3 September 2009
2009- n° 227The unemployment rate keeps increasing in Q2 2009 ILO Unemployment and Labour Market-related indicators (Labour Force Survey results)
- Second Quarter 2009
The average ILO unemployment rate for Q2 2009 in metropolitan France and overseas departments increased at 9.5% of the active population.
The ILO unemployment rate
The ILO unemployment rate goes up by 0.6 points
The average ILO unemployment rate for Q2 2009 in metropolitan France and overseas departments increased at 9.5% of the active population.
In metropolitan France only, it reaches 9.1%, i.e., about 2.6 million people. It went up by 0.6 point compared to the revised Q1 2009. The last time this rate was reached was on the beginning of 2006, before the unemployment decreased until the beginning of 2008.
More generally, in metropolitan France, 3.3 million people do not work but would like to work, whether they are available or not for work within two weeks, or whether they look actively for a job or not (see additional indicators on the internet).
graphiquetab_cho_nvIR – ILO-unemployment rate
- Estimation close to +/-0.4 point of the unemployment rate
- Estimation close to +/-0.3 point of the quaterly variation of the unemployment rate
- France = Metropolitan France + overseas departments
- Covers the population of people living in households, people aged 15 years or more
- Source: INSEE, Labour Force Survey
tableauTableau 1 – Ilo-unemployment rate in metropolitan France
| ILO-unemployment rate (%) | Variation in point | Thousands | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Q1 | 2009 Q2 (p)* | over quarter | over year | 2009 Q2 (p)* | |
| Total | 8.5 | 9.1 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2 591 |
| 15-24 years | 22.3 | 23.9 | 1.6 | 5.2 | 662 |
| 25-49 years | 7.6 | 8.1 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1 490 |
| 50 years and more | 5.7 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 439 |
| Men | 8.1 | 8.8 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 1 310 |
| 15-24 years | 23.6 | 24.7 | 1.1 | 6.0 | 373 |
| 25-49 years | 6.6 | 7.5 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 723 |
| 50 years and more | 5.6 | 5.8 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 214 |
| Women | 9.0 | 9.4 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 1 280 |
| 15-24 years | 20.7 | 22.8 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 289 |
| 25-49 years | 8.6 | 8.7 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 767 |
| 50 years and more | 5.8 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 224 |
- *(p) = provisional results
- Covers the population of people living in households in metropolitan France, people aged 15 years or more
- Source: INSEE, Labour Force Survey
ILO employment and activity
On average, the activity rate over Q2 2009 in the population aged 15-64 years is 70.8% and the employment rate 64.3%. The full time equivalent employment rate is inferior by 4 points to the employment rate: it stands at 60.1%.
graphiquetab_partpop_nvIR – Activity rate, employment rate (15-64 years)
- Covers the population of people living in households, people aged 15-64 years
- Source: INSEE, Labour Force Survey
tableauTableau 2 – ILO employment, unemployment and activity in the population aged 15-64 years
| % of people in the age group | Variation in point | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Q1 | 2009Q2 (p)* | Over a quarter | Over a year | |
| Employed people aged 15-64 (= Employment rate) | 64.4 | 64.3 | -0.1 | -0.5 |
| Full-time equivalent employment rate | 60.3 | 60.1 | -0.2 | -0.4 |
| Men aged 15-64 | 68.9 | 68.4 | -0.5 | -1.0 |
| Women aged 15-64 | 60.1 | 60.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| 15-24 years | 28.8 | 28.4 | -0.4 | -0.2 |
| 25-49 years | 82.5 | 82.3 | -0.2 | -1.2 |
| 50-64 years | 55.5 | 55.9 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Of which: 55-64 years | 41.6 | 42.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Core employment rate of 55-64 years | 40.2 | 40.6 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| Unemployed persons (proportion in the population aged 15-64) | 6.0 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
| Men aged 15-64 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| Women aged 15-64 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
| 15-24 years | 8.3 | 8.9 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| 25-49 years | 6.7 | 7.3 | 0.6 | 1.5 |
| 50-64 years | 3.3 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Of which: 55-64 years | 2.4 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Active people aged 15-642 (= activity rate) | 70.4 | 70.8 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| Men aged 15-64 | 75.0 | 75.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| Women aged 15-64 | 66.0 | 66.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| 15-24 years | 37.1 | 37.3 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
| 25-49 years | 89.3 | 89.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| 50-64 years | 58.8 | 59.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| Of which: 55-64 years | 44.1 | 44.9 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| Active life expectancy of 55-64 years | 4.3 | 4.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
- *(p) = provisional results
- Covers the population of people living in households in metropolitan France, people aged 15 years or more
- Source: INSEE, Labour Force Survey
Increase of the slack work
Among employed people, 5.9% are under-employed during Q2 2009 (+0.6 point), i.e 1 521 000 persons. During the last three quarters, the under-employment goes up especially because of the growth of people put in slack work: 319 000 persons are in this situation on Q2 2009, i.e. a level equivalent to the one observed in 1993. It represents an increase of 160 000 persons over the quarter, i.e +0.6 point.
tableauTableau 3 – ILO underemployment rate
| ILO underemployment rate (%) | Variation in point | Thousands | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009Q1 | 2009Q2 (p)* | Over a quarter | Over a year | 2009Q2 (p)* | |
| Total | 5.3 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1 521 |
| Of which: slack work | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 319 |
| Women | 8.1 | 8.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1 085 |
| Men | 3.1 | 3.0 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 436 |
- *(p) = provisional results
- Covers the population of people living in households in metropolitan France, people aged 15 years or more
- Source: INSEE, Labour Force Survey
The unemployment rate of Q1 2009 revised
The ILO unemployment rate of the first quarter 2009 was revised downward by 0.2 points compared to the temporary publication: it stood at 8.5% in metropolitan France (8.7% according to temporary data). Besides, Q4 2008 was revised upward (+0.2 points); so, the surge in Q1 2009 observed in the temporary publication (+1,1 points) is reduced (+0,7 points). These revisions are bound to the revision of the correction of seasonal adjustment and to the integration of the results of the non response survey for Q1 2009.
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