In the first quarter of 2022, approximately 2.23 million people were looking for work in France. Men were in the majority in the search for work. Since the beginning of 2017, the number of people looking for work in France has decreased from 2.85 to 2.23 million people.
Number of people looking for a job in France from the first quarter of 2017 to the first quarter of 2022, by gender (in 1,000s)
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Insee. (May 17, 2022). Number of people looking for a job in France from the first quarter of 2017 to the first quarter of 2022, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/784265/number-of-unemployed-by-gender-france/
Insee. "Number of people looking for a job in France from the first quarter of 2017 to the first quarter of 2022, by gender (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/784265/number-of-unemployed-by-gender-france/
Insee. (2022). Number of people looking for a job in France from the first quarter of 2017 to the first quarter of 2022, by gender (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/784265/number-of-unemployed-by-gender-france/
Insee. "Number of People Looking for a Job in France from The First Quarter of 2017 to The First Quarter of 2022, by Gender (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/784265/number-of-unemployed-by-gender-france/
Insee, Number of people looking for a job in France from the first quarter of 2017 to the first quarter of 2022, by gender (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/784265/number-of-unemployed-by-gender-france/ (last visited June 17, 2024)
Number of people looking for a job in France from the first quarter of 2017 to the first quarter of 2022, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph], Insee, May 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/784265/number-of-unemployed-by-gender-france/