France jobseekers category A: under 25
France jobseekers category A: under 25 stood at 537,200 persons in Aug 2026, according to DARES – Direction de l'animation de la recherche, des études et des statistiques (Ministère du Travail). It is one of the indicators in the Registered jobseekers (DARES) table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 1996 to Aug 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Registered jobseekers (DARES) table
| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category A by sex and age | |||||||||||
| Under 25 | 537,200 | 546,800 | 542,100 | 540,700 | 537,100 | 533,700 | 530,800 | 536,600 | 543,600 | 550,000 | |
| 25 to 49 | 1,905,500 | 1,943,500 | 1,924,700 | 1,924,900 | 1,908,900 | 1,912,100 | 1,885,300 | 1,888,100 | 1,906,600 | 1,906,800 |
Understanding france jobseekers category A: under 25
Focusing exclusively on the youngest segment of the principal zero-hour administrative category, this measure counts individuals who have reached neither a specific chronological threshold nor performed any work hours during the reference period. It isolates young labor market entrants and early-career participants from older cohorts within the primary jobless pool. This segregation highlights the specific employment conditions faced by those at the beginning of their working lives, separating them from mid-career and older workers. The scope is strictly limited to individuals with zero employment activity who satisfy the age criterion and are required to seek work.
Interpreting this youthful demographic series demands close attention to the academic calendar, as graduation periods and school term endings produce sharp seasonal surges. Month-on-month figures are heavily distorted by these structural education cycles, making year-on-year comparisons the more reliable method for discerning underlying trends. A primary analytical risk involves reading short-term administrative inflows during graduation months as structural economic deterioration, when they often represent standard transition timing from education into the labor market.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the exact age boundary for inclusion in this dataset?
- The count is restricted to individuals who have not yet reached the upper age limit defining the youth category.
- Why do monthly figures for this group exhibit extreme seasonal patterns?
- Graduation schedules and the mass entry of school and university leavers into the registry create predictable annual spikes that overshadow regular economic cycles.
- Does this measure include young people who are working part-time while looking for a job?
- No, this specific series is restricted to individuals with zero hours of work, leaving out those with reduced activity.