Historical Year Data · 2003

France Unemployment Rate in 2003

France Unemployment Rate opened 2003 at 8.20% and closed at 9.00%, a +9.76% move for the year. The high of 9.00% was reached on December 1, and the low of 8.20% on January 1.

Open

8.20%

2003-01

9.00%

12 data points

High

9.00%

Dec 1

Low

8.20%

Jan 1

Full Year Change

+9.76%

2002 Change

+3.66%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Jan	8.20%	8.20%	8.20%	8.20%	+0.00%
Feb	8.30%	8.30%	8.30%	8.30%	+0.00%
Mar	8.40%	8.40%	8.40%	8.40%	+0.00%
Apr	8.50%	8.50%	8.50%	8.50%	+0.00%
May	8.50%	8.50%	8.50%	8.50%	+0.00%
Jun	8.50%	8.50%	8.50%	8.50%	+0.00%
Jul	8.50%	8.50%	8.50%	8.50%	+0.00%
Aug	8.30%	8.30%	8.30%	8.30%	+0.00%
Sep	8.60%	8.60%	8.60%	8.60%	+0.00%
Oct	8.70%	8.70%	8.70%	8.70%	+0.00%
Nov	8.80%	8.80%	8.80%	8.80%	+0.00%
Dec	9.00%	9.00%	9.00%	9.00%	+0.00%

Events During 2003

1990 Japanese Bubble Collapse

Deflation

January 1990 – 2003

The Nikkei 225 peaked at 38,957 on December 29, 1989, then fell 82% over 13 years. Japan entered its "lost decades" of deflation, zero rates, and structural stagnation that still shapes global markets today.

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