Question 15368 — employment and activity

Summary

Ms. Sandra Delannoy draws the attention of the Minister of Labor and Solidarity to the gradual rise in unemployment observed for several quarters in France. The latest indicators published by INSEE and France Travail show a deterioration in the labor market. The unemployment rate within the meaning of the International Labor Office is thus experiencing a regular rise, while the number of job seekers registered in France Work is progressing significantly. The press recently indicated an unemployment rate exceeding 8.1%, reaching its highest level in 5 years, affecting more than 2.6 million people. To this figure are added 1.8 million people who are inactive without being considered unemployed because they are not looking for work or are not immediately available on the labor market. Over one year, the unemployment rate increased for all age groups: +2.0 points among those aged 15-24, +0.6 points among those aged 25-49 and +0.4 points among those aged 50 or over. According to the press, this increase in the unemployment rate is due to the implementation of the law for full employment which came into force in 2025, automatically registering RSA recipients with France Travail, what an irony! This development is all the more worrying as it occurs in a context marked by a slowdown in economic growth, a drop in hiring intentions, a weakening of several industrial and construction sectors, as well as an increase in business failures. Young workers, precarious employees and long-term job seekers appear particularly exposed to this deterioration. Furthermore, the full employment objectives displayed by the Government now seem move away, even though several structural reforms of the labor market have been initiated in recent years. In this context, she asks him how he analyzes the precise causes of this rise in unemployment; what part of this development is, according to him, due to the international economic situation and what part results from structural factors specific to the French economy; which sectors of activity and which territories are today identified as the most vulnerable; what concrete measures does the Government intend to implement in order to stem this deterioration of the labor market, sustainably support job creation, and prevent an increase in long-term unemployment; and by what means the Government intends to keep the promise of the President of the Republic in 2022 to reduce the unemployment rate to 5% by 2027.

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