Activity, Employment and Unemployment - Long SeriesActivité, emploi et chômage - séries longues

Activité, emploi et chômage - séries longuesActivity, Employment and Unemployment - Long Series

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This API from INSEE, the French national statistics institute, provides access to long-term time series data on the labour force, employment, unemployment and the halo around unemployment (people not classified as unemployed but showing some attachment to the labour market) in France. It supports historical analysis of labour market trends at the national level and is intended for researchers, analysts and public bodies studying employment dynamics over time. Séries longues sur la population active, l’emploi, le chômage et le halo autour du chômage.

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Data schema (14 fields)

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Field	Type	Description
PCS	string	Socio-professional category code.Socio-professional category code.
EEC_MEASUREEec measure	string	Code identifying the specific labour force survey measure.Code identifying the specific labour force survey measure.
SEX	string	Sex category code (total, male, female).Sex category code (total, male, female).
EDUC	string	Educational attainment level category code.Educational attainment level category code.
UNDEREMP	string	Underemployment status category code.Underemployment status category code.
EMPFORM	string	Form of employment category code (e.g. contract type).Form of employment category code (e.g. contract type).
UNEMPDUR	string	Duration of unemployment category code.Duration of unemployment category code.
COMPOHALO	string	Component category code of the halo around unemployment.Component category code of the halo around unemployment.
EMPSTA	string	Employment status category code.Employment status category code.
TIME_PERIODPeriod	string	Year or period of the observation.Year or period of the observation.
UNIT_MEASUREUnit	string	Unit of measurement code for the observed value.Unit of measurement code for the observed value.
WKTIME	string	Working time category code (e.g. full-time, part-time).Working time category code (e.g. full-time, part-time).
AGE	string	Age group category code.Age group category code.
OBS_VALUE_NIVEAUValue	number	Observed value or level for the given indicator.Observed value or level for the given indicator.

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Sample data (5 records)

Record 1AGE: Y15T24 · PCS: _T

{
  "AGE": "Y15T24",
  "PCS": "_T",
  "SEX": "_T",
  "EDUC": "EEC6T8",
  "EMPSTA": "_T",
  "WKTIME": "_T",
  "EMPFORM": "_T",
  "UNDEREMP": "_T",
  "UNEMPDUR": "_T",
  "COMPOHALO": "_T",
  "EEC_MEASURE": "POP_EDUC",
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2022",
  "UNIT_MEASURE": "PS",
  "OBS_VALUE_NIVEAU": 820.3
}

Record 2AGE: Y15T24 · PCS: _T

{
  "AGE": "Y15T24",
  "PCS": "_T",
  "SEX": "_T",
  "EDUC": "EEC6T8",
  "EMPSTA": "_T",
  "WKTIME": "_T",
  "EMPFORM": "_T",
  "UNDEREMP": "_T",
  "UNEMPDUR": "_T",
  "COMPOHALO": "_T",
  "EEC_MEASURE": "PT_EDUC_IN_POP_BY_SEX_AGE",
  "TIME_PERIOD": "1982",
  "UNIT_MEASURE": "PT",
  "OBS_VALUE_NIVEAU": 1.7
}

Record 3AGE: Y15T24 · PCS: _T

{
  "AGE": "Y15T24",
  "PCS": "_T",
  "SEX": "_T",
  "EDUC": "EEC6T8",
  "EMPSTA": "_T",
  "WKTIME": "_T",
  "EMPFORM": "_T",
  "UNDEREMP": "_T",
  "UNEMPDUR": "_T",
  "COMPOHALO": "_T",
  "EEC_MEASURE": "PT_EDUC_IN_POP_BY_SEX_AGE",
  "TIME_PERIOD": "1983",
  "UNIT_MEASURE": "PT",
  "OBS_VALUE_NIVEAU": 1.8
}

Record 4AGE: Y15T24 · PCS: _T

{
  "AGE": "Y15T24",
  "PCS": "_T",
  "SEX": "_T",
  "EDUC": "EEC6T8",
  "EMPSTA": "_T",
  "WKTIME": "_T",
  "EMPFORM": "_T",
  "UNDEREMP": "_T",
  "UNEMPDUR": "_T",
  "COMPOHALO": "_T",
  "EEC_MEASURE": "POP_EDUC",
  "TIME_PERIOD": "2023",
  "UNIT_MEASURE": "PS",
  "OBS_VALUE_NIVEAU": 891.6
}

Record 5AGE: Y15T89 · PCS: _T

{
  "AGE": "Y15T89",
  "PCS": "_T",
  "SEX": "M",
  "EDUC": "EEC6T8",
  "EMPSTA": "_T",
  "WKTIME": "_T",
  "EMPFORM": "_T",
  "UNDEREMP": "_T",
  "UNEMPDUR": "_T",
  "COMPOHALO": "_T",
  "EEC_MEASURE": "PT_EDUC_IN_POP_BY_SEX_AGE",
  "TIME_PERIOD": "1998",
  "UNIT_MEASURE": "PT",
  "OBS_VALUE_NIVEAU": 9.5
}

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