The number of people registered as unemployed in France rose by 17.7 thousand over a month to 3.108 million in February 2026. This marked the first increase in unemployment after three consecutive months of decline. source: DARES, France
Initial Jobless Claims in France averaged -0.03 Thousand from 1996 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 804.50 Thousand in April of 2020 and a record low of -206.40 Thousand in June 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 April of 2026.
Initial Jobless Claims in France is expected to be 17.00 Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the France Initial Jobless Claims is projected to trend around -20.00 Thousand in 2027 and -26.00 Thousand in 2028, according to our econometric models.