page may be copied as it stands.

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