France ILO full-time-equivalent employment rate: women 55-64
France ILO full-time-equivalent employment rate: women 55-64 stood at 52.4% in Q2 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Unemployment and employment (labour force survey) table (Value · Quarterly), with a complete series running from Q1 2003 to Q2 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Unemployment and employment (labour force survey) table
| Indicator | Q2-2026 | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | |
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| ILO full-time-equivalent employment rate - Women aged 55 to 64 years - SA data | 52.4 | 52.6 | 52.7 | 52.2 | 52 | 51.9 | 51.1 | 50.7 | 50.4 | 49.9 | |
| ILO active life expectancy - Women aged 55 to 64 years - SA data | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
Understanding france ILO full-time-equivalent employment rate: women 55-64
Combining employment rates with hours worked, this specialized metric standardizes female labor input by converting part-time jobs into full-time equivalents before dividing by the total population of older women. It excludes individuals outside the workforce and weights partial schedules by their relative time contribution, preventing headcount measures from overstating actual labor volume in a demographic where reduced hours are frequent. This provides a rigorous measure of effective labor utilization among mature female workers.
Seasonal adjustment controls for recurring calendar variations and holiday-related schedule reductions. Users must account for routine revisions that follow updated population benchmarks and delayed survey processing. When assessing long-term trends, comparing corresponding quarters across successive years is recommended over sequential period comparisons to avoid misleading short-term noise.
Frequently asked questions
- How does this full-time-equivalent rate differ from the standard employment rate for older women?
- It scales down part-time jobs based on hours worked, whereas the standard rate counts every job equally regardless of hours.
- Does this measure account for voluntary versus involuntary part-time work?
- No, all part-time hours are converted using a uniform weighting formula regardless of the worker's preference.
- Why is this indicator particularly relevant for older female cohorts?
- Older women frequently transition through phased or reduced-hour schedules before retirement, making hours-weighted metrics essential.