France unemployment insurance accounts
France unemployment insurance accounts, net debt, and cross-border benefits from Unédic.
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue, total3 | 45,370 | 45,210 | 43,997 | 44,447 | 40,143 | 35,801 | 39,220 | 38,322 | 36,364 | 35,146 | 34,520 | 33,936 | 33,274 | 32,466 | 31,855 | |
| Main contributions | 26,872 | 27,166 | 26,564 | 27,737 | 24,714 | 22,406 | 25,459 | 37,658 | 35,452 | 34,091 | 33,379 | 32,916 | 32,319 | 31,748 | 31,193 | |
| CSG allocation | 17,620 | 17,270 | 16,757 | 16,234 | 14,659 | 12,841 | 13,167 | |||||||||
| Other revenue | 878 | 774 | 676 | 476 | 770 | 554 | 595 | 664 | 911 | 1,055 | 1,142 | 1,020 | 955 | 718 | 661 | |
| Expenditure, total5 | 45,275 | 45,201 | 42,449 | 40,137 | 49,395 | 53,232 | 41,140 | 40,126 | 39,874 | 39,503 | 38,769 | 37,746 | 37,271 | 35,193 | 33,419 | |
| Gross benefits and aid | 37,177 | 37,128 | 35,025 | 33,437 | 38,398 | 39,022 | 35,075 | 34,182 | 33,882 | 33,502 | 32,760 | 32,149 | 31,746 | 30,178 | 28,544 | |
| Pension contributions | 2,418 | 2,472 | 2,395 | 2,167 | 2,565 | 2,296 | 2,082 | 2,019 | 2,114 | 2,079 | 2,043 | 1,938 | 1,948 | 1,693 | 1,604 | |
| Short-time work | 57 | 74 | 103 | 213 | 3,906 | 7,454 | 39 | 37 | 53 | 64 | 172 | 3 | 56 | 45 | 40 | |
| Funding of France Travail and collection costs | 5,055 | 4,889 | 4,385 | 3,914 | 4,312 | 4,209 | 3,585 | 3,466 | 3,421 | 3,419 | 3,342 | 3,289 | 3,249 | 3,140 | 3,030 | |
| Other expenditure | 568 | 638 | 542 | 406 | 214 | 250 | 360 | 423 | 405 | 438 | 452 | 368 | 271 | 137 | 202 | |
| Technical balance | 96 | 9 | 1,548 | 4,310 | -9,252 | -17,431 | -1,920 | -1,805 | -3,510 | -4,357 | -4,249 | -3,810 | -3,997 | -2,727 | -1,565 | |
| Exceptional items | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 18 | 22 | 66 | 45 | -154 | 71 | 200 | -38 | -895 | |
| Financial balance | 96 | 9 | 1,548 | 4,310 | -9,252 | -17,361 | -1,902 | -1,783 | -3,444 | -4,312 | -4,403 | -3,739 | -3,797 | -2,765 | -2,460 | |
| Net debt | 59,205 | 59,390 | 59,500 | 60,714 | 63,639 | 54,611 | 36,815 | 35,531 | 33,549 | 29,985 | 25,730 | 21,327 | 17,588 | 13,791 | 11,026 | |
| Cross-border workers' benefits5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Benefits paid5 | 1,138.8 | 1,126.9 | 1,009.4 | 978.3 | 1,157.3 | 1,125.9 | 955 | 929.3 | 928.4 | 867.9 | 776.4 | 737.4 | 691.6 | 600.5 | 526.1 | |
| Benefits paid: Switzerland | 846.9 | 825.9 | 720.9 | 699 | 841.3 | 815 | 697.8 | 689.2 | 685.8 | 625.6 | 530.7 | 491.6 | 448.9 | 375.3 | 310.8 | |
| Benefits paid: Luxembourg | 174 | 178.1 | 163.8 | 149.4 | 165.7 | 161.4 | 131.6 | 119.8 | 116.2 | 114.1 | 110.4 | 104.9 | 100 | 88.7 | 81.1 | |
| Benefits paid: Germany | 67.4 | 70.4 | 74.6 | 80.9 | 93 | 89.6 | 71 | 67.2 | 70.1 | 68.3 | 70.6 | 75.1 | 78.9 | 79 | 82.1 | |
| Benefits paid: Belgium | 48.1 | 49.9 | 47.2 | 45.8 | 53.6 | 56.1 | 51.3 | 49.9 | 52.8 | 56.1 | 60.7 | 61 | 58.7 | 53 | 48.3 | |
| Benefits paid: Spain | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.8 | |
| Reimbursement received from the former country of employment5 | 279.1 | 267.8 | 206.7 | 187.2 | 283.9 | 196.5 | 233.8 | 151.2 | 209.4 | 190.5 | 167.1 | 188.1 | 160 | 48.3 | 35.4 | |
| Reimbursement received from the former country of employment: Switzerland | 228.7 | 211 | 157.2 | 145.9 | 219 | 142.9 | 174.2 | 118.2 | 161.1 | 144.4 | 119.9 | 131.3 | 107 | 2.6 | 0 | |
| Reimbursement received from the former country of employment: Luxembourg | 28.1 | 35.1 | 26.7 | 22.8 | 31.2 | 26.6 | 30.2 | 14.2 | 22.3 | 20.4 | 21 | 22.5 | 21.9 | 17.7 | 16.5 | |
| Reimbursement received from the former country of employment: Germany | 10.5 | 8.1 | 11.3 | 9.1 | 20.2 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 8.7 | 13.3 | 11 | 11.5 | 15.2 | 14.4 | 11.9 | 9.9 | |
| Reimbursement received from the former country of employment: Belgium | 11.5 | 13.4 | 11 | 9.3 | 12.7 | 12.1 | 14.3 | 9.4 | 12.1 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 17.8 | 15.4 | 15 | 8.5 | |
| Reimbursement received from the former country of employment: Spain | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | |
| Balance for the French unemployment insurance scheme5 | -859.7 | -859.1 | -802.7 | -791.1 | -873.4 | -929.4 | -721.2 | -778.1 | -719 | -677.4 | -609.3 | -549.3 | -531.6 | -552.2 | -490.7 | |
| Balance for the French unemployment insurance scheme: Switzerland | -618.2 | -614.9 | -563.7 | -553.1 | -622.3 | -672.1 | -523.6 | -571 | -524.7 | -481.2 | -410.8 | -360.3 | -341.9 | -372.7 | -310.8 | |
| Balance for the French unemployment insurance scheme: Luxembourg | -145.9 | -143 | -137.1 | -126.6 | -134.5 | -134.8 | -101.4 | -105.6 | -93.9 | -93.7 | -89.4 | -82.4 | -78.1 | -71 | -64.6 | |
| Balance for the French unemployment insurance scheme: Germany | -56.9 | -62.3 | -63.3 | -71.8 | -72.8 | -75.5 | -56.8 | -58.5 | -56.8 | -57.3 | -59.1 | -59.9 | -64.5 | -67.1 | -72.2 | |
| Balance for the French unemployment insurance scheme: Belgium | -36.6 | -36.5 | -36.2 | -36.5 | -40.9 | -44 | -37 | -40.5 | -40.7 | -42.3 | -47.2 | -43.2 | -43.3 | -38 | -39.8 | |
| Balance for the French unemployment insurance scheme: Spain | -2.1 | -2.4 | -2.4 | -3.1 | -2.9 | -3 | -2.4 | -2.5 | -2.9 | -2.9 | -2.8 | -3.5 | -3.8 | -3.4 | -3.3 | |
| Claimants compensated5 | 42,929 | 43,358 | 40,903 | 39,698 | 46,018 | 45,756 | 39,209 | 37,962 | 38,123 | 36,544 | 34,080 | 31,268 | 29,802 | 27,165 | 25,291 | |
| Claimants compensated: Switzerland | 27,785 | 27,474 | 25,065 | 24,204 | 28,354 | 27,942 | 23,908 | 23,203 | 22,886 | 21,159 | 18,642 | 16,678 | 15,351 | 13,557 | 12,126 | |
| Claimants compensated: Luxembourg | 8,426 | 8,840 | 8,558 | 7,997 | 8,868 | 8,824 | 7,430 | 7,062 | 6,975 | 6,924 | 6,612 | 5,929 | 5,729 | 5,194 | 4,881 | |
| Claimants compensated: Germany | 3,364 | 3,513 | 3,770 | 4,099 | 4,808 | 4,763 | 3,933 | 3,800 | 4,102 | 4,096 | 4,172 | 4,218 | 4,369 | 4,351 | 4,547 | |
| Claimants compensated: Belgium | 3,195 | 3,366 | 3,322 | 3,184 | 3,729 | 3,958 | 3,697 | 3,650 | 3,893 | 4,074 | 4,353 | 4,106 | 3,995 | 3,741 | 3,460 | |
| Claimants compensated: Spain | 159 | 165 | 188 | 214 | 259 | 269 | 241 | 247 | 267 | 291 | 301 | 337 | 358 | 322 | 277 | |
| Average net monthly benefit5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Average net monthly benefit: Switzerland | 2,132 | 2,123 | 2,064 | 2,074 | 2,156 | 2,119 | 2,101 | 2,144 | 2,162 | 2,134 | 2,054 | 2,112 | 2,097 | 1,986 | 1,828 | |
| Average net monthly benefit: Luxembourg | 1,479 | 1,456 | 1,416 | 1,377 | 1,396 | 1,366 | 1,311 | 1,260 | 1,236 | 1,226 | 1,234 | 1,300 | 1,283 | 1,245 | 1,210 | |
| Average net monthly benefit: Germany | 1,485 | 1,488 | 1,478 | 1,470 | 1,449 | 1,412 | 1,349 | 1,320 | 1,277 | 1,248 | 1,267 | 1,326 | 1,343 | 1,347 | 1,335 | |
| Average net monthly benefit: Belgium | 1,132 | 1,121 | 1,086 | 1,092 | 1,099 | 1,085 | 1,052 | 1,038 | 1,026 | 1,042 | 1,054 | 1,119 | 1,112 | 1,061 | 1,033 | |
| Average net monthly benefit: Spain | 1,120 | 1,157 | 1,163 | 1,138 | 1,084 | 1,081 | 1,031 | 995 | 985 | 996 | 1,004 | 1,080 | 1,071 | 1,041 | 1,020 |
Latest reading
Financial balance stood at 96 EUR million in 2025. That is +87 EUR million from 2024. The series on this page is annual and runs from 2011 to 2025.
- Latest
- 96 EUR million
- 2025
- vs previous period
- +87 EUR million
- 2024
About this data
France unemployment insurance accounts, net debt, and cross-border benefits from Unédic. This annual dataset details total revenue, expenditure, technical balances, and the financial balance of the French scheme. It tracks contributions, CSG allocations, benefits paid, and funding for France Travail since 2011. It also includes specific breakdowns for cross-border workers' benefits and reimbursements with Switzerland, Luxembourg, Germany, Belgium, and Spain.
Frequently asked questions
- What do the France unemployment insurance accounts show?
- The France unemployment insurance accounts show the financial state of the French unemployment scheme managed by Unédic. This includes total revenue from contributions, expenditure on benefits, the technical balance, and net debt.
- How far back do the Unédic financial accounts go?
- The Unédic financial accounts for the French unemployment insurance scheme are available annually starting from 2011.
- What are cross-border workers' benefits in the French accounts?
- Cross-border workers' benefits represent payments made to individuals who reside in France but worked in neighbouring countries. The accounts track benefits paid and reimbursements received from countries like Switzerland, Luxembourg, Germany, Belgium, and Spain.
- How is France Travail funded according to these accounts?
- The accounts detail the funding of France Travail and collection costs as part of the annual expenditure of the French unemployment insurance scheme.
