France: unemployment is 21.9% at ages 15–24 and 6.9% at 25–74
September 2026, seasonally adjusted: the young rate is 3.2 times higher.
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A country's average unemployment hides age: the young rate is several times the adult rate. One country, one comparison: people aged 15–24 against those aged 25–74 in the same month.
Two bars: unemployment at ages 15–24 and at ages 25–74, % of each age group's labour force.
- France: unemployment at 15–24 and 25–74 %
21.9; 6.9
Eurostat une_rt_m: monthly seasonally adjusted unemployment, September 2026.
Unemployment is a share of those working or looking for work, not of everyone that age: students not looking for work are outside it. A student looking for a side job counts as unemployed. Monthly estimates for small countries fluctuate and get revised.
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And the EU as a whole? 15.5% for the young against 5.3% for adults.