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Labour market slack, total slack, France

Released 11 June 2026

14.0% in 2025, definition differs. The unmet demand for work among people aged 20 to 64, as a share of the extended labour force: the unemployed, part-timers who want more hours, people available but not seeking, and people seeking but not available.

14.0%Labour market slack, total slack, France, 2025, definition differs
201916.4%
202016.4%
202115.2%d
202213.9%d
202313.8%d
202413.7%bd
202514.0%d
Eurostat, lfsi_sla_a, 2019 to 2025. d definition differs, bd break in series. CC BY 4.0.
14.0%Labour market slack, total slack, France, 2025, beside 8 others
Finland16.7%
France14.0%d
Sweden14.0%
Belgium11.5%
European Union11.0%
Denmark10.9%
Netherlands9.3%
Norway8.9%
Germany7.4%
Eurostat, lfsi_sla_a, 2025: the newest period every country has filed. CC BY 4.0.

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Labour market slack, total slack, France
PeriodValueStatusReleased
202514.0%definition differs11 June 2026
202413.7%break in series11 June 2026
202313.8%definition differs11 June 2026
202213.9%definition differs11 June 2026
202115.2%definition differs11 June 2026
202016.4%11 June 2026
201916.4%11 June 2026

Source: Eurostat, lfsi_sla_a, percent. 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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