ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in France
France: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 2,664 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 2,664 1000 No.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in France peaked at 3,660 1000 No in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1,551 1000 No, in 2004.
France ranks 8th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 2,805 1000 No | — |
| 1993 | 2,881 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 2,955 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 3,050 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 3,059 1000 No | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 3,122 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 3,218 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 3,277 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 3,409 1000 No | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 3,521 1000 No | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 3,660 1000 No | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 1,626 1000 No | -55.6% |
| 2004 | 1,551 1000 No | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 1,646 1000 No | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 1,680 1000 No | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1,690 1000 No | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1,699 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,745 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 1,736 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,608 1000 No | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 1,621 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1,586 1000 No | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 1,620 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 1,628 1000 No | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1,624 1000 No | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1,675 1000 No | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 1,659 1000 No | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1,685 1000 No | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1,745 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 2,656 1000 No | +52.2% |
| 2022 | 2,644 1000 No | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 2,675 1000 No | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 2,664 1000 No | -0.4% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 2,664 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 304.13 1000 No, 8.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- France's 2,664 1000 No is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 346.71 1000 No, 7.7× 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 | -55.6% | 3,660 1000 No | 1,626 1000 No |
| 2021 | +52.2% | 1,745 1000 No | 2,656 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,046 1000 No | 2,805 1000 No | 3,277 1000 No | 8 |
| 2000s | 2,223 1000 No | 1,551 1000 No | 3,660 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,644 1000 No | 1,586 1000 No | 1,736 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,477 1000 No | 1,745 1000 No | 2,675 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 2,664 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 3,660 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 1,551 1000 No in 2004.
- How does France rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- France ranks 8th 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 64.5%. 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 — Female — 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.