Employment. 3.35 Million Registered Unemployed in Category A: an Increase of 2.1% over One Year
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In the third quarter of 2026, the number of jobseekers increased by 0.9%, reported the Ministry of Labour and France Labour on Wednesday 28 October.
The number of jobseekers in category A increased by 0.9% in the third quarter of 2026 in France, crossing the 3.3 million mark of people without activity.
The statistics, published on Wednesday 28 October, are upset by the entry into force in 2025 of new rules related, inter alia, to the implementation of the "Full Employment Act", which has generalized the registration of all RSA beneficiaries.
The total number of registered unemployed in France Labour is 5.85 million, an increase of 0.8% over the quarter and 2.4% over the year.
In total, 3.35 million people are without any activity in France. Over a year, their number has jumped by 2.1%. Young people are the most penalized by this degradation. While seniors are getting their pins off the game
According to the Ministry of Labour, "these developments are affected by the effects of the law on full employment and therefore do not reflect cyclical developments".
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