Number of unemployed people in France

Period	Unemployed people	Change
2023	2,262,917	+28,667
2022	2,234,250	-131,083
2021	2,365,333	-15,250
2020	2,380,583	-138,333
2019	2,518,917	-182,333
2018	2,701,250	-105,250
2017	2,806,500	-185,833
2016	2,992,333	-80,917
2015	3,073,250	+31,083
2014	3,042,167	-6,250
2013	3,048,417	+171,750
2012	2,876,667	+189,750
2011	2,686,917	-19,750
2010	2,706,667	+55,500
2009	2,651,167	+510,750
2008	2,140,417	-153,917
2007	2,294,333	-219,250
2006	2,513,583	+9,917
2005	2,503,667	+18,917
2004	2,484,750	+120,917
2003	2,363,833	+87,340
2002	2,276,493	+45,653
2001	2,230,840	-400,569
2000	2,631,409	-432,159
1999	3,063,568	+8,541
1998	3,055,027	-100,773
1997	3,155,800	+47,894
1996	3,107,906	+167,487
1995	2,940,419	-168,690
1994	3,109,109	+323,405
1993	2,785,704	+291,969
1992	2,493,735	+276,371
1991	2,217,364	-41,314
1990	2,258,678	-55,502
1989	2,314,180	-123,018
1988	2,437,198	-135,683
1987	2,572,881	+121,456
1986	2,451,425	+16,954
1985	2,434,471	+185,927
1984	2,248,544	+411,863
1983	1,836,681	-92,119
1982	1,928,800	+168,000
1981	1,760,800	+268,400
1980	1,492,400	+105,000
1979	1,387,400	+186,600
1978	1,200,800	+66,600
1977	1,134,200	+137,400
1976	996,800	+96,200
1975	900,600	+271,500
1974	629,100	+45,100
1973	584,000	-11,300
1972	595,300	+26,300
1971	569,000	+58,800
1970	510,200	+287,180
1969	223,020