Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment in France, 2026
Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment in 2026 (year-to-date through 1 January 2026): Value (as of 1 January 2026) — 24 %. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — Eurostat.

Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment in 2026: data as of 1 January 2026
- Value: 24 %
- Change vs 2025: +0.5 % (+2.13 %)
- Position in history: below the 29-year average (average — 37.3552 %)
- Series maximum — 45.9 % in 1998 (28 years ago)
- Series minimum — 23.5 % in 2025 (1 years ago)
- Value date: 1 January 2026
- Source: Eurostat
Dynamics over neighbouring years
| Year | Value, % |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 43.3 |
| 2018 | 41.2 |
| 2019 | 39.6 |
| 2020 | 39.4 |
| 2021 | 28.6 |
| 2022 | 25.7 |
| 2023 | 24.1 |
| 2024 | 24 |
| 2025 | 23.5 |
| 2026 | 24 |
Full history and interactive chart
Complete series for France — on the Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment page.
Other years
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment in 2011
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment in 2012
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment in 2013
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment in 2014
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment in 2015
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment in 2016
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment in 2017
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment in 2018
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment in 2019
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment in 2020
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment in 2021
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment in 2022
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment in 2023
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment in 2024
- Persons in long-term unemployment (12 months or more) - % of total unemployment in 2025