After the improvement, the specter of a lasting increase in the unemployment rate is likely. After two consecutive semesters of increase, France posted an unemployment rate of 7.4% at the end of the second quarter, or 2.3 million people unemployed.
According to statistics from the Ministry of the Interior, there were 8,000 job losses in the fourth quarter of 2023. Several factors are involved. The pension reform which delays the retirement age will increase the number of seniors in the working population. A quarter of the unemployed should register with France Travail.