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Slight increase in payroll employment in Q1 2012

Job creation in competitive sector - 1st Quarter 2012

In Q1 2012, payroll employment in principally market sectors increased by 0.1% q-o-q (+ 18,300 jobs), after -0.1% (-8,100) in the previous quarter. Excluding temporary work, employment increased slightly in Q1 2012 (+19,100 jobs).

Stabilization of temporary employment

Temporary employment remained nearly stable this quarter : -0.1%, after -3.7 % in Q4 2011.

Payroll employment in principally market sectors

Payroll employment in principally market sectors

Source : INSEE

Payroll employment change in the competitive sector : thousands …
SA data in thousands
Change in 3 months Change in 1 year Level
2011 2012 2012 2012
Q4 Q1 Q1 Q1
Principally market sectors –8,1 18,3 31,3 16136,7
Goods-producing industries excl. Construction –4,3 –6,2 –13,2 3288,7
Manufacturing –5,4 –6,4 –16,4 2918,1
Construction –1,6 5,8 –5,5 1446,2
Services –2,2 18,8 50,1 11401,9
of which : Temporary employment –21,6 –0,7 –31,3 567,6
Principally non-market sectors (*) 4,2 5,5 13,1 1937,4
Total competitive sector (*) –4,0 23,9 44,5 18074,1
... Percentage
SA data in %
(*) Excl. Agriculture and public employees in non-markets sectors (administration, health, education and social activity) ; na : not available
Source : INSEE
Change in 3 months Change in 1 year
2011 2012 2012
Q4 Q1 Q1
Principally market sectors –0,1 0,1 0,2
Goods-producing industries excl. Construction –0,1 –0,2 –0,4
Manufacturing –0,2 –0,2 –0,6
Construction –0,1 0,4 –0,4
Services 0,0 0,2 0,4
of which : Temporary employment –3,7 –0,1 –5,2
Principally non-market sectors (*) 0,2 0,3 0,7
Total competitive sector (*) 0,0 0,1 0,2
Payroll employment change in the competitive sector (*)
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 2012 2012 2012
rev.2 Q4 Q1 Q1 Q1
DE Electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply ; water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 1,1 0,1 3,3 370,6
C1 Manufacture of food products beverage and tobacco products –0,9 0,6 –2,4 549,9
C2 Manufacture of coke, and refined petroleum products –0,1 0,0 –0,7 10,4
C3 Manufacture of computer, electronic and electrical products; manufacture of machinery and equipment –0,7 –0,3 –1,0 453,8
C4 Manufacture of transport equipment 2,0 1,7 6,6 373,4
C5 Other manufacturing –5,7 –8,3 –18,9 1530,6
FZ Construction –1,6 5,8 –5,5 1446,2
GZ Wholesale and retail trade ; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5,2 1,5 12,6 3027,3
HZ Transportation and storage –1,4 –1,8 2,8 1334,1
IZ Accommodation and food service activities –3,0 9,2 14,9 973,6
JZ Information and communication 6,8 –3,3 8,1 715,4
KZ Financial and insurance activities 3,6 0,4 11,8 848,6
LZ Real estate activities –0,6 –0,5 –0,6 238,8
MN Professional, scientific and technical activities; administrative and support service activities –11,9 10,5 10,3 2940,8
of which : Temporary employment –21,6 –0,7 –31,3 567,6
OQ Public administration and defence ; compulsory social security; education; human health and social work activities 4,2 5,5 13,1 1937,4
RU Other service activities –0,9 2,9 –9,8 1323,2

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n° 144 - June 12, 2012

Job creation - 1st Quarter 2012

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