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In 2017 the youth unemployment rate in France was 22.3%, relatively high compared to the overall unemployment rate of 8.9%. France has one of the highest rates of youth unemployment among the EU countries, trialing behind Greece, Spain, Italy and Portugal

The level of education is a factor that affects unemployment for the French youth population. Those who do not enter into higher education programs have an employment rate of 30% which is exceedingly low compared to an employment rate of more than 80% for those who entered into higher education France also experiences a large high school drop out rate, resulting in a high population of low-skilled youth workers. Lacking vocational training or adequate skills that employers look for, many French youths are without options for employment.

This issue of unemployment has been on the French agenda for decades and has prompted many efforts to reduce its impact. In 2010 France established a labour law to set a statutory minimum wage for the youth population. Also, public programs include the promotion of job training to better equip workers to enter novel positions, creating more jobs particularly for low-skilled workers, and reducing labor costs through subsidies and other efforts.