Unions called a new day of strikes for Tuesday after rejecting a government promise to raise the minimum wage by 0.6 percent, which they called"crumbs".
Between 106,000 and 200,000 people took to the streets across France on Saturday, Nov. 14, for a fifth consecutive weekend of protests, according to the interior ministry and student unions respectively.
The interior ministry counted about 106,000 demonstrators nationwide, including 24,000 in Paris, the lowest turnout in recent weeks. Student unions put the figure at 200,000.
Turnout fell from the largest protests in recent weeks. A union-led strike the previous Thursday drew more than half a million people nationwide, according to official figures.
Arrests were also lower than at earlier mass protests. The interior ministry said 219 people were detained across the country, and Paris prosecutors said 45 were arrested in the capital.
Some incidents were reported. Some of the largely peaceful rallies in recent weeks have seen fringe violence, as well as accusations of police brutality, including against young teenagers.
Macron's popularity is the lowest it has been since he became president in 2017, according to recent polls. The government has little room to answer protester demands as it struggles to reduce its debt.