Trial Period Defined As Mutual Assessment Phase Under French Labor Code

Figure: +8.7% – This is the increase in the number of job seekers in Category A (unemployed individuals required to actively search for work) in the first quarter of 2025 in France (excluding Mayotte), compared to +4.0% in the previous quarter.
Statistics published by France Travail and DARES (Directorate for Research, Studies and Statistics), on April 28, 2025, show a sharp rise, largely due to the automatic registration of certain groups, such as RSA (Active Solidarity Income) recipients and young people in training programs (CEJ, Pacea, AIJ), following the implementation of the Full Employment Act.
However, this rise does not reflect the actual state of the labor market. In fact, when adjusting to the effects of these new registrations, the actual increase in Category A is only 0.8%.