https://tradingeconomics.com/france/unemployment-rate
France has not seen unemployment below 7% since 1981.
In this world, we have a choice: you can have all of the labor protections you have so you never lose a job, or you can have high wages and low unemployment.
The costs of hiring in France are extremely high because it is nearly impossible to fire people. This makes businesses cautious about hiring, so unemployment stays high.
That’s it.