4 December 2014
2014- n° 279The unemployment rate increased in Q3 2014 ILO Unemployment and Labour Market-related indicators (Labour Force Survey results)
- 3rd Quarter 2014
In Q3 2014, the average ILO unemployment rate in metropolitan France and overseas departments stood at 10.4%, after 10.1% in Q2 2014. In metropolitan France only, with 2.8 million people, 9.9% of the active population was unemployed. The unemployment rate increased by 0.2 percentage points q-o-q in metropolitan France, and returned back to its Q3 2013 level.
Unemployment rate
The unemployment rate increased in Q3 2014
In Q3 2014, the average ILO unemployment rate in metropolitan France and overseas departments stood at 10.4%, after 10.1% in Q2 2014. In metropolitan France only, with 2.8 million people, 9.9% of the active population was unemployed. The unemployment rate increased by 0.2 percentage points q-o-q in metropolitan France, and returned back to its Q3 2013 level.
graphiquegraph_cho_nvIR – ILO-unemployment rate
- Estimation close to +/-0.3 point of the level of unemployment rate and of its quarterly variations
- Covers the population of people living in households, people aged 15 years or more
- Source: INSEE, Labour Force Survey
Among inactive people, 1.4 million wish to work but they are not considered as unemployed: they are part of the unemployment’s halo. The number of people in the unemployment’s halo rose by 40,000 in Q3 2014, and by 70,000 over the year.
tableautab_cho_nvIR – ILO-unemployment rate in metropolitan France
| ILO-unemployment rate (%) | Variation in point | Thousands | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014Q2 | 2014Q3 (p)* | over quarter | over year | 2014Q3 (p)* | |
| Total | 9.7 | 9.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2 841 |
| 15-24 years | 22.7 | 23.7 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 635 |
| 25-49 years | 9.1 | 9.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1 674 |
| 50 years and more | 6.5 | 6.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 532 |
| Men | 9.9 | 10.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1 502 |
| 15-24 years | 23.8 | 24.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 358 |
| 25-49 years | 9.1 | 9.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 880 |
| 50 years and more | 6.7 | 6.5 | -0.2 | -0.3 | 265 |
| Women | 9.4 | 9.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1 339 |
| 15-24 years | 21.4 | 22.9 | 1.5 | -1.4 | 277 |
| 25-49 years | 9.2 | 9.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 794 |
| 50 years and more | 6.4 | 6.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 268 |
- *(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
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
ILO employment and activity
tableautab_partpop_nvIR – ILO employment, unemployment and activity in the population aged 15-64 years
| % of people in the age group | Variation in point | Thousands (1) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014Q2 | 2014Q3 (p)* | Over quarter | Over year | 2014Q3 (p)* | |
| Employed people | 64.2 | 64.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 25 487 |
| Full-time equivalent employment rate | 59.5 | 59.5 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 23 649 |
| Men | 67.6 | 67.5 | -0.1 | -0.4 | 13 198 |
| Women | 61.0 | 60.8 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 12 289 |
| 15-24 years | 28.3 | 27.9 | -0.4 | -0.4 | 2 039 |
| 25-49 years | 80.5 | 80.4 | -0.1 | -0.6 | 16 271 |
| 50-64 years | 58.6 | 58.8 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 7 177 |
| Included : 55-64 years | 46.9 | 47.2 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 3 748 |
| Core employment rate of 55-64 years | 46.5 | 46.8 | 0.3 | 1.2 | |
| Unemployed persons | 6.9 | 7.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2 836 |
| Men | 7.5 | 7.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1 499 |
| Women | 6.4 | 6.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1 337 |
| 15-24 years | 8.3 | 8.7 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 635 |
| 25-49 years | 8.1 | 8.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1 674 |
| 50-64 years | 4.2 | 4.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 527 |
| Included : 55-64 years | 3.6 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 297 |
| Active people | 71.2 | 71.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 28 323 |
| Men | 75.1 | 75.2 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 14 697 |
| Women | 67.3 | 67.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 13 627 |
| 15-24 years | 36.6 | 36.6 | 0.0 | -0.6 | 2 674 |
| 25-49 years | 88.6 | 88.6 | 0.0 | -0.5 | 17 945 |
| 50-64 years | 62.8 | 63.1 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 7 704 |
| Included : 55-64 years | 50.5 | 50.9 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 4 045 |
| Active life expectancy of 55-64 years (years) | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | |
- *(p) = provisional results
- Covers the population of people living in households in metropolitan France, people 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
The employment rate of the population aged 15-64 years decreased by 0.1 percentage points in Q3 2014, and stood at 64.1%.
Permanent contracts employment rate decreased by 0.2 percentage points in Q3 2014, at 48.9% of the population aged 15-64. Temporary contracts employment rate hold firm, at 6.9%.
The activity rate of people aged 15-64 was also steady in Q3 2014 and stood at 71.2% (-0.1 percentage points y-o-y).
Underemployment concerns 6.5% of employed people
In Q3 2014, 6.5% of the persons employed were underemployed, increasing by 0.3 percentage points.
Slack work stood at 0.5% of the persons employed. It rose by 0.2 percentage points over the quarter.
tableauTab_ssemp_nvIR – ILO underemployment
| ILO underemployment rate (%) | Variation in point | Thousands | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014Q2 | 2014Q3 (p)* | Over a quarter | Over a year | 2014Q3 (p)* | |
| Total | 6.2 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1 661 |
| Included : slack work | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 119 |
| Men | 3.4 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 494 |
| Women | 9.3 | 9.4 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 1 167 |
- *(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
Revision
The ILO unemployment rate of Q2 2014 is not revised compared to the temporary publication of September 2014.
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