The number of unemployed (category A, without activity) recorded a significant drop of 1.2% in France (excluding Mayotte) in the first quarter compared to the previous quarter, i.e. 36,700 less registered, to 3.016 million, according to the figures published Wednesday, April 26, 2023 by the Ministry of Labor.
Over one year, the drop in category A is 5.9%. Including reduced activity (categories B and C of Pôle Emploi), the number of job seekers fell by 0.4% in the first quarter (–3% over one year) and stood at 5.369 million, according to the Statistics Department of the Ministry of Labor (Dares).
In the first quarter, category B increased slightly (0.3%) and category C recorded an increase of 0.9%. In category A, for metropolitan France alone, the number of job seekers increased by 0.5% for those under 25 (0.8% over one year), decreased by 1.4% for those aged 25 at 49 (–6.5% over one year) and 1.7% for those aged 50 or over (–7.3% over one year).
Ten regions recorded a drop in category A, while Hauts-de-France and Normandy were stable and Corsica recorded an increase of 2.5%. On the long-term unemployment front, the number of jobseekers registered for a year or more (in category A, B, C) fell by 2.3% (–11.2% over one year). The share of jobseekers registered for one year represents 44.3% (–4.1 points over one year).
