3 September 2015
2015- n° 215The unemployment rate was steady in Q2 2015 ILO Unemployment and Labour Market-related indicators (Labour Force Survey results)
- 2nd Quarter 2015
In Q2 2015, the average ILO unemployment rate in metropolitan France and overseas departments stood at 10.3% of active population. In metropolitan France only, with 2.9 million people, 10.0% of the active population was unemployed, as in the previous quarter. The unemployment rate decreased among youth and 25-49 years-old and increased for persons aged 50 and over. Over a year, the unemployment rate increased by 0.3 percentage points.
The unemployment rate remained at 10.3% in Q2 2015 in France
In Q2 2015, the average ILO unemployment rate in metropolitan France and overseas departments stood at 10.3% of active population. In metropolitan France only, with 2.9 million people, 10.0% of the active population was unemployed, as in the previous quarter. The unemployment rate decreased among youth and 25-49 years-old and increased for persons aged 50 and over. Over a year, the unemployment rate increased by 0.3 percentage points.
graphiquegraph_cho_nvIR – ILO-unemployment rate
- Estimation close to +/-0.3 points of the level of unemployment rate and of its quarterly variations
- Covers the population of people living in households, persons aged 15 years or more
- Source: INSEE, Labour Force Survey
Slight down in the unemployment halo over Q1 2015
In metropolitan France, among inactive people, 1.5 million wish to work but they are not considered as unemployed according to the ILO definition: they are part of the halo around unemployment. The number of people in this unemployment halo decreased q-o-q (–12,000) in Q2 2015. It rose by 126,000 persons over a year.
tableautab_cho_nvIR – ILO unemployment rate in metropolitan France
| ILO-unemployment rate (%) | Variation in point | Thousands | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015Q1 | 2015 Q2 (p)* | over quarter | over year | 2015 Q2 (p)* | |
| Total | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2 852 |
| 15-24 years | 24.0 | 23.4 | –0.6 | 0.4 | 625 |
| 25-49 years | 9.5 | 9.3 | –0.2 | 0.1 | 1 657 |
| 50 years and more | 6.4 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 570 |
| Men | 10.3 | 10.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1 562 |
| 15-24 years | 25.3 | 23.6 | –1.7 | –0.9 | 345 |
| 25-49 years | 9.6 | 9.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 900 |
| 50 years and more | 6.7 | 7.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 317 |
| Women | 9.6 | 9.4 | –0.2 | –0.1 | 1 290 |
| 15-24 years | 22.4 | 23.2 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 279 |
| 25-49 years | 9.3 | 8.9 | –0.4 | –0.3 | 757 |
| 50 years and more | 6.1 | 6.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 254 |
- *(p) = provisional results
- Covers the population of people living in households in metropolitan France, persons aged 15 years or more
- Source: INSEE, Labour Force Survey
tableautab_partpop_nvIR – ILO employment, unemployment and activity in the population aged 15-64 years
| % of people in the age group | Variation in point over | Thousands (1) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Q1 | 2015 Q2 (p)* | quarter | year | 2015 Q2 (p)* | |
| Employed people | 64.2 | 64.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 25 493 |
| Full-time equivalent employment rate | 59.3 | 59.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 23 557 |
| Men | 67.5 | 67.5 | 0.0 | –0.2 | 13 164 |
| Women | 60.9 | 61.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 12 328 |
| 15-24 years | 28.4 | 28.2 | –0.2 | –0.2 | 2 042 |
| 25-49 years | 79.8 | 79.9 | 0.1 | –0.6 | 16 150 |
| 50-64 years | 59.3 | 59.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 7 301 |
| Included : 55-64 years | 48.3 | 48.8 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 3 887 |
| Core employment rate of 55-64 years | 48.0 | 48.4 | 0.4 | 1.9 | |
| Unemployed persons | 7.2 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2 847 |
| Men | 7.9 | 8.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1 561 |
| Women | 6.5 | 6.4 | –0.1 | 0.0 | 1 286 |
| 15-24 years | 9.0 | 8.6 | –0.4 | 0.1 | 625 |
| 25-49 years | 8.3 | 8.2 | –0.1 | 0.1 | 1 657 |
| 50-64 years | 4.2 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 565 |
| Included : 55-64 years | 3.5 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 312 |
| Active people | 71.3 | 71.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 28 340 |
| Men | 75.4 | 75.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 14 725 |
| Women | 67.4 | 67.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13 614 |
| 15-24 years | 37.4 | 36.9 | –0.5 | 0.0 | 2 666 |
| 25-49 years | 88.2 | 88.1 | –0.1 | –0.5 | 17 807 |
| 50-64 years | 63.5 | 64.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 7 866 |
| Included : 55-64 years | 51.8 | 52.8 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 4 199 |
| Active life expectancy of 55-64 years (years) | 5.2 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | |
- *(p) = provisional results
- Covers the population of people living in households in metropolitan France, persons aged 15 years or more
- (1) those data cover the people who are 15-64 years old. They are a little bit different of the data in the previous table (which covers the total population).
- Source: INSEE, Labour Force Survey
graphiquegraph_halo_IR – People in unemployment's halo
- Covers the population of people living in households in metropolitan France, people aged 15 years or more
- Source: INSEE, Labour Force Survey
Stability of employment rate and slight increase in activity rate
The employment rate of the population aged 15-64 years stood at 64.2% in Q2 2015, as in the previous quarter. It decreased by 0.1 percentage points over the year.
Permanent contracts employment rate stood at 48.7% in Q2 2015. It decreased by –0.1 percentage points quarter-on-quarter, and by 0.5 percentage points year-on-year. Temporary contracts employment rate increased (+0.2 percentage points q-o-q), standing at at 7.2%.
The activity rate of people aged 15-64 stood at 71.4% in Q2 2015. It increased by 0.1 percentage points quarter-on-quarter, and year-on-year.
Underemployment increased slightly
In Q2 2015, 6.6% of the employed persons were underemployed, increasing by 0.1 percentage points over the quarter. It mainly concerns people who have a part-time job and wish to work more. Slack work stood at 0.3% of the employed, rising slightly this quarter.
tableauTab_ssemp_nvIR – ILO underemployment
| ILO underemployment rate (%) | Variation in point | Thousands | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015Q1 | 2015 Q2 (p)* | Over a quarter | Over a year | 2015 Q2 (p)* | |
| Total | 6.5 | 6.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1 705 |
| Included : slack work | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 70 |
| Men | 3.5 | 3.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 475 |
| Women | 9.6 | 9.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1 230 |
- *(p) = provisional results
- Covers the population of people living in households in metropolitan France, persons aged 15 years or more
- Source: INSEE, Labour Force Survey
Revision
The ILO unemployment rate of Q1 2015 is not revised compared to the temporary publication of 4 June 2015.
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