3 March 2016
2016- n° 60The unemployment rate decreased by 0.1 points in Q4 2015 ILO Unemployment and Labour Market-related indicators (Labour Force Survey results)
- 4th quarter 2015
In Q4 2015, the average ILO unemployment rate in metropolitan France and overseas departments stood at 10.3% of active population. In metropolitan France only, the number of unemployed decreased by 47,000 to 2.9 million people unemployed; thus, the unemployment rate decreased by 0.1 percentage points q-o-q, returning to its S1 2015 level (10.0%). It decreased across all age groups. Over a year, the unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage points.
The unemployment rate decreased by 0.1 points compared to Q3 2015
In Q4 2015, the average ILO unemployment rate in metropolitan France and overseas departments stood at 10.3% of active population. In metropolitan France only, the number of unemployed decreased by 47,000 to 2.9 million people unemployed; thus, the unemployment rate decreased by 0.1 percentage points q-o-q, returning to its S1 2015 level (10.0%). It decreased across all age groups. Over a year, the unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage points.
graphiquegraph_cho_nvIR – ILO-unemployment rate
- Estimation within +/−0.3 points of the level of unemployment rate and of its quarterly variations
- Scope: population of people living in households, people aged 15 years orover.
- Source: INSEE, Labour Force Survey
The unemployment halo rose slightly compared to previous quarter
In metropolitan France, among inactive people, 1.4 million persons wish to work but they are not considered as unemployed according to the ILO definition: they are part of the halo around unemployment. In Q4 2015, the number of people in this unemployment halo rose slightly q-o-q (+23,000) and was virtually stable over the year (+6,000).
tableautab_cho_nvIR – Ilo-unemployment rate in metropolitan France
| ILO-unemployment rate (%) | Variation in points | Thou-sands | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015Q3 | 2015 Q4 (p)* | over quarter | over year | 2015 Q4 (p)* | |
| Total | 10.1 | 10.0 | −0.1 | −0.1 | 2 860 |
| 15-24 years | 24.3 | 24.0 | −0.3 | 0.0 | 646 |
| 25-49 years | 9.4 | 9.3 | −0.1 | −0.2 | 1 651 |
| 50 years and more | 7.0 | 6.9 | −0.1 | 0.0 | 563 |
| Men | 10.6 | 10.5 | −0.1 | 0.0 | 1 565 |
| 15-24 years | 25.4 | 25.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 377 |
| 25-49 years | 9.6 | 9.5 | −0.1 | −0.1 | 878 |
| 50 years and more | 7.7 | 7.4 | −0.3 | 0.0 | 310 |
| Women | 9.6 | 9.4 | −0.2 | −0.3 | 1 295 |
| 15-24 years | 23.0 | 22.0 | −1.0 | −0.2 | 269 |
| 25-49 years | 9.2 | 9.0 | −0.2 | −0.5 | 772 |
| 50 years and more | 6.3 | 6.3 | 0.0 | −0.1 | 254 |
- *(p) = provisional results
- Scope: population of people living in households in metropolitan France, people aged 15 years or over.
- Source: INSEE, Labour Force Survey
graphiquegraph_halo_IR – People in unemployment's halo
- Scope: population of people living in households in metropolitan France, people aged 15 years or over.
- Source: INSEE, Labour Force Survey
The employment rate remained stable and the activity rate decreased slightly
The employment rate of the population aged 15-64 years stood at 64.3% in Q3 2015, as in the previous quarter and in Q4 2014.
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 | Thou-sands (1) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Q3 | 2015 Q4 (p)* | Quar-ter | year | 2015 Q4 (p)* | |
| Employed people | 64.3 | 64.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25 519 |
| Full-time equivalent employment rate | 59.5 | 59.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 23 617 |
| Men | 67.5 | 67.5 | 0.0 | −0.2 | 13 156 |
| Women | 61.3 | 61.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 12 363 |
| 15-24 years | 28.1 | 28.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2 047 |
| 25-49 years | 80.0 | 80.0 | 0.0 | −0.2 | 16 139 |
| 50-64 years | 59.9 | 59.8 | −0.1 | 0.5 | 7 334 |
| Included : 55-64 years | 49.0 | 48.9 | −0.1 | 1.0 | 3 896 |
| Core employment rate of 55-64 years | 48.2 | 48.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | |
| Unemployed persons | 7.3 | 7.2 | −0.1 | −0.1 | 2 855 |
| Men | 8.1 | 8.0 | −0.1 | 0.0 | 1 562 |
| Women | 6.5 | 6.4 | −0.1 | −0.2 | 1 293 |
| 15-24 years | 9.0 | 8.9 | −0.1 | 0.0 | 646 |
| 25-49 years | 8.3 | 8.2 | −0.1 | −0.2 | 1 651 |
| 50-64 years | 4.6 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 558 |
| Included : 55-64 years | 3.9 | 3.8 | −0.1 | 0.0 | 306 |
| Active people | 71.7 | 71.5 | −0.2 | −0.1 | 28 374 |
| Men | 75.6 | 75.5 | −0.1 | −0.2 | 14 718 |
| Women | 67.8 | 67.7 | −0.1 | 0.0 | 13 656 |
| 15-24 years | 37.1 | 37.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2 693 |
| 25-49 years | 88.4 | 88.2 | −0.2 | −0.4 | 17 789 |
| 50-64 years | 64.5 | 64.4 | −0.1 | 0.6 | 7 892 |
| Included : 55-64 years | 52.8 | 52.8 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 4 203 |
| Active life expectancy of 55-64 years (years) | 5.2 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | |
- *(p) = provisional results
- (1) these data cover people aged 15 to 64. They differ slightly from the data in the previous table (which covers the population aged 15 or over).
- Scope: population of people living in households in metropolitan France, people aged 15 to 64.
- Source: INSEE, Labour Force Survey
Permanent employment rate for people aged 15-64 remained at 48.6% in Q4 2015. It decreased by 0.5 percentage points year-on-year. Fixed-term and temporary employment rate stood at 7.4%, as in Q3 2015. It increased by 0.5 percentage points year-on-year.
The activity rate of people aged 15-64 stood at 71.5% in Q4 2015. It decreased by 0.2 percentage points quarter-on-quarter and by 0.1 percentage points year-on-year.
Underemployment decreased slightly
In Q4 2015, 6.6% of the employed persons were underemployed, decreasing 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 0.2% of the employed.
tableauTab_ssemp_nvIR – ILO underemployment
| ILO underemploy-ment rate (%) | Variation in points | Thou-sands | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Q3 | 2015 Q4 (p)* | Over a quarter | Over a year | 2015 Q4 (p)* | |
| Total | 6.7 | 6.6 | −0.1 | 0.0 | 1 696 |
| Included : slack work | 0.4 | 0.2 | −0.2 | −0.2 | 64 |
| Men | 3.8 | 3.7 | −0.1 | 0.0 | 496 |
| Women | 9.7 | 9.6 | −0.1 | 0.0 | 1 201 |
- *(p) = provisional results
- Covers the population of people living in households in metropolitan France, people aged 15 years or over.
- Source : INSEE, Labour Force Survey
Revision
The ILO unemployment rate of Q3 2015 in metropolitan France is revised downwards by 0.1 percentage points, to 10.1% of active population, compared to the provisional result published on 3 December 2015. It is revised downwards by 0.2 percentage points in France including overseas departments, to 10.4% of active population.
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