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Labour market slack, persons, unemployed, France

Released 11 June 2026

2,199,000 in 2025, definition differs. The same slack components as the rate, counted in thousands of people aged 20 to 64.

2,199,000Labour market slack, persons, unemployed, France, 2025, definition differs
20192,331,000
20202,187,000
20212,180,000d
20222,027,000d
20232,050,000d
20242,099,000bd
20252,199,000d
Eurostat, lfsi_sla_a, 2019 to 2025. d definition differs, bd break in series. CC BY 4.0.
2,199,000Labour market slack, persons, unemployed, France, 2025, beside 8 others
European Union12,151,000
France2,199,000d
Germany1,548,000
Sweden398,000
Belgium306,000
Netherlands297,000
Finland238,000
Denmark169,000
Norway92,000
Eurostat, lfsi_sla_a, 2025: the newest period every country has filed. CC BY 4.0.

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Labour market slack, persons, unemployed, France
PeriodValueStatusReleased
20252,199,000definition differs11 June 2026
20242,099,000break in series11 June 2026
20232,050,000definition differs11 June 2026
20222,027,000definition differs11 June 2026
20212,180,000definition differs11 June 2026
20202,187,00011 June 2026
20192,331,00011 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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