France payroll employment increased again by +0.2% in Q3

According to the report from Insee, in Q3 2019, net payroll job creation reached 42,300, that is +0.2% as in the previous quarter. Payroll employment increased by 33,700 in the private sector, an increase comparable to the previous quarter (+43,500 jobs); it increased slightly again in the public sector (+8,600 jobs after +10,600). Year on year, it rose by 258,600 (+1.0%): +231,000 jobs in the private sector and +27,700 jobs in the public service.

In Q3 2019, payroll employment remains almost stable in industry: +1,500 jobs after +1,400 the previous quarter. Over a year it increased by 17,400 jobs (that is +0.6%).

Payroll employment in construction continues to grow strongly: +9,000 jobs after +7,600 jobs (that is +0.6% after +0.5%). Year on year, employment in construction increased by 42,200 jobs (that is +3.1%).

In Q3 2019, payroll employment increased by 23,500 in market services, that is +0.2%, after +0.3% in the previous quarter. Year on year, the market services sector as a whole provided for the large majority of net job creation (+167,500 jobs).

Temporary employment decreased marginally again: –2,900 jobs in Q3 2019, i.e. –0.4% as in Q2 2019. Over a year, it declined by 8,000 jobs, that is −1.0%.