# France Consumer confidence: Opinion on the future trend of unemployment: Balance of responses (increase minus decreas

France Consumer confidence: Opinion on the future trend of unemployment: Balance of responses (increase minus decreas was 61.00 balance in October 2026, up 8.9% from September 2026 and up 27.1% from a year earlier.
That is the highest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −7.00 balance (Feb 2022) to 82.00 balance (Feb 2021), averaging 29.08 balance.

- Source agency: National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE), France
- Makrognosis code: `FR.CONSCONF.M.SA.GRP-UNEMPEXP`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: balance
- Coverage: 2006-01-01 to 2026-10-01 (250 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/france/consumer-confidence-opinion-on-the-future-trend-of-unemployment-balance

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| October 2026 | 61.00 balance |
| September 2026 | 56.00 balance |
| August 2026 | 58.00 balance |
| July 2026 | 55.00 balance |
| June 2026 | 60.00 balance |
| May 2026 | 55.00 balance |
| April 2026 | 56.00 balance |
| March 2026 | 49.00 balance |
| February 2026 | 49.00 balance |
| January 2026 | 47.00 balance |
| December 2025 | 46.00 balance |
| November 2025 | 47.00 balance |
| October 2025 | 48.00 balance |
| September 2025 | 53.00 balance |
| August 2025 | 54.00 balance |
| July 2025 | 53.00 balance |
| June 2025 | 55.00 balance |
| May 2025 | 59.00 balance |
| April 2025 | 51.00 balance |
| March 2025 | 48.00 balance |
| February 2025 | 56.00 balance |
| January 2025 | 50.00 balance |
| December 2024 | 57.00 balance |
| November 2024 | 44.00 balance |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/FR.CONSCONF.M.SA.GRP-UNEMPEXP"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/FR.CONSCONF.M.SA.GRP-UNEMPEXP",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```