France: unemployment rate in overseas regions

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Between 2009 and 2020, the unemployment rate in the French overseas region of French Guiana increased by around two points, from 18.4 to 20.6 percent. In La Réunion, after an increase in 2014, unemployment had returned to its 2009 level by 2020, at 21.8 percent. The unemployment rate in the overseas regions tends to be much higher than in the regions of metropolitan France.
More data on unemployment in France can be found here.

Rate of unemployment in La Réunion, Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana from 2009 to 2020

Characteristic	2009	2014	2020
French Guiana	18.4%	21.2%	20.6%
Martinique	17.6%	18.5%	15.8%
Guadeloupe	19.4%	20.5%	19.6%
La Réunion	22.1%	25%	21.8%

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Release date

February 2024

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Region

France

Survey time period

2009 to 2020

Age group

15-64 years

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information: "Data are established at the same geographical perimeter, in the geography in force on 01/01/2023."

Data for Guadeloupe, Martinique and Guyane can be found on the INSEE website.

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