# France Labour Force

France Labour Force was up 0.7% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 1.2% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 32,033 Thousand persons.
That is the lowest reading since Q4 2024.
Among the 4 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 2nd highest.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.8% (Q2 2020) to 4.0% (Q2 2021), averaging 0.7%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `FR.LF.Q.SA`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: Thousand persons
- Coverage: 2003-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (94 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/france/labour-force

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 32,033 Thousand persons | 0.7 |
| Q1 2026 | 32,033 Thousand persons | 1.2 |
| Q4 2025 | 31,859 Thousand persons | 1.8 |
| Q3 2025 | 31,791 Thousand persons | 1.2 |
| Q2 2025 | 31,821 Thousand persons | 1.7 |
| Q1 2025 | 31,658 Thousand persons | 1.4 |
| Q4 2024 | 31,296 Thousand persons | −0.1 |
| Q3 2024 | 31,410 Thousand persons | 0.9 |
| Q2 2024 | 31,301 Thousand persons | 0.6 |
| Q1 2024 | 31,216 Thousand persons | 0.6 |
| Q4 2023 | 31,340 Thousand persons | 1.2 |
| Q3 2023 | 31,122 Thousand persons | 0.7 |
| Q2 2023 | 31,124 Thousand persons | 1.0 |
| Q1 2023 | 31,031 Thousand persons | 1.2 |
| Q4 2022 | 30,971 Thousand persons | 1.1 |
| Q3 2022 | 30,898 Thousand persons | 1.0 |
| Q2 2022 | 30,801 Thousand persons | 1.5 |
| Q1 2022 | 30,664 Thousand persons | 1.5 |
| Q4 2021 | 30,634 Thousand persons | 1.8 |
| Q3 2021 | 30,591 Thousand persons | 1.8 |
| Q2 2021 | 30,339 Thousand persons | 4.0 |
| Q1 2021 | 30,200 Thousand persons | 0.4 |
| Q4 2020 | 30,107 Thousand persons | −0.2 |
| Q3 2020 | 30,044 Thousand persons | 0.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/FR.LF.Q.SA"

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