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Slight decrease of employment in Q2 2012, driven by the fall of temporary employment (flash estimate)

Flash estimate - Job creation in competitive sectors - 2nd Quarter 2012

In Q2 2012, payroll employment in principally market sectors is expected to decrease slightly q-o-q (–11,700 jobs), after an increase in the previous quarter (+18,300). Excluding temporary work, employment is expected to rise slightly in Q2 2012 (+8,200 jobs).

Sharp drop in temporary employment in Q2 2012

Temporary employment is in decline in Q2 2012 (–19,900 jobs, -3.5 %) after a limited drop the previous quarter (–0.1 % in Q1 2012).

Payroll employment change in the competitive sectors: thousands…
SA data in thousands
Change in 3 months Change in 1 year Level
2012 2012 2012 2012
Q1 Q2 Q2 Q2
Principally market sectors 18,3 –11,7 –29,6 16125,1
Goods-producing industries excl. Construction –6,2 –10,2 –23,7 3278,5
Construction 5,8 –1,8 –3,4 1444,4
Services 18,8 0,3 –2,6 11402,2
of which: Temporary employment* –0,7 –19,9 –55,6 547,7
... Percentage
SA data in %
Estimates from models elaborated by INSEE and DARES based on the Acemo survey data.
* Temporary employment estimates by DARES are calculated from monthly temporary lists collected by Pôle emploi.
Sources: INSEE and DARES
Change in 3 months Change in 1 year
2012 2012 2012
Q1 Q2 Q2
Principally market sectors 0,1 –0,1 –0,2
Goods-producing industries excl. Construction –0,2 –0,3 –0,7
Construction 0,4 –0,1 –0,2
Services 0,2 0,0 0,0
of which: Temporary employment* –0,1 –3,5 –9,2

Informations Rapides

n° 201 - August 14, 2012

Flash estimate of Job creation - 2nd Quarter 2012

Next issue August 14, 2013 08:45 - 2nd quarter 2013

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