This statistic shows the average age at which young people aged 18-30 years old got their first job in France in 2017. It appears that the majority of French young adults, 58 percent of them, got their first job when they were aged between 18 and 21 years old. However, 11 percent of those surveyed were 24 or older when they obtained their first job.
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OpinionWay. (March 8, 2018). How old were you when you got your first job?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1004437/age-first-employment-young-adults-france/
OpinionWay. "How old were you when you got your first job?*." Chart. March 8, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1004437/age-first-employment-young-adults-france/
OpinionWay. (2018). How old were you when you got your first job?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1004437/age-first-employment-young-adults-france/
OpinionWay. "How Old Were You When You Got Your First Job?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Mar 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1004437/age-first-employment-young-adults-france/
OpinionWay, How old were you when you got your first job?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1004437/age-first-employment-young-adults-france/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
How old were you when you got your first job?* [Graph], OpinionWay, March 8, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1004437/age-first-employment-young-adults-france/