It stabilised in industry (0.0%, that is −400 jobs). Year on year, private employment increased by 21,300 in construction, whereas it dipped by 10,000 in industry. In Q4 2017, in market services, private employment increased strongly again: +0.4% (that is +53,200 jobs), as in Q3 2017. Excluding temporary employment, the increase remained pronounced: +0.4%, after +0.3%. Private employment in non-market services decreased by 0.2% over the quarter (after +0.1% in the previous quarter) but still increased over a year (+0.5%, that is +12,900 jobs).
French private employment continued to increase in Q4
- Tuesday, Feb 13 2018
In Q4 2017, private payroll employment continued to increase following the same path than in the previous quarters : +0.3%, that is +53,300 jobs after +49,600 in Q3 2017. Year on year, private payroll employment increased by +1.3% (that is +253,500 jobs). Excluding temporary employment, it increased over the quarter by +0.2% (that is +45,200 jobs) and by +1.1% over the year (+208,000 jobs). Private payroll employment continued to increase in agriculture (+0.2%, +500 jobs) and accelerated in construction (+0.4%, +4,900 jobs, after +0.1%).