# France Youth unemployment rate (under 25), % of labour force, SA

France Youth unemployment rate (under 25), % of labour force, SA was 21.9% in September 2026, up 1.1 percentage points from August 2026 and up 1.6 percentage points from a year earlier.
That is the highest reading since September 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 16.4% (Jan 2022) to 26.4% (Sep 2016), averaging 20.3%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `FR.UNEMPYOUTH.M.SA`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: % of labour force
- Coverage: 1983-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (525 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/france/youth-unemployment-rate-under-25-pct-of-labour-force-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | 21.9% |
| August 2026 | 20.8% |
| July 2026 | 21.0% |
| June 2026 | 21.4% |
| May 2026 | 21.7% |
| April 2026 | 21.7% |
| March 2026 | 21.3% |
| February 2026 | 21.0% |
| January 2026 | 21.0% |
| December 2025 | 21.2% |
| November 2025 | 21.3% |
| October 2025 | 21.3% |
| September 2025 | 20.3% |
| August 2025 | 19.6% |
| July 2025 | 19.1% |
| June 2025 | 19.1% |
| May 2025 | 19.2% |
| April 2025 | 18.9% |
| March 2025 | 18.9% |
| February 2025 | 20.1% |
| January 2025 | 18.5% |
| December 2024 | 18.2% |
| November 2024 | 18.3% |
| October 2024 | 19.0% |

## API

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

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