France
FR desk: France first; euro area, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom and United States alongside.
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As of 2025 | % of male labour force
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.55% |
| 2024 | 7.55% |
| 2023 | 7.46% |
| 2022 | 7.47% |
| 2021 | 7.97% |
| 2020 | 8.06% |
| 2019 | 8.47% |
| 2018 | 8.98% |
| 2017 | 9.44% |
| 2016 | 10.24% |
| 2015 | 10.79% |
| 2014 | 10.52% |
| 2013 | 10.04% |
| 2012 | 9.73% |
| 2011 | 8.79% |
| 2010 | 8.95% |
| 2009 | 8.91% |
| 2008 | 6.91% |
| 2007 | 7.48% |
| 2006 | 8.08% |
| 2005 | 8.04% |
| 2004 | 8.08% |
| 2003 | 7.59% |
| 2002 | 7.78% |
Male unemployment is ILO modelled unemployment among men in the male labour force (SL.UEM.TOTL.MA.ZS). Latest: 7.55% in 2025.
Read it next to the female series. From 1991 to 2025 (35 years): mean 8.82%, median 8.54%; low 6.91% (2008), high 11.04% (1994).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).