*The question was phrased as follows in the source: "If you had to place yourself on a scale from 1 to 5 according to how close you feel to one opinion or the other, where would you place yourself knowing that 1 means you completely agree with the opinion 'Work is a means of personal fulfillment' and 5 means you completely agree with the opinion 'Work is a constraint,' with the other numbers serving to nuance your judgment."
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Share of French people finding work fulfilling, 1993-2023.
This statistic shows the proportion of French people who consider their work fulfilling or, on the contrary, experienced as a constraint in 1993 and 2023. The proportion of employees reporting being fulfilled in their work has decreased over 30 years, unlike those describing their work as constraining, which has significantly increased during this period.
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Le Figaro, & IFOP. (November 30, 2023). Share of private-sector employees in France who consider their work fulfilling or, on the contrary, a constraint in 1993 and 2023 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from /statistics/1647357/work-fulfillment-france/
Le Figaro, und IFOP. "Share of private-sector employees in France who consider their work fulfilling or, on the contrary, a constraint in 1993 and 2023." Chart. November 30, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 22, 2026. /statistics/1647357/work-fulfillment-france/
Le Figaro, IFOP. (2023). Share of private-sector employees in France who consider their work fulfilling or, on the contrary, a constraint in 1993 and 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2026. /statistics/1647357/work-fulfillment-france/
Le Figaro, and IFOP. "Share of Private-sector Employees in France Who Consider Their Work Fulfilling Or, on The Contrary, a Constraint in 1993 and 2023." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 30 Nov 2023, /statistics/1647357/work-fulfillment-france/
Le Figaro & IFOP, Share of private-sector employees in France who consider their work fulfilling or, on the contrary, a constraint in 1993 and 2023 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1647357/work-fulfillment-france/ (last visited July 22, 2026)
Share of private-sector employees in France who consider their work fulfilling or, on the contrary, a constraint in 1993 and 2023 [Graph], Le Figaro, & IFOP, November 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1647357/work-fulfillment-france/
