ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in France

France: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 5,322 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
5,322 1000 No
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
11th
of 72 countries
All-time high
7,987 1000 No
in 2002
All-time low
3,188 1000 No
in 2013
Years of data
33
1992–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in France, 1992–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1992200820241992: 6.5k 1000 No1993: 6.6k 1000 No1994: 6.6k 1000 No1995: 6.9k 1000 No1996: 6.9k 1000 No1997: 7.0k 1000 No1998: 7.2k 1000 No1999: 7.2k 1000 No2000: 7.6k 1000 No2001: 7.8k 1000 No2002: 8.0k 1000 No2003: 3.5k 1000 No2004: 3.4k 1000 No2005: 3.4k 1000 No2006: 3.5k 1000 No2007: 3.5k 1000 No2008: 3.6k 1000 No2009: 3.6k 1000 No2010: 3.5k 1000 No2011: 3.2k 1000 No2012: 3.2k 1000 No2013: 3.2k 1000 No2014: 3.3k 1000 No2015: 3.3k 1000 No2016: 3.3k 1000 No2017: 3.3k 1000 No2018: 3.3k 1000 No2019: 3.4k 1000 No2020: 3.6k 1000 No2021: 5.3k 1000 No2022: 5.3k 1000 No2023: 5.3k 1000 No2024: 5.3k 1000 No

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 5,322 1000 No.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 63.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in France peaked at 7,987 1000 No in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3,188 1000 No, in 2013.

That places France 11th 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

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value in France, 1992 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
1992 6,491 1000 No
1993 6,587 1000 No +1.5%
1994 6,628 1000 No +0.6%
1995 6,862 1000 No +3.5%
1996 6,907 1000 No +0.7%
1997 6,969 1000 No +0.9%
1998 7,169 1000 No +2.9%
1999 7,240 1000 No +1.0%
2000 7,563 1000 No +4.5%
2001 7,770 1000 No +2.7%
2002 7,987 1000 No +2.8%
2003 3,521 1000 No -55.9%
2004 3,409 1000 No -3.2%
2005 3,442 1000 No +1.0%
2006 3,519 1000 No +2.2%
2007 3,545 1000 No +0.7%
2008 3,571 1000 No +0.7%
2009 3,555 1000 No -0.5%
2010 3,493 1000 No -1.7%
2011 3,228 1000 No -7.6%
2012 3,230 1000 No +0.1%
2013 3,188 1000 No -1.3%
2014 3,265 1000 No +2.4%
2015 3,253 1000 No -0.4%
2016 3,293 1000 No +1.2%
2017 3,348 1000 No +1.7%
2018 3,314 1000 No -1.0%
2019 3,368 1000 No +1.6%
2020 3,555 1000 No +5.6%
2021 5,332 1000 No +50.0%
2022 5,253 1000 No -1.5%
2023 5,303 1000 No +1.0%
2024 5,322 1000 No +0.4%

France compared with similar countries

  • France's 5,322 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 653.42 1000 No, 8.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • France's 5,322 1000 No is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 706.52 1000 No, 7.5× 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.

YearChange FromTo
2003 -55.9% 7,987 1000 No 3,521 1000 No
2021 +50.0% 3,555 1000 No 5,332 1000 No

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6,857 1000 No 6,491 1000 No 7,240 1000 No 8
2000s 4,788 1000 No 3,409 1000 No 7,987 1000 No 10
2010s 3,298 1000 No 3,188 1000 No 3,493 1000 No 10
2020s 4,953 1000 No 3,555 1000 No 5,332 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near France

  1. 8 Thailand 8,617 1000 No compare
  2. 9 Germany 7,605 1000 No compare
  3. 10 Mexico 6,718 1000 No compare
  4. 12 Poland 5,049 1000 No compare
  5. 13 Sri Lanka 3,852 1000 No compare
  6. 14 Australia 3,650 1000 No compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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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 5,322 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 7,987 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 3,188 1000 No in 2013.
How does France rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
France ranks 11th 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 63.0%. 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 — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,462 data points, 1987–2025
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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.