France Pôle emploi job seekers: category A women
France Pôle emploi job seekers: category A women stood at 1,499.5 thousand persons 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 1996 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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| Jobseekers and halo around unemployment | |||||||||||
| Average number of job seekers registered in the quarter at Pôle emploi - Category A - Women | 1,499.5 | 1,493.3 | 1,512.2 | 1,489 | 1,461.4 | 1,539.8 | 1,422 | 1,383.1 | 1,373.5 | 1,370.6 | |
| Average number of job seekers registered in the quarter at Pôle emploi - Category A - Men - From 25 to 49 years old | 920.4 | 906.6 | 906.4 | 886.1 | 873.4 | 899.8 | 856 | 833.8 | 824.1 | 818.7 |
Understanding france Pôle emploi job seekers: category A women
Aggregating all female participants regardless of age, this administrative measure records women registered as entirely without work and actively pursuing placement during the reference quarter. The series consolidates all age strata—young, prime-age, and senior female applicants—into a unified total that reflects overall female administrative joblessness. Inclusion is restricted to individuals performing zero hours of professional activity, filtering out anyone engaged in reduced or partial schedules.
Evaluators must account for administrative updates, shifting welfare policies, and seasonal personnel agency dynamics that alter registration propensity over time. When contrasting this aggregate with male counterparts or broader household survey measures, analysts should recognize that registration incentives differ across demographic segments. Long-term comparisons remain sensitive to administrative reclassifications that periodically adjust how registry office files are categorized.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this aggregate cover all female age brackets?
- Yes, it combines registrants under twenty-five, prime-age adults, and individuals aged fifty and over.
- Is any form of employment permitted for inclusion in this total?
- No, category A requires zero hours of professional activity during the measurement period.
- How does this series differ from household survey unemployment figures?
- It relies on administrative office registration records rather than statistical survey sampling methodologies.