In Q2 2024, the unemployment rate decreased by 0.2 points, to 7.3%
In Q2 2024, the number of unemployed people in France (excluding Mayotte) as defined by the International Labour Office (ILO) decreased by 40,000 over the quarter and reached 2.3 million people. The ILO unemployment rate thus decreased by 0.2 points to 7.3% of the labour force. It stood 0.1 points above its level from a year ago. It remained slightly above its lowest level since 1982 (7.1% in Q4 2022 and Q1 2023) and clearly below its peak level reached in Q2 2015 (-3.2 points).
Over the quarter, the unemployment rate decreased by 0.4 points for people aged 15 to 24, to 17.7%, but stood 0.8 points above its level from a year ago. For those aged 25 to 49, it was virtually stable over the quarter (-0.1 points) and over the year (+0.1 points), at 6.7%. Finally, for those aged 50 or more, the unemployment rate was stable over the quarter and the year, at 5.1%.
Over the quarter, the women’s unemployment rate barely increased (+0.1 points), to 7.4%, while the men’s unemployment rate decreased by 0.3 points, to 7.3%.