ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in France
France: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 2,658 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in France, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in France stood at 2,658 1000 No.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 61.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in France peaked at 4,327 1000 No in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1,601 1000 No, in 2013.
That places France 12th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in France, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3,686 1000 No | — |
| 1993 | 3,706 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 3,673 1000 No | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 3,812 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 3,848 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 3,847 1000 No | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 3,951 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 3,963 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 4,153 1000 No | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 4,249 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 4,327 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1,895 1000 No | -56.2% |
| 2004 | 1,858 1000 No | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 1,796 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 1,840 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1,854 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1,872 1000 No | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1,810 1000 No | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 1,758 1000 No | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 1,619 1000 No | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 1,608 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1,601 1000 No | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1,645 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 1,626 1000 No | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1,669 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1,673 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,656 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1,684 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 1,810 1000 No | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 2,676 1000 No | +47.8% |
| 2022 | 2,609 1000 No | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 2,628 1000 No | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 2,658 1000 No | +1.1% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 2,658 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 358.06 1000 No, 7.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- France's 2,658 1000 No is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 368.24 1000 No, 7.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -56.2% | 4,327 1000 No | 1,895 1000 No |
| 2021 | +47.8% | 1,810 1000 No | 2,676 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,811 1000 No | 3,673 1000 No | 3,963 1000 No | 8 |
| 2000s | 2,565 1000 No | 1,796 1000 No | 4,327 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,654 1000 No | 1,601 1000 No | 1,758 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,476 1000 No | 1,810 1000 No | 2,676 1000 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More economy & growth data for France
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.34 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 80.27 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,168 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 73.03 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 40.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,063 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 51.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in France?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in France was 2,658 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 4,327 1000 No in 2002.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,601 1000 No in 2013.
- How does France rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- France ranks 12th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.