10 November 2020
2020- n° 287In Q3 2020, the unemployment rate bounced up sharply to 9.0 % ILO Unemployment and Labour Market-related indicators (Labour Force Survey results)
- third quarter 2020
In Q3 2020 the number of ILO unemployed people reached 2.7 millions in France excluding Mayotte, increasing by 628,000. The ILO unemployment rate jumped by 1.9 points over the quarter to 9.0 % of the labour force, after a 0.7 point decline in the previous quarter. It was 0.9 points higher than its pre-crisis level in Q4 2019.
This publication, released quarterly, presents the results of the Labour Force survey for the latest quarter. It does not, as such, aim to analyse the effect of the health crisis on the labour market. A background note on the labour market impacts of the health crisis (in French) is associated with this publication.
Since last March, the Labour Force survey has been affected by the health crisis in two ways.
On the one hand, the health crisis strongly impacted the situation of people on the labour market. The note associated with this publication presents, on an exceptional basis, weekly and monthly indicators, making it possible to understand the dynamics at work in the labour market since the outbreak of the health crisis.
On the other hand, the collection protocol had to be adpated to the health situation, especially during the containment period. The lifting of the containment has allowed a gradual return to a normal protocol of collection. From mid-May 2020, the tracking operations were gradually resumed, making it easier to contact respondents. The first and last interviews, which had been carried out by telephone since mid-March on an exceptional basis, could be carried out face-to-face again from mid-July using a strict health protocol. As a result, the collection rate, which deteriorated in Q2, recovered significantly in Q3. Despite these variations, the usual statistical adjustment methods make it possible to obtain data that remain representative of the entire population over the whole period.
- After a trompe-l’oeil decline due to containment, the unemployment rate bounced up sharply in Q3 2020.
- The halo of unemployment returned to its pre-crisis level
- The employment rate rebounded without erasing the previous quarter decline.
- Underemployment fell back, but remained at a high level.
- Full-time and part-time employment rates increased again
- Fixed-term or temporary employment rate partially recovered, permanent employment rate was virtually stable
- The activity rate recovered but was 0.2 points lower than its pre-crisis level
- The situation of young people on the labour market improved over the quarter
- Revisions
- For more information
After a trompe-l’oeil decline due to containment, the unemployment rate bounced up sharply in Q3 2020.
In Q3 2020 the number of ILO unemployed people reached 2.7 millions in France excluding Mayotte, increasing by 628,000. The ILO unemployment rate jumped by 1.9 points over the quarter to 9.0 % of the labour force, after a 0.7 point decline in the previous quarter. It was 0.9 points higher than its pre-crisis level in Q4 2019.
In Q1 and Q2 2020, the fall in ILO unemployment was a trompe-l'oeil one. A large number of jobless persons, whether they wanted to work or not, had not been actively looking for a job due to the containment period and therefore did not meet the ILO's criteria for being counted as unemployed people. Labour search behaviours resumed in Q3; consequently unemployment rose sharply in Q3 2020. The rebound in unemployment over the quarter is of a magnitude not seen since INSEE has been measuring it (1975). But it is partly mechanical, as a result of the trompe-l'oeil decline due to containment in Q2 2020. However, the increase in unemployment compared to either Q3 2019 (+0.6 points) or Q4 2019, highlights a clear deterioration in the labour market.
The rise in unemployment rate was more pronounced for people aged 25 to 49 (+2.1 points) and those aged 50 and over (+1.7 points) than among youths (+0.9 points). However, the unemployment rate for people aged 15 to 24 increased in the previous quarter, unlike that of their elders. Overall, the unemployment rate increased more for young people year-to-year (+2.6 points) than for other age groups.
The unemployment rate fell more sharply in S1 2020 for women (-1.2 points) than for men (-0.8 points). As it rebounded more strongly for women, the unemployment rates for men and women were again almost equal in Q3, as was the case before the crisis.
tableauILO-unemployment rate
France (excl. Mayotte) | Metropolitan France | |
---|---|---|
2003-Q1 | 8.4 | 8.0 |
2003-Q2 | 8.5 | 8.1 |
2003-Q3 | 8.4 | 8.0 |
2003-Q4 | 8.8 | 8.4 |
2004-Q1 | 9.0 | 8.6 |
2004-Q2 | 8.8 | 8.4 |
2004-Q3 | 8.9 | 8.5 |
2004-Q4 | 8.9 | 8.5 |
2005-Q1 | 8.7 | 8.3 |
2005-Q2 | 8.8 | 8.4 |
2005-Q3 | 9.0 | 8.6 |
2005-Q4 | 9.0 | 8.7 |
2006-Q1 | 9.1 | 8.8 |
2006-Q2 | 9.0 | 8.6 |
2006-Q3 | 8.9 | 8.5 |
2006-Q4 | 8.4 | 8.0 |
2007-Q1 | 8.5 | 8.1 |
2007-Q2 | 8.1 | 7.8 |
2007-Q3 | 8.0 | 7.6 |
2007-Q4 | 7.5 | 7.1 |
2008-Q1 | 7.2 | 6.8 |
2008-Q2 | 7.3 | 7.0 |
2008-Q3 | 7.4 | 7.1 |
2008-Q4 | 7.7 | 7.4 |
2009-Q1 | 8.6 | 8.2 |
2009-Q2 | 9.2 | 8.8 |
2009-Q3 | 9.2 | 8.8 |
2009-Q4 | 9.5 | 9.1 |
2010-Q1 | 9.4 | 9.0 |
2010-Q2 | 9.3 | 8.9 |
2010-Q3 | 9.2 | 8.8 |
2010-Q4 | 9.2 | 8.8 |
2011-Q1 | 9.1 | 8.8 |
2011-Q2 | 9.1 | 8.7 |
2011-Q3 | 9.2 | 8.8 |
2011-Q4 | 9.4 | 9.0 |
2012-Q1 | 9.5 | 9.1 |
2012-Q2 | 9.7 | 9.3 |
2012-Q3 | 9.7 | 9.4 |
2012-Q4 | 10.1 | 9.7 |
2013-Q1 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
2013-Q2 | 10.5 | 10.1 |
2013-Q3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
2013-Q4 | 10.1 | 9.8 |
2014-Q1 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
2014-Q2 | 10.2 | 9.8 |
2014-Q3 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
2014-Q4 | 10.4 | 10.1 |
2015-Q1 | 10.3 | 10.0 |
2015-Q2 | 10.5 | 10.2 |
2015-Q3 | 10.4 | 10.0 |
2015-Q4 | 10.2 | 9.9 |
2016-Q1 | 10.3 | 9.9 |
2016-Q2 | 10.0 | 9.7 |
2016-Q3 | 9.9 | 9.6 |
2016-Q4 | 10.0 | 9.7 |
2017-Q1 | 9.6 | 9.3 |
2017-Q2 | 9.5 | 9.2 |
2017-Q3 | 9.5 | 9.2 |
2017-Q4 | 9.0 | 8.6 |
2018-Q1 | 9.3 | 9.0 |
2018-Q2 | 9.1 | 8.8 |
2018-Q3 | 9.0 | 8.6 |
2018-Q4 | 8.7 | 8.4 |
2019-Q1 | 8.7 | 8.4 |
2019-Q2 | 8.4 | 8.2 |
2019-Q3 | 8.4 | 8.1 |
2019-Q4 | 8.1 | 7.8 |
2020-Q1 | 7.9 | 7.6 |
2020-Q2 | 7.1 | 7.0 |
2020-Q3 | 9.0 | 8.8 |
- Estimation within +/-0.3 point of the level of unemployment rate and of its quarterly variations.
graphiqueILO-unemployment rate
![Chargement en cours](/static/img/preloader.gif)
- Estimation within +/-0.3 point of the level of unemployment rate and of its quarterly variations.
- Scope: population of people living in households, people aged 15 years or more.
- Source: INSEE, Labour Force Survey.
tableauILO-unemployment rate
ILO-unemployment rate (%) | Variation in points over | Thousands | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020Q2 | 2020Q3 | quarter | year | 2020Q3 | |
Unemployed persons | 7.1 | 9.0 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 2,668 |
15-24 years | 20.9 | 21.8 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 619 |
25-49 years | 6.4 | 8.5 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1,500 |
50 years and more | 4.4 | 6.1 | 1.7 | -0.1 | 548 |
Men | 7.4 | 9.1 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1,379 |
15-24 years | 21.4 | 21.6 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 337 |
25-49 years | 6.6 | 8.5 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 777 |
50 years and more | 4.7 | 5.8 | 1.1 | -0.6 | 266 |
Women | 6.8 | 9.0 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 1,288 |
15-24 years | 20.4 | 22.0 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 282 |
25-49 years | 6.3 | 8.4 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 723 |
50 years and more | 4.0 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 283 |
Long-term unemployed persons | 2.2 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 965 |
- Scope : population of people living in households, people aged 15 years or more in France excluding Mayotte
- Source: INSEE, Labour Force Survey
The halo of unemployment returned to its pre-crisis level
Among inactive people as defined by the ILO, 1.7 millions wished to work without being considered as unemployed according to the ILO definition: they made up the halo of unemployment. Their number went back to normal in Q3 2020 after an exceptional peak in the previous quarter (a jump of 765,000 in Q2 followed by a drop of 801,000 in Q3). The peak in the halo of unemployment in Q2 2020, due to containment, was the main counterpart to the fall in unemployment at the same time. It was mainly made of jobless people wishing to work and available to do so, but not actively searching for a job. With the end of the containment period, unemployed persons resumed their active job search, mechanically reducing the number of people in the halo of unemployment. Thus the share of people in the halo in the 15-64 years old population fell by 2.0 points quarter on quarter, after a 1.9 point rise in the prevous quarter. It went back to 4,0 %, its pre-crisis level at the end of 2019.
tableauPeople in the halo of unemployment
Halo of unemployment (in thousands) (left scale) | Share of the population aged 15 to 64 years (in %) (right scale) | |
---|---|---|
2003-Q1 | 1274 | 3.2 |
2003-Q2 | 1218 | 3.0 |
2003-Q3 | 1309 | 3.3 |
2003-Q4 | 1311 | 3.2 |
2004-Q1 | 1327 | 3.3 |
2004-Q2 | 1342 | 3.3 |
2004-Q3 | 1349 | 3.3 |
2004-Q4 | 1318 | 3.3 |
2005-Q1 | 1293 | 3.2 |
2005-Q2 | 1295 | 3.2 |
2005-Q3 | 1269 | 3.1 |
2005-Q4 | 1273 | 3.1 |
2006-Q1 | 1301 | 3.2 |
2006-Q2 | 1305 | 3.2 |
2006-Q3 | 1290 | 3.1 |
2006-Q4 | 1356 | 3.3 |
2007-Q1 | 1283 | 3.1 |
2007-Q2 | 1303 | 3.1 |
2007-Q3 | 1226 | 3.0 |
2007-Q4 | 1235 | 3.0 |
2008-Q1 | 1259 | 3.0 |
2008-Q2 | 1222 | 2.9 |
2008-Q3 | 1261 | 3.0 |
2008-Q4 | 1242 | 3.0 |
2009-Q1 | 1285 | 3.1 |
2009-Q2 | 1310 | 3.1 |
2009-Q3 | 1343 | 3.2 |
2009-Q4 | 1370 | 3.3 |
2010-Q1 | 1334 | 3.2 |
2010-Q2 | 1364 | 3.3 |
2010-Q3 | 1347 | 3.2 |
2010-Q4 | 1330 | 3.2 |
2011-Q1 | 1389 | 3.3 |
2011-Q2 | 1409 | 3.4 |
2011-Q3 | 1421 | 3.4 |
2011-Q4 | 1418 | 3.4 |
2012-Q1 | 1406 | 3.4 |
2012-Q2 | 1377 | 3.3 |
2012-Q3 | 1430 | 3.4 |
2012-Q4 | 1407 | 3.4 |
2013-Q1 | 1374 | 3.3 |
2013-Q2 | 1389 | 3.3 |
2013-Q3 | 1430 | 3.4 |
2013-Q4 | 1452 | 3.4 |
2014-Q1 | 1494 | 3.5 |
2014-Q2 | 1459 | 3.5 |
2014-Q3 | 1541 | 3.7 |
2014-Q4 | 1533 | 3.6 |
2015-Q1 | 1602 | 3.8 |
2015-Q2 | 1557 | 3.7 |
2015-Q3 | 1532 | 3.7 |
2015-Q4 | 1536 | 3.7 |
2016-Q1 | 1567 | 3.7 |
2016-Q2 | 1615 | 3.9 |
2016-Q3 | 1612 | 3.9 |
2016-Q4 | 1598 | 3.8 |
2017-Q1 | 1630 | 3.9 |
2017-Q2 | 1615 | 3.8 |
2017-Q3 | 1561 | 3.7 |
2017-Q4 | 1607 | 3.8 |
2018-Q1 | 1624 | 3.8 |
2018-Q2 | 1611 | 3.8 |
2018-Q3 | 1613 | 3.8 |
2018-Q4 | 1613 | 3.8 |
2019-Q1 | 1531 | 3.6 |
2019-Q2 | 1597 | 3.8 |
2019-Q3 | 1635 | 3.9 |
2019-Q4 | 1695 | 4.0 |
2020-Q1 | 1743 | 4.1 |
2020-Q2 | 2508 | 6.0 |
2020-Q3 | 1707 | 4.0 |
graphiquePeople in the halo of unemployment
![Chargement en cours](/static/img/preloader.gif)
- Scope: population of people living in households in France excluding Mayotte, people aged 15 years or over
- Source: INSEE, Labour Force Survey
The employment rate rebounded without erasing the previous quarter decline.
On average the employment rate for 15-64 year olds increased by 0.7 points in Q3, to 65.1%, after a sharp decline (-1.6 points) in the second quarter. It picked up for all age and sex groups. The rise was particularly marked for young people (+2.1 points, to 28,7%) whose employment rate reached a historical low in the previous quarter. The employment rate fell less for women in the previous quarter (-1.2 points, compared with -2.0 points for men) and recovered less in Q3 (+0.4 points, compared with +1.0 point for men).
The rebound in Q3 2020 only partially offset the previous quarter decline. Indeed the employment rate remained below its end of 2019 level before the health crisis: 0.9 points below for the 15-64 years old population, 0.8 points for people aged 15 to 24, 1.1 points for those aged 25 to 49, with a decline limited to 0.1 points for those aged 50 to 64.
tableauEmployment rate by age group
15-24 years old (right scale) | 25-49 years old (left scale) | 50-64 years old (left scale) | |
---|---|---|---|
2003-Q1 | 31.6 | 80.5 | 53.5 |
2003-Q2 | 30.6 | 80.3 | 53.3 |
2003-Q3 | 30.5 | 80.4 | 53.0 |
2003-Q4 | 30.0 | 80.4 | 53.1 |
2004-Q1 | 30.2 | 80.3 | 53.2 |
2004-Q2 | 29.9 | 80.6 | 53.1 |
2004-Q3 | 30.3 | 80.3 | 53.6 |
2004-Q4 | 30.1 | 80.3 | 53.8 |
2005-Q1 | 29.5 | 80.5 | 54.0 |
2005-Q2 | 30.6 | 80.3 | 53.8 |
2005-Q3 | 29.5 | 80.6 | 53.4 |
2005-Q4 | 29.8 | 80.5 | 53.0 |
2006-Q1 | 29.1 | 80.6 | 53.2 |
2006-Q2 | 29.4 | 80.7 | 52.9 |
2006-Q3 | 29.7 | 81.2 | 53.1 |
2006-Q4 | 29.5 | 81.3 | 53.4 |
2007-Q1 | 29.9 | 81.4 | 53.1 |
2007-Q2 | 30.2 | 81.6 | 53.2 |
2007-Q3 | 31.0 | 81.7 | 53.2 |
2007-Q4 | 31.3 | 82.3 | 53.1 |
2008-Q1 | 31.4 | 82.8 | 53.0 |
2008-Q2 | 30.7 | 83.0 | 52.9 |
2008-Q3 | 30.7 | 82.9 | 53.0 |
2008-Q4 | 30.7 | 82.8 | 53.4 |
2009-Q1 | 30.6 | 81.9 | 53.5 |
2009-Q2 | 30.1 | 81.6 | 53.7 |
2009-Q3 | 29.6 | 81.5 | 53.1 |
2009-Q4 | 29.5 | 81.3 | 53.1 |
2010-Q1 | 30.0 | 81.5 | 53.6 |
2010-Q2 | 29.7 | 81.4 | 53.8 |
2010-Q3 | 29.1 | 81.5 | 54.2 |
2010-Q4 | 29.6 | 81.1 | 54.0 |
2011-Q1 | 29.1 | 81.3 | 54.2 |
2011-Q2 | 29.4 | 81.1 | 54.3 |
2011-Q3 | 29.2 | 80.7 | 54.8 |
2011-Q4 | 28.6 | 80.6 | 55.5 |
2012-Q1 | 28.4 | 80.3 | 56.1 |
2012-Q2 | 28.2 | 80.3 | 56.6 |
2012-Q3 | 28.0 | 80.2 | 57.0 |
2012-Q4 | 27.8 | 80.2 | 57.5 |
2013-Q1 | 27.9 | 79.8 | 57.2 |
2013-Q2 | 27.8 | 80.0 | 57.3 |
2013-Q3 | 27.9 | 80.2 | 57.5 |
2013-Q4 | 28.1 | 80.0 | 57.7 |
2014-Q1 | 28.0 | 80.0 | 58.0 |
2014-Q2 | 27.8 | 79.8 | 58.4 |
2014-Q3 | 27.6 | 79.5 | 58.6 |
2014-Q4 | 27.2 | 79.5 | 59.0 |
2015-Q1 | 28.0 | 79.3 | 59.1 |
2015-Q2 | 27.8 | 79.3 | 59.5 |
2015-Q3 | 28.1 | 79.5 | 59.7 |
2015-Q4 | 28.1 | 79.6 | 59.6 |
2016-Q1 | 28.0 | 79.6 | 60.1 |
2016-Q2 | 28.2 | 79.6 | 60.3 |
2016-Q3 | 27.5 | 79.9 | 60.6 |
2016-Q4 | 28.2 | 79.5 | 60.5 |
2017-Q1 | 28.1 | 79.6 | 60.6 |
2017-Q2 | 28.5 | 80.3 | 61.3 |
2017-Q3 | 28.9 | 80.1 | 61.2 |
2017-Q4 | 29.4 | 80.4 | 61.8 |
2018-Q1 | 29.1 | 80.3 | 61.9 |
2018-Q2 | 29.5 | 80.5 | 62.0 |
2018-Q3 | 29.9 | 80.6 | 62.4 |
2018-Q4 | 30.4 | 80.7 | 62.2 |
2019-Q1 | 29.7 | 80.8 | 62.3 |
2019-Q2 | 29.7 | 80.9 | 62.5 |
2019-Q3 | 29.5 | 80.7 | 62.4 |
2019-Q4 | 29.5 | 81.4 | 63.3 |
2020-Q1 | 29.4 | 81.5 | 63.4 |
2020-Q2 | 26.6 | 79.7 | 63.0 |
2020-Q3 | 28.7 | 80.3 | 63.2 |
graphiqueEmployment rate by age group
![Chargement en cours](/static/img/preloader.gif)
- Scope: population of people living in households in France excluding Mayotte, people aged 15-64 years.
- Source: INSEE, Labour Force Survey.
Underemployment fell back, but remained at a high level.
As a result of the exceptional partial activity framework during the containement period (short-time working / temporary lay-off), underemployment reached an exceptional peak in Q2 2020 at 20.0% of employed people, including 15.4% of people in technical or partial unemployment. In Q3 2020, this share fell back (-12.8 points) to a more usual level of 7.2%. This return to normal is mainly due to the sharp drop in the number of people in technical ou partial unemployment (-13.3 points). On average over the quarter, their share stood at 2.1% and remained above its pre-crisis level (+1.8 points compared to the end of 2019). Overall underemployment was also 1.7 points higher than its end of 2019 level.
graphiqueILO underemployment rate
![](/en/statistiques/graphique/4960863/sousemploi_eng.png)
- Scope : France excluding Mayotte, employed people from households, aged 15 and over.
- Source : Insee, Labour Force survey.
All in all, in Q3 2020, nearly one in five labour market participants (active people or people in the halo of unemployment) were constrained in their labour supply by either a lack of employment (unemployed people or in the halo of unemployment) or a situation of underemployment. This share fell back by 11.6 points over the quarter to 20.1% but stood 2.4 points above its end of 2019 level due to unemployment and underemployment.
graphiqueFrom unemployment to labour market supply constraint: shares among participants (employment, unemployment, halo) in the labour market
![](/en/statistiques/graphique/4960863/contrainte_eng.png)
- Champ : France excluding Mayotte, people from households, aged 15 to 64.
- Source : Insee, Labour Force survey.
After an unprecedented low in the previous quarter (-13.0%) mainly due to partial unemployment, the average number of weekly hours worked per job rose by 20.7% in Q3 2020 to 31.0 hours per week (seasonally adjusted data). Thus, the average number of hours worked per job largely returned to its level a year earlier (31.6 hours per week).
graphiqueAverage number of worked hours per week and job
![](/en/statistiques/graphique/4960863/nbheures_eng.png)
- Scope : metropolitan France, employed people from households, aged 15 to 64.
- Source : Insee, Labour Force survey.
Full-time and part-time employment rates increased again
Full-time employment rate stood at 53.9% in Q3 2020. It advanced by 0.4 points over the quarter but was 0.5 points below its end of 2019 level. Part-time employment rate was on the same path (+0.3 points over the quarter, -0.4 points compared to the end of 2019).
Fixed-term or temporary employment rate partially recovered, permanent employment rate was virtually stable
Permanent employment rate for people aged 15 to 64 stood at 49.2% in Q3 2020. It was virtually stable (+0.1 points) over the quarter, after a 0.4 point decrease in Q2. It was 0.3 points below its end of 2019 level. Fixed-term and temporary employment rate picked up by 0.5 points, after a sharp decrease (-1,2 point) in the previous quarter. At 6.9%, it stood 1.2 points below its peak at the end of 2017 and 0.7 points below its end of 2019 level.
tableauILO employment rate in the population aged 15-64 years
% of people in the age group | Variation in over | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
2020Q2 | 2020Q3 | quarter | year | |
Employed people | 64.4 | 65.1 | 0.7 | -0.2 |
by sex | ||||
Men | 67.4 | 68.4 | 1.0 | -0.2 |
Women | 61.5 | 61.9 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
by age | ||||
15-24 years | 26.6 | 28.7 | 2.1 | -0.8 |
25-49 years | 79.7 | 80.3 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
50-64 years | 63.0 | 63.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
Included : 55-64 years | 53.3 | 53.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
by type of employment contract | ||||
Permanent employment | 49.1 | 49.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Fixed-term and temporary employment | 6.4 | 6.9 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
Other types of employment | 8.9 | 8.9 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
by contractual working time | ||||
Full-time employment | 53.5 | 53.9 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
Part-time employment | 10.9 | 11.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
Full-time equivalent employment rate | 60.0 | 60.6 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
- Scope: population of people living in households in France excluding Mayotte, people aged 15-64 years
- Source: INSEE, Labour Force Survey
The activity rate recovered but was 0.2 points lower than its pre-crisis level
The activity rate of people aged 15 to 64 increased by 2.2 points over the quarter, at 71,6 %, after a similar size decline in the previous quarter. All age and sex groups showed a rise. It was more pronounced for young people (+3.1 points) and for people aged 25 to 49 (+2.5 points), whose activity declined more in the first semester.
The average increase over the quarter was the result of both the increase in the employment rate and the shift from the halo of unemployment (inactivity) to unemployment (labour force participation).
However, the activity rate was below its end of 2019 level, before the health crisis: 0.2 points lower for the whole population, 0.4 points lower for women, especially those aged 25 to 49 (-0.7 points).
tableauILO activity rate in the population aged 15-64 years
% of people in the age group | Variation in points over | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
2020Q1 | 2020Q2 | quarter | year | |
Active people | 69.4 | 71.6 | 2.2 | 0.2 |
by sex | ||||
Men | 72.9 | 75.3 | 2.4 | 0.3 |
Women | 66.0 | 68.1 | 2.1 | 0.2 |
by age | ||||
15-24 years | 33.6 | 36.7 | 3.1 | 0.3 |
25-49 years | 85.2 | 87.7 | 2.5 | 0.2 |
50-64 years | 66.0 | 67.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 |
Included : 55-64 years | 55.9 | 57.3 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
- Scope: population of people living in households in France excluding Mayotte, people aged 15-64 years
- Source: INSEE, Labour Force Survey
The situation of young people on the labour market improved over the quarter
Given the marked improvement in youth employment in Q3 2020, the share of people aged 15 to 29 who are neither in employment nor in training (NEET) declined by 3.1 points to 13.4%, after a 3.6 points increase in the previous quarter. Nevertheless it stood 0.6 points above its pre-crisis level.
graphiqueShare of people aged 15 to 29 neither in employment nor in education or training (NEET)
![](/en/statistiques/graphique/4960863/neet_eng.png)
- Scope : France excluding Mayotte, employed people from households, aged 15 to 29.
- Source : Insee, Labour Force survey.
Revisions
Compared to the first estimate published on 13 August 2020, ILO unemployment rate in Q2 2020 was unchanged, at 7.1 %.
For more information
An unemployed person according to the International Labour Office (ILO) is someone aged 15 or more who is not employed during the reference week, is available to work within two weeks and looked actively for a job in the previous month (or has found a job beginning in less than three months).
A NEET (neither in employment nor in education or training) person who is not in employment, education or training (formal or non-formal).
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