France long-term unemployment rate: all women
France long-term unemployment rate: all women stood at 1.9% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | |||||||||||
| Long-term unemployment rate - Women - France | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | |
| Long-term unemployment rate - Men aged below 25 years - France | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
Understanding france long-term unemployment rate: all women
Isolating female participants within the active workforce, this percentage computes the share of female workers affected by prolonged joblessness relative to the total female labour force. The definition requires a continuous period of searching for employment combined with immediate availability, excluding those experiencing temporary transitions between jobs. Unlike aggregate measures spanning all demographics, this metric targets the female workforce to highlight gender-specific disparities in structural labour market detachment.
Interpreting this series demands caution regarding potential survey sample variance, as subset populations carry wider confidence intervals than headline figures. Seasonal patterns can appear due to hiring freezes or sector-specific shifts, making seasonally adjusted data the standard choice for sequential analysis. Revisions typically emerge when weighting benchmarks are updated against census data. Analysts should avoid comparing these rates directly with raw headcounts, as percentage measures remove the distorting effects of shifting female participation rates over time.
Frequently asked questions
- How does this differ from the overall female unemployment rate?
- This measure restricts its numerator strictly to women enduring extended spells of joblessness lasting a year or longer, rather than counting all unemployed women.
- Are students seeking part-time work included in this calculation?
- Students are excluded if they do not meet the stringent criteria for an active, prolonged job search and immediate availability.
- Why might this series be revised after its initial publication?
- Initial estimates are routinely updated when subsequent survey waves adjust population benchmarks and administrative weighting coefficients.