# France Unemployed Persons

France Unemployed Persons was up 8.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with 6.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 2,732.0 Thousand persons.
Among the 5 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the highest.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −20.7% (May 2020) to 20.1% (May 2021), averaging −1.2%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `FR.UNEMPLVL.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: Thousand persons
- Coverage: 1983-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (525 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/france/unemployed-persons

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 2,732.0 Thousand persons | 8.8 |
| August 2026 | 2,654.0 Thousand persons | 6.5 |
| July 2026 | 2,666.0 Thousand persons | 8.0 |
| June 2026 | 2,670.0 Thousand persons | 9.2 |
| May 2026 | 2,693.0 Thousand persons | 11.1 |
| April 2026 | 2,675.0 Thousand persons | 12.1 |
| March 2026 | 2,636.0 Thousand persons | 9.7 |
| February 2026 | 2,613.0 Thousand persons | 9.3 |
| January 2026 | 2,574.0 Thousand persons | 12.0 |
| December 2025 | 2,539.0 Thousand persons | 11.2 |
| November 2025 | 2,526.0 Thousand persons | 10.1 |
| October 2025 | 2,530.0 Thousand persons | 10.0 |
| September 2025 | 2,511.0 Thousand persons | 6.8 |
| August 2025 | 2,493.0 Thousand persons | 5.0 |
| July 2025 | 2,469.0 Thousand persons | 4.0 |
| June 2025 | 2,446.0 Thousand persons | 3.5 |
| May 2025 | 2,423.0 Thousand persons | 4.5 |
| April 2025 | 2,387.0 Thousand persons | 4.1 |
| March 2025 | 2,404.0 Thousand persons | 3.8 |
| February 2025 | 2,391.0 Thousand persons | 2.2 |
| January 2025 | 2,298.0 Thousand persons | −3.0 |
| December 2024 | 2,284.0 Thousand persons | −4.8 |
| November 2024 | 2,294.0 Thousand persons | −3.6 |
| October 2024 | 2,301.0 Thousand persons | −2.2 |

## API

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

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