In Q4 2011, payroll employment in principally market sectors declined by 0.1% q-o-q (- 22,600 jobs), after -0.2% (-31,500) in the previous quarter. Excluding temporary work, employment remained stable in Q4 2011 (-1,500 jobs).
Fall of temporary employment
Temporary employment was in decline this quarter : -3.6%, after -2.1 % in Q3 2011. The number of people in employment in this sector was down 21,100 compared to the previous quarter.
Payroll employment in principally market sectors

Source : INSEE
| SA data in thousands | ||||
| (*) Excl. Agriculture and public employees in non-markets sectors (administration, health, education and social activity) | ||||
| Source : INSEE | ||||
| Change in 3 months | Change in 1 year | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2011 | 2011 | 2011 | |
| Q3 | Q4 | Q4 | Q4 | |
| Principally market sectors | 31,5 | 22,6 | 67,3 | 16103,3 |
| Goods-producing industries excl. Construction | 5,1 | 1,7 | 2,1 | 3295,7 |
| Manufacturing | 5,7 | 3,0 | 7,7 | 2925,1 |
| Construction | 6,3 | 4,6 | 11,9 | 1437,6 |
| Services | 20,1 | 16,2 | 81,3 | 11370,0 |
| of which : Temporary employment | 12,9 | 21,1 | 21,8 | 568,9 |
| Principally non-market sectors (*) | 2,1 | 3,5 | 13,1 | 1929,9 |
| Total competitive sector (*) | 33,5 | 19,1 | 80,4 | 18033,3 |
| SA data in % | |||
| (*) Excl. Agriculture and public employees in non-markets sectors (administration, health, education and social activity) | |||
| Source : INSEE | |||
| Change in 3 months | Change in 1 year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2011 | 2011 | |
| Q3 | Q4 | Q4 | |
| Principally market sectors | 0,2 | 0,1 | 0,4 |
| Goods-producing industries excl. Construction | 0,2 | 0,1 | 0,1 |
| Manufacturing | 0,2 | 0,1 | 0,3 |
| Construction | 0,4 | 0,3 | 0,8 |
| Services | 0,2 | 0,1 | 0,7 |
| of which : Temporary employment | 2,1 | 3,6 | 3,7 |
| Principally non-market sectors (*) | 0,1 | 0,2 | 0,7 |
| Total competitive sector (*) | 0,2 | 0,1 | 0,4 |
| SA data in thousands | |||||
| (*) Excl. Agriculture and public employees in non-markets sectors (administration, health, education and social activity) | |||||
| Source : INSEE | |||||
| Code | Change in 3 months | Change in 1 year | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naf | 2011 | 2011 | 2011 | 2011 | |
| rev.2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q4 | Q4 | |
| DE | Electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply ; water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 0,6 | 1,3 | 5,6 | 370,7 |
| C1 | Manufacture of food products beverage and tobacco products | 1,6 | 1,2 | 3,9 | 549,0 |
| C2 | Manufacture of coke, and refined petroleum products | 0,1 | 0,0 | 0,6 | 10,5 |
| C3 | Manufacture of computer, electronic and electrical products; manufacture of machinery and equipment | 0,5 | 0,5 | 1,2 | 454,4 |
| C4 | Manufacture of transport equipment | 1,5 | 1,8 | 7,3 | 371,5 |
| C5 | Other manufacturing | 5,9 | 3,1 | 9,3 | 1539,7 |
| FZ | Construction | 6,3 | 4,6 | 11,9 | 1437,6 |
| GZ | Wholesale and retail trade ; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 5,2 | 5,5 | 20,3 | 3025,5 |
| HZ | Transportation and storage | 0,7 | 4,5 | 4,6 | 1332,0 |
| IZ | Accommodation and food service activities | 6,2 | 3,0 | 14,5 | 964,5 |
| JZ | Information and communication | 2,5 | 1,2 | 14,4 | 715,5 |
| KZ | Financial and insurance activities | 5,0 | 4,4 | 18,8 | 849,2 |
| LZ | Real estate activities | 0,9 | 0,9 | 0,3 | 239,0 |
| MN | Professional, scientific and technical activities; administrative and support service activities | 6,8 | 10,7 | 30,7 | 2932,0 |
| of which : Temporary employment | 12,9 | 21,1 | 21,8 | 568,9 | |
| OQ | Public administration and defence ; compulsory social security; education; human health and social work activities | 2,1 | 3,5 | 13,1 | 1929,9 |
| RU | Other service activities | 7,8 | 8,3 | 22,2 | 1312,3 |
n° 63 - March 8, 2012
Job creation - 4st Quarter 2011
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