What is the source of France job vacancies data?

The France job vacancies and vacancy rate data is published quarterly by DARES, the research and statistics directorate of the French Ministry of Labour.

How is a job vacancy defined in France?

In France, job vacancies include unoccupied posts, newly created posts, and occupied posts that are about to become free for which the employer is taking active steps to find a candidate.

What sectors are covered in the French job vacancies dataset?

The dataset covers major economic sectors in France, including manufacturing, construction, market services, and real estate, excluding public administration.

How far back do the France job vacancy series go?

The quarterly series for France job vacancies and vacancy rates are available starting from 1996.

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France job vacancies and vacancy rate

Name: France job vacancies and vacancy rate
Creator: DARES – Direction de l'animation de la recherche, des études et des statistiques (Ministère du Travail)
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

France job vacancies and vacancy rates are published quarterly by DARES.

Source: DARES – Direction de l'animation de la recherche, des études et des statistiques (Ministère du Travail)Last updated: Sep 15, 2026, 19:47Curated by Bui Thanh PhucAbout this data ↓

Indicator	Q2-2026	Q1-2026	Q4-2025	Q3-2025	Q2-2025	Q1-2025	Q4-2024	Q3-2024	Q2-2024	Q1-2024	Q4-2023	Q3-2023	Q2-2023
Job vacancies2
Job vacancy rate1
All sectors (NACE B to S excluding public administration)12	2.19	2.25	2.37	2.33	2.46	2.45	2.48	2.61	2.71	2.73	2.95	2.94	3.24
Industry	1.76	1.82	1.93	1.97	1.9	1.86	1.76	1.87	2.02	2.27	2.27	2.45	2.46
Market services	2.14	2.23	2.36	2.33	2.44	2.51	2.56	2.64	2.74	2.72	2.89	2.86	3.32
Non-market services	2.86	2.69	2.66	2.57	3.02	2.61	2.73	3.05	3.17	3.28	3.42	3.3	3.31
Manufacturing, mining and utilities (B-E)		1.82	1.93	1.97	1.9	1.86	1.76	1.87	2.02	2.27	2.27	2.45	2.46
Construction (F)		2.51	2.88	2.65	2.82	2.95	2.82	3.18	3.1	2.92	3.95	3.95	4.06
Trade, transport, accommodation and food (G-I)		2.29	2.46	2.4	2.52	2.62	2.57	2.79	2.79	2.68	2.78	2.84	3.28
Information and communication (J)		2.49	2.6	2.36	2.51	2.27	2.88	2.35	2.74	2.79	3.48	3.46	4.51
Finance and insurance (K)		1.46	1.54	1.57	1.66	1.43	1.63	1.66	1.87	2.22	2.04	2.06	1.98
Real estate (L)		2.42	2.72	2.26	2.75	2.33	2.41	2.44	2.87	3.3	4.56	3.06	3.52
Professional, scientific and support services (M-N)		2.03	2.11	2.19	2.23	2.41	2.38	2.42	2.59	2.75	2.8	2.73	3.13
Education, health and social work (P-Q)		2.69	2.66	2.57	3.02	2.61	2.73	3.05	3.17	3.28	3.42	3.3	3.31
Arts, recreation and other services (R-S)		2.88	2.95	3.03	3.16	3.39	3.75	3.65	3.6	3.12	3.58	3.51	4.13
Number of job vacancies1
All sectors (NACE B to S excluding public administration)12	433,645	444,780	470,311	462,414	488,337	488,064	493,226	520,482	539,380	545,141	587,908	585,828	647,091
Industry	56,534	58,614	62,290	63,838	61,539	60,350	57,112	60,508	65,673	73,887	73,687	79,384	79,613
Market services	265,743	277,812	294,233	290,655	304,590	313,722	321,221	330,761	342,868	341,045	362,338	357,878	416,871
Non-market services	71,731	67,431	66,485	64,317	75,734	65,120	67,982	75,986	78,712	80,961	84,388	80,904	80,630
Manufacturing, mining and utilities (B-E)		58,614	62,290	63,838	61,539	60,350	57,112	60,508	65,673	73,887	73,687	79,384	79,613
Construction (F)		40,923	47,302	43,604	46,474	48,871	46,910	53,226	52,127	49,249	67,496	67,661	69,977
Trade, transport, accommodation and food (G-I)		145,386	156,260	152,466	160,120	166,669	163,726	177,356	177,458	170,076	176,400	179,924	208,634
Information and communication (J)		23,585	24,662	22,507	24,149	21,874	28,019	22,868	26,887	27,464	34,588	34,347	45,420
Finance and insurance (K)		12,178	12,807	13,048	13,780	11,809	13,520	13,783	15,482	18,360	16,827	16,907	16,268
Real estate (L)		6,627	7,505	6,201	7,618	6,424	6,667	6,782	8,079	9,440	13,321	8,859	10,400
Professional, scientific and support services (M-N)		64,197	66,536	69,218	70,488	76,439	75,375	76,831	82,353	87,681	88,914	86,277	98,967
Education, health and social work (P-Q)		67,431	66,485	64,317	75,734	65,120	67,982	75,986	78,712	80,961	84,388	80,904	80,630
Arts, recreation and other services (R-S)		25,839	26,463	27,215	28,435	30,508	33,914	33,142	32,610	28,025	32,288	31,564	37,183
By type of vacancy5
All sectors (NACE B to S excluding public administration)4
Unoccupied posts	43	42	42	42	44	43	43	45	45	45	46	45	45
Newly created posts	31	31	32	31	30	30	31	30	29	29	29	30	31
Occupied posts about to become free	26	25	26	26	25	26	25	24	24	24	23	23	23
Type not stated	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	2
Industry4
Unoccupied posts	44	43	44	43	47	44	45	46	46	46	46	47	46
Newly created posts	31	32	31	31	29	31	29	29	28	30	30	30	32
Occupied posts about to become free	24	25	25	24	24	24	25	25	24	22	21	22	21
Type not stated	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
Construction4
Unoccupied posts	44	45	45	45	47	47	47	50	50	50	51	47	50
Newly created posts	34	35	34	37	35	36	36	35	34	34	34	36	35
Occupied posts about to become free	23	20	20	18	19	18	17	15	16	16	15	16	15
Type not stated	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Market services4
Unoccupied posts	39	38	38	37	39	39	40	42	42	42	42	42	41
Newly created posts	34	34	34	34	33	32	34	32	32	31	32	32	32
Occupied posts about to become free	27	27	27	26	27	27	26	26	25	25	25	24	24
Type not stated	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	0	2	2	1	2	3
Non-market services4
Unoccupied posts	58	58	54	57	60	55	56	57	56	56	61	59	58
Newly created posts	16	18	19	16	17	19	18	18	18	17	16	17	17
Occupied posts about to become free	25	24	27	27	23	26	26	25	26	27	24	24	25
Type not stated	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Job offers collected by region1
All job offers collected1
France1	257,100	258,600	252,300	245,000	258,300	272,700	290,800	306,400	303,300	320,100	322,100	339,400	337,500
Metropolitan France13	251,500	253,200	247,000	239,800	253,200	267,500	285,600	301,200	297,800	314,600	316,700	333,700	332,100
Île-de-France	31,700	32,000	31,700	31,400	34,100	35,700	38,100	44,000	41,800	46,300	46,700	45,700	46,400
Centre-Val de Loire	10,200	10,200	9,700	9,000	9,500	10,200	11,000	12,000	12,400	13,100	12,900	14,000	13,600
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté	11,100	11,200	10,600	10,300	11,200	11,300	12,200	12,400	12,600	13,700	14,000	14,500	13,800
Normandy	12,000	12,200	11,400	10,400	11,100	11,600	11,800	12,700	12,100	12,900	13,000	14,000	13,800
Hauts-de-France	18,500	18,900	18,600	17,100	17,600	18,900	19,600	20,300	20,300	20,600	21,200	22,600	22,500
Grand Est	20,200	19,900	19,200	19,300	19,500	21,100	23,100	23,900	23,900	25,000	24,700	26,100	26,400
Pays de la Loire	19,900	19,600	18,800	17,800	19,000	19,500	20,900	22,400	21,600	23,200	23,800	25,100	24,400
Brittany	15,500	16,000	15,900	15,500	16,000	16,600	18,100	19,100	17,800	18,600	17,400	18,500	19,100
Nouvelle-Aquitaine	29,800	29,200	28,400	28,000	29,800	31,900	34,100	35,800	34,300	35,400	36,000	38,900	39,100
Occitanie	24,500	24,000	24,100	23,600	24,100	26,600	28,000	28,300	29,300	31,100	30,600	32,100	32,000
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	35,600	36,500	35,600	35,000	37,600	38,900	41,400	42,800	43,400	45,700	46,700	51,000	49,500
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur	21,100	22,000	21,500	21,100	22,200	23,500	25,300	25,700	26,300	27,200	27,700	29,200	29,300
Corsica	1,500	1,600	1,600	1,500	1,600	1,800	2,100	2,000	1,900	1,900	1,900	2,200	2,300

Latest reading

The latest reading is 2.19%, for Q2 2026. That is −0.1 pp from Q1 2026 and −0.3 pp from a year earlier. The series on this page is quarterly and runs from Q2 2011 to Q2 2026.

Latest: 2.19%; Q2 2026
vs previous period: −0.1 pp; Q1 2026
vs a year earlier: −0.3 pp

About this data

France job vacancies and vacancy rates are published quarterly by DARES. This dataset provides the number of vacant posts, unoccupied posts, and job offers collected by region, including Île-de-France. It covers sectors such as manufacturing, construction, and market services. The quarterly series are available starting from 1996.

Frequently asked questions

What is the source of France job vacancies data?: The France job vacancies and vacancy rate data is published quarterly by DARES, the research and statistics directorate of the French Ministry of Labour.
How is a job vacancy defined in France?: In France, job vacancies include unoccupied posts, newly created posts, and occupied posts that are about to become free for which the employer is taking active steps to find a candidate.
What sectors are covered in the French job vacancies dataset?: The dataset covers major economic sectors in France, including manufacturing, construction, market services, and real estate, excluding public administration.
How far back do the France job vacancy series go?: The quarterly series for France job vacancies and vacancy rates are available starting from 1996.