Map: unemployment rate in every department in france

SURPRISINGLY THE SECOND LOWEST RATE, AFTER PARIS, IS IN OCCITANIE, THE LATEST DATA SHOWS The unemployment rate remained high in the south and north-east of France during the last three

months of 2024, newly released official data shows. The average unemployment rate was 7.3% nationally, but higher in three regions: Hauts-de-France, Occitanie (8.7%), and Provence-Alpes-Côte

d'Azur (7.7%), according to data from state statistics agency Insee. The 7.3% rate represents a drop of 0.1% from the previous quarter. In the overseas regions, the rate is

significantly higher, ranging from 13.5% in Martinique to 16.8% in Réunion.  The unemployment rate was lowest in Pays de la Loire and Brittany (5.9%), where all departments are below the

national average.  Read more: How unemployment benefit rules are changing in France from April 1, 2025 Some regions, such as Île-de-France or Occitanie, have highly mixed results. In

Ile-de-France, the average rate of 7% is lower than the national average thanks to the low unemployment in Paris (5.7%) and Hauts-de-Seine (6.1%), but far higher in Seine-Saint-Denis

(10.2%).  The contrast is even greater in Occitanie, where Lozère, has the second-lowest unemployment rate in France (4.6%), and Pyrénées-Orientales has the highest unemployment rate in

mainland France (12.1%). UNEMPLOYMENT IN FRANCE IN Q4 2024