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Employment> France Labor participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 76.8% (2023) [31/34countries] Labor participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) 71.2% (2023) [23/34countries] Labor participation rate, male (% of male population ages 35-44) 93.2% (2023) [24/34countries] Labor participation rate, female (% of female population ages 35-44) 84.1% (2023) [20/34countries] Labor participation rate, male (% of male population ages 60-64) 41.6% (2023) [32/34countries] Labor participation rate, female (% of female population ages 60-64) 41.6% (2023) [24/34countries] Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 2.6% (2022) [22/38countries] Employment in industry (% of total employment) 19.3% (2022) [23/38countries] Employment in services (% of total employment) 78.2% (2022) [12/38countries] % of employees whose job tenure is 10 years and more: male and female 39.9% (2023) [11/35countries] % of employees whose job tenure is 10 years and more: male 40.3% (2023) [13/35countries] % of employees whose job tenure is 10 years and more: female 39.5% (2023) [10/35countries] % of men who prefer a full time job 83.0% (2015) [3/27countries] % of women who prefer a full time job 58.5% (2015) [7/27countries] % of those who agree that the government is responsible for providing a job for everyone who wants one 63.8% (2016) [14/25countries] % of those who are in favour of government financing of projects to create new jobs 81.6% (2016) [14/25countries] Gender equality> France Gender Gap Index (world ranking) 22 (2024) [17/38countries] % of those who think that it is important that women have the same rights as men 98.8% (2019) [6/21countries] % of those who think that men have a better life 73.6% (2019) [1/21countries] % of those who think that women have a better life 8.7% (2019) [18/21countries] % of those who think that women will eventually have the same rights as men 84.7% (2019) [12/21countries] % of those who agree that the government is responsible for promoting equality between men and women 90.7% (2016) [5/25countries] Share of female managers 35.5% (2023) [19/33countries] % of those who think that a husband's job is to earn money; a wife's job is to look after the home and family 6.0% (2018) [20/24countries] % of those who think that men should have a job priority 16.0% (2019) [13/21countries] % of those who do not think that family life suffers when the woman has a full-time job 47.7% (2012) [9/24countries] % of those who think that both husband and wife should contribute to household income (5 choices) 81.7% (2012) [6/24countries] % of those who think that both husband and wife should contribute to work and family 93.3% (2019) [3/21countries] % of those who think that being a housewife is just as fulfilling as working for pay (5 choices) 30.1% (2012) [21/24countries] % of those who think that what most women really want is a home and children 36.1% (2012) [11/24countries] % of those who think that working mothers have no bad influence over children (5 choices) 81.8% (2012) [4/24countries] % of those who do not think that a pre-school child is likely to suffer if his or her mother works 47.0% (2012) [11/24countries] % of those who think that the mother and the father should each take half of paid parental leave 48.4% (2012) [3/31countries] % of those who think that the mother should take most of the paid leave period and the father should take some of it. 36.9% (2012) [18/31countries] % of those who think that the mother should take the entire paid parental leave 14.4% (2012) [25/31countries] % of those who think that no paid parental leave is necessary 16.0% (2012) [8/31countries] % of those who think that women should work outside the home full-time when there is a child under school age 13.7% (2012) [17/31countries] % of those who think that both mother and father should work full-time when they have a child under school age 15.2% (2012) [10/31countries] % of those who think that both mother and father should work part-time when they have a child under school age 14.0% (2012) [10/31countries] % of those who think that women should stay at home when there is a child under school age 26.3% (2012) [19/31countries] % of those who think that mother should stay at home and father should work full-time when they have a child under school age 21.3% (2012) [25/31countries] % of those who think that mother should work part-time and father should work full-time when they have a child under school age 48.9% (2012) [7/31countries] % of those who think it is least desirable that both mother and father work full-time when they have a child under school age 33.9% (2012) [18/31countries] % of those who think it is least desirable that father stay at home and mother work full-time when they have a child under school age 28.8% (2012) [16/30countries] % of those who think it is least desirable that mother stay at home and father work full-time when they have a child under school age 18.3% (2012) [2/31countries] % of those who think that women should work outside the home full-time after the youngest child starts school 51.3% (2012) [14/31countries] % of those who think that women should stay at home after the youngest child starts school 2.0% (2012) [27/31countries] % of women who say that they care for sick family members 58.3% (2012) [15/31countries] % of those who say that both partners care for sick family members 44.0% (2012) [12/31countries] Self-employment> France Self-employment rate, total 12.9% (2023) [19/30countries] Self-employment rate, men 15.5% (2023) [18/26countries] Self-employment rate, women 10.2% (2023) [14/26countries] % of those who think that employees have more job security than the self-employed 47.5% (2005) [20/24countries] % of those who think that being an employee interferes more with family life than self-employment 39.2% (2005) [4/24countries] % of those who prefer being an employee to being self-employed 61.5% (2005) [10/24countries] Non-regular employment> France Part-time employment - total 13 (2023) [21/34countries] Part-time employment - male 7 (2023) [21/34countries] Part-time employment - female 19 (2023) [21/34countries] Temporary employment - male as % of dependent employment 15.0% (2023) [6/34countries] Temporary employment - female as % of dependent employment 16.5% (2023) [10/34countries] Temporary employment - 15-24 years as % of dependent employment 54.7% (2023) [6/34countries] % of those willing to accept temporary employment to avoid unemployment 51.9% (2015) [23/27countries] Side business> France % of those who do any work for additional income in addition to their main job 11.8% (2015) [22/27countries] Recruitment and job change> France % of those who think that it would be easy to find a job 17.8% (2015) [18/27countries] % of those who turn to family members or close friends first to help them if they needed to find a job 17.9% (2017) [20/21countries] % of those who turn to private companies first to help them if they needed to find a job 21.1% (2017) [3/21countries] % of those who turn to public services first to help them if they needed to find a job 28.5% (2017) [5/21countries] % of those who would turn down another job that offered quite a bit more pay in order to stay with the current organization 20.1% (2015) [22/27countries] % of those who would change their present type of work for something different if given the chance 44.3% (2015) [3/27countries] % of those who think that it is likely that they will try to find a job with another firm or organization within the next 12 months 42.8% (2015) [2/27countries] % of those who have given up good job opportunities for the benefit of their family life 49.8% (2015) [3/27countries] % of the men who have given up good job opportunities for the benefit of their family life 47.5% (2015) [3/27countries] % of the women who have given up good job opportunities for the benefit of their family life 51.7% (2015) [4/27countries] % of those who have remained in a job that was not satisfying for you for the benefit of your family life 40.5% (2015) [11/27countries] % of the men who have remained in a job that was not satisfying for you for the benefit of your family life 37.8% (2015) [12/27countries] % of the women who have remained in a job that was not satisfying for you for the benefit of your family life 42.8% (2015) [9/27countries] Work preference> France % of those who think that job security is very important in a job 65.4% (2015) [8/27countries] % of those who think that high income is very important in a job 18.5% (2015) [16/27countries] % of those who think that good opportunities for advancement is very important in a job 25.4% (2015) [11/27countries] % of those who think that being interesting is very important in a job 70.8% (2015) [1/27countries] % of those who think that working independently is very important in a job 21.1% (2015) [24/27countries] % of those who think that helping other people is very important in a job 21.6% (2015) [17/27countries] % of those who think that being useful to society is very important in a job 25.7% (2015) [15/27countries] % of those who think that deciding times or days of work is very important in a job 16.6% (2015) [18/27countries] % of those who think that it is important for a job to involve personal contact with other people 36.4% (2015) [5/27countries] % of those who think that their job is secure 59.8% (2015) [23/27countries] % of those who think that their job gives high income 20.2% (2015) [22/27countries] % of those who think that their job gives high opportunities for advancement 14.5% (2015) [25/27countries] % of those who think that their job is interesting 77.2% (2015) [13/27countries] % of those who think that they can work independently 71.2% (2015) [16/27countries] % of those who think that they can help other people in their job 71.8% (2015) [18/27countries] % of those who think that their job is useful to society 70.6% (2015) [22/27countries] % of those who think that their job gives personal contact with other people 86.9% (2015) [19/27countries] % of those who think that their job gives a chance to improve their skills 65.0% (2005) [15/22countries] Unemployment> France Unemployment rate: 15-64 years old, male and female 7.3% (2023) [9/38countries] Unemployment rate: 15-64 years old, male 7.5% (2023) [9/38countries] Unemployment rate: 15-64 years old, female 7.2% (2023) [9/38countries] Unemployment rate: 20-24 years old, male and female 15.2% (2023) [10/38countries] Long-term (1 year and over) unemployment rate: all ages, male and female 24.5% (2023) [18/37countries] Long-term (1 year and over) unemployment rate: all ages, male 25.6% (2023) [18/37countries] Long-term (1 year and over) unemployment rate: all ages, female 23.4% (2023) [19/37countries] % of those who worry about the possibility of losing your job a great deal or to some extent 28.9% (2015) [11/27countries] % of those willing to move within the country not to lose job 31.4% (2015) [5/27countries] % of those willing to move to a different country not to lose job 24.8% (2015) [6/27countries] % of those who agree that the government is responsible for providing a decent standard of living for the unemployed 52.6% (2019) [18/20countries] % of those who would like to see more government spending in unemployment benefits 11.7% (2016) [25/25countries] % of those who think that the government is successful in the policy against unemployment 14.8% (2006) [14/25countries] Labor policy> France Public expenditure for active labor policy, % of GDP 0.72% (2019) [8/38countries] Working time> France Average annual hours actually worked per worker 1,500 (2023) [29/38countries] Time spent for paid work or study (men and women, minutes per day per person, including commuting time) 204.2 (2009/10) [28/30countries] Time spent for paid work or study (men, minutes per day per person, including commuting time) 235.1 (2009/10) [29/30countries] Time spent for paid work or study (women, minutes per day per person, including commuting time) 175.4 (2009/10) [26/30countries] Time spent for commuting (men and women, minutes per day per person) 22.9 (2009/10) [25/30countries] Time spent for commuting (men, minutes per day per person) 26.3 (2009/10) [26/30countries] Time spent for commuting (women, minutes per day per person) 19.8 (2009/10) [22/30countries] % of those who are in favour of reducing the working week to create more jobs 31.4% (2016) [18/25countries] % of those willing to accept longer commuting to avoid unemployment 45.4% (2015) [19/27countries] % of those who prefer to work longer hours and earn more money 42.3% (2015) [6/27countries] % of those who prefer to work the same number of hours and earn the same money 53.1% (2015) [23/27countries] % of those who prefer to work fewer hours and earn less money 4.7% (2015) [20/27countries] % of those who would like to have more time in a job 8.4% (2007) [23/24countries] % of those who would like to have less time in a job 51.1% (2007) [2/24countries] % of those who always/ often work at home during usual working hours 16.2% (2015) [5/26countries] % of those who always/ often work on weekends 32.2% (2015) [13/26countries] % of those who have a regular schedule or shift 79.3% (2015) [9/27countries] % of those who cannot decide themselves when to start/ finish work 52.9% (2015) [13/27countries] % of those who can decide themselves when to start/ finish work 47.1% (2015) [15/27countries] % of those who can decide themselves how to organize work 33.7% (2015) [5/27countries] % of those who enjoy 5 or less days of leave 71.7% (2007) [2/24countries] % of those who enjoy more than 20 days of leave 20.3% (2007) [18/24countries] % of those who can take an hour or two off during working hours 51.7% (2015) [22/27countries] Wages> France Minimum relative to average (mean) wages of full-time workers 50.2% (2023) [6/30countries] Minimum relative to median wages of full-time workers 62.2% (2023) [9/30countries] Gender wage gap at median 11.6% (2022) [19/37countries] % of those who think that men have more opportunities of getting high-paying jobs 79.0% (2019) [2/21countries] % of those who think that women have more opportunities of getting high-paying jobs 0.9% (2019) [20/21countries] % of those who think that men and women have about the same opportunities of getting high-paying jobs 20.1% (2019) [20/21countries] % of those who are optimistic about the availability of well-paying jobs 33.0% (2019) [16/21countries] % of those who think their pay is less than is just 62.6% (2009) [10/30countries] % of those willing to accept lower pay to avoid unemployment 38.5% (2015) [20/27countries] % of those who think how much responsibility goes with the job is very important in deciding pay 68.2% (2019) [19/19countries] % of those who think that whether the job requires supervising others is important in deciding pay 91.9% (1999) [7/20countries] % of those who think that the number of years spent in education and training is very important in deciding pay 37.0% (2019) [17/19countries] % of those who think how long the person has been with the firm is important in deciding pay 68.4% (1997) [11/18countries] % of those who think what is needed to support a family is very important in deciding pay 52.5% (2009) [14/30countries] % of those who think whether the person has children to support is very important in deciding pay 12.7% (2019) [17/19countries] % of those who think how well he or she does the job is very important in deciding pay 68.1% (2019) [19/19countries] % of those who think how hard he or she works at the job is very important in deciding pay 56.2% (2009) [29/30countries] % of those who agree that private companies are responsible for reducing the differences in pay 74.5% (2019) [2/20countries] Work motivation> France % of those who often arrive at work too tired to function well because of the household work 2.4% (2012) [13/31countries] % of those who often find it difficult to concentrate at work because of family responsibilities 2.7% (2012) [13/31countries] Degree of job satisfaction 4.12 (2015) [24/27countries] % of those satisfied with job (5 choices)* 50.4% (Ž¿–â�F‘S‘Ì“I‚É‚Ý‚Ä�A‚ ‚È‚½‚ÍŒ»�Ý‚ÌŽdŽ–‚É‚Ç‚Ì’ö“x–ž‘«‚µ‚Ä‚¢‚Ü‚·‚©�B ‘I‘ðŽˆ�F�u”ñ�í‚É–ž‘«�v�u–ž‘«�v�u‚Ç‚¿‚ç‚Å‚à‚È‚¢�v�u•s–ž�v�u”ñ�í‚É•s–ž�v ƒf�[ƒ^�F�u”ñ�í‚É–ž‘«�v�u–ž‘«�v‚ÌŠ„�‡) [16/12countries] % of those who always/ often find work stressful 45.3% (2015) [4/27countries] % of those who agree to the idea that a job is just a way of earning money 30.6% (2015) [16/27countries] % of those who agree to the idea that they would enjoy having a paid job even if they did not need the money 59.0% (2015) [16/27countries] % of those who would work hard to complete their daily tasks, even if they are slightly sick or when there is another legitimate reason for taking a break 92.9% (2009) [2/12countries] % of those who would perform to the best of their ability even on a task that they do not like 94.1% (2009) [3/12countries] % of those who would work hard to maintain their performance on a task, even if the task takes a long time to start producing any results 88.8% (2009) [5/12countries] % of men who prefer no paid job at all 1.2% (2015) [26/27countries] % of women who prefer no paid job at all 1.5% (2015) [27/27countries] Skills> France % of those who can make much use of their past work experience and /or job skills in their present job 63.7% (2015) [17/27countries] % of those who have got training to improve job skills over the past 12 months 46.7% (2015) [18/27countries] % of those willing to accept a job that requires new skills to avoid unemployment 86.1% (2015) [14/27countries] Workplace> France % of those who describe relations at their workplace between workmates/colleagues as good 78.2% (2015) [25/27countries] % of those who often share work-related information with co-workers 55.0% (2011-2017) [17/28countries] % of those who often learn new work-related things from co-workers or supervisors 27.0% (2011-2017) [15/28countries] % of those who are willing to work harder than they have to in order to help their firm/ organization succeed 27.9% (2015) [27/27countries] % of those who are proud to be working for the current firm or organization 63.8% (2015) [17/27countries] % of those who have been discriminated against with regard to work 20.6% (2015) [6/27countries] % of the men who have been discriminated against with regard to work 21.5% (2015) [7/27countries] % of the women who have been discriminated against with regard to work 20.0% (2015) [11/27countries] % of those who have been harassed by their superiors or co-workers at their job 24.2% (2015) [4/27countries] % of the men who have been harassed by their superiors or co-workers at their job 23.9% (2015) [3/27countries] % of the women who have been harassed by their superiors or co-workers at their job 24.4% (2015) [4/27countries] Industrial relations> France % of those who belong to a trade union, business, or professional association 15.1% (2014) [17/26countries] Days not worked due to strikes and lockouts 1,955,358 (2021) [3/29countries] % of those who think that workers need strong trade unions to protect their interests 59.7% (2015) [20/27countries] % of those who think that strong trade unions are bad for the economy of their country 31.2% (2015) [2/27countries] % of those who think that trade unions have the most influence on the actions of the government 7.5% (2016) [11/25countries] % of those who think that trade unions are very important for the job security of employees 45.0% (2005) [21/22countries] % of those who think that the working conditions of employees would be much worse without trade unions 65.0% (2005) [10/22countries] % of those who think that there is strong conflicts between management and workers 63.2% (2019) [3/20countries] % of those who describe relations at their workplace between management and employees as good 51.9% (2015) [27/27countries] Work accident> France % of those who always/ often have to do hard physical work 30.5% (2015) [4/27countries] % of those who always/ often work in dangerous conditions 8.4% (2005) [23/24countries] Housework> France Time spent for routine housework (men and women, minutes per day per person) 128.5 (2009/10) [10/30countries] Time spent for routine housework (men, minutes per day per person) 97.4 (2009/10) [4/30countries] Time spent for routine housework (women, minutes per day per person) 157.5 (2009/10) [14/30countries] Time spent for shopping (men and women, minutes per day per person) 22.1 (2009/10) [18/30countries] Time spent for shopping (men, minutes per day per person) 18.3 (2009/10) [14/30countries] Time spent for shopping (women, minutes per day per person) 25.6 (2009/10) [21/30countries] Time spent for child care (men and women, minutes per day per person) 21.2 (2009/10) [17/25countries] Time spent for child care (men, minutes per day per person) 12.6 (2009/10) [18/25countries] Time spent for child care (women, minutes per day per person) 29.1 (2009/10) [19/25countries] % of those who would like to have more time doing household work 9.4% (2007) [21/22countries] % of those who would like to have less time doing household work 57.5% (2007) [1/24countries] % of men who think that they do less than their fair share of the household work 45.6% (2012) [6/31countries] % of women who think that they do more than their fair share of the household work 61.3% (2012) [10/31countries] % of women who say that they prepare meals 69.4% (2012) [19/31countries] % of those who say that both partners prepare meals 22.5% (2012) [14/31countries] % of women who say that they do the laundry of the family 86.4% (2012) [10/31countries] % of those who say that both partners do the laundry of the family 13.0% (2012) [14/31countries] % of women who say that they clean the house 72.9% (2012) [11/31countries] % of those who say that both partners clean the house 23.4% (2012) [18/31countries] % of those who think that men have more influence over how to raise children 5.1% (2019) [9/21countries] % of those who think that women have more influence over how to raise children 33.5% (2019) [19/21countries] % of those who think that men and women have about the same influence over how to raise children 61.4% (2019) [3/21countries] % of men who say that they mostly decide how to raise children 4.6% (2012) [9/31countries] % of women who say that they mostly decide how to raise children 32.9% (2012) [15/31countries] % of those who says that both partners decide how to raise children together 58.4% (2012) [12/30countries] % of those who think private childcare providers should primarily provide childcare for children under school age 42.4% (2012) [2/31countries] % of those who think family members should primarily provide childcare for children under school age 30.9% (2012) [24/31countries] % of those who think family members should primarily provide help in everyday life for elderly people 33.0% (2012) [26/31countries] % of those who think private providers should primarily provide help in everyday life for elderly people 23.1% (2012) [1/31countries] % of those who think that the elderly people themselves or their family should primarily cover the costs of the help to elderly people 36.6% (2012) [18/31countries] % of women who say that they care for sick family members 58.3% (2012) [15/31countries] % of those who say that both partners care for sick family members 44.0% (2012) [12/31countries] % of those who think that men have more influence over household finances 22.0% (2019) [13/21countries] % of those who think that women have more influence over household finances 15.1% (2019) [10/21countries] % of those who think that men and women have about the same influence over household finances 62.9% (2019) [9/21countries] % of women who say that they manage all the money of their family 3.9% (2012) [25/31countries] % of men who say that they manage all the money of their family 4.4% (2012) [25/31countries] % of those who say that both pool and manage all the money of their family 60.5% (2012) [9/31countries] % of those who say that both pool and manage part of the money of their family 19.8% (2012) [7/31countries] % of those who say that each partner manages their own money 14.2% (2012) [6/31countries] % of women who say that they shop for groceries 53.2% (2012) [12/31countries] % of men who say that they shop for groceries 17.5% (2012) [12/31countries] % of those who say that both partners shop for groceries 41.0% (2012) [21/31countries] % of men who say that they make small repairs in the household 82.6% (2012) [21/31countries] % of those who say that both partners make small repairs in the household 15.6% (2012) [5/31countries] % of men who say that they choose weekend activities 7.3% (2012) [14/31countries] % of women who say that they choose weekend activities 8.4% (2012) [27/31countries] % of those who say that both partners choose weekend activities together 56.6% (2012) [8/31countries] % of those who often come home from work too tired to do the chores 20.6% (2012) [14/31countries] % of those who often work too long to fulfil family responsibilities 10.0% (2012) [16/31countries] % of those who always/ often feel that job interfere with family life 19.2% (2015) [6/27countries] % of those who always/ often feel that family life interfere with job 3.2% (2015) [23/27countries] Voluntary activities> France % of those who take part in voluntary work once a month or more 14.6% (2011-2017) [17/28countries] % of those who never take part in voluntary work 74.4% (2011-2017) [9/28countries] % of those who take part in activities of charitable or religious organisations that do voluntary work once a month or more 8.2% (2017) [15/21countries] % of those who never take part in activities of charitable or religious organisations that do voluntary work 75.8% (2017) [5/21countries] % of those who think that civic and voluntary organisations have the most influence on the actions of the government 0.6% (2016) [12/23countries]