Informations Rapides · 7 October 2022 · n° 266

In Q2 2022, payroll employment increased in almost all regions Localized employment and unemployment rates (by region and department) - second quarter 2022

Between the end of March 2022 and the end of June 2022, payroll employment increased by 0.4% nationwide, with a particularly strong increase in market services excluding temporary work (+0.8%).

In three regions (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Hauts-de-France and Normandie), payroll employment was almost stable. It increased by at least 0.2% in fourteen regions and as fast as the national level (0.4%) in ten regions. The increase was the strongest, between 1.0% and 1.1% in three overseas departments (Guadeloupe, Guyane and Martinique).

In the second quarter of 2022, payroll employment increased by at least 0.4% in 33 of the 100 departments (excluding Mayotte). It increased moderately (between +0.2% and +0.3%) in 33 others, was virtually stable (between -0.1% and +0.1%) in 32 departments, and declined in 2 departments: Aube (-0.5%) and Deux-Sèvres (-0.2%).

At the national level, in Q2 2022, total payroll employment exceeded its pre-sanitary crisis level (end of 2019) by 3.2%. Payroll employment was above its pre-crisis level in all regions, and was even clearly above its pre-crisis level (at least +4.7%) in two overseas departments (Guyane and La Réunion), in Corse and in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Payroll employment was above its pre-crisis level in 92 of the 100 departments (excluding Mayotte). Besides the departments of Corse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Guyane and La Réunion, the additional payroll employment was more significant in the departments of Bretagne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine and the coastal departments of Occitanie. The departments that have not returned to their pre-crisis level are mainly located in the regions of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Grand Est, as well as the departments of Indre and Yvelines.

Nationwide (excluding Mayotte), the unemployment rate in Q2 2022 was 7.4%, that is 0.8 points below its level in Q4 2019.

Between the end of 2019 and the end of June 2022, the unemployment rate decreased in every French region, but less so in Île-de-France (-0,2 points). In two-thirds of the regions, the unemployment rate decreased more than at national level. It decreased particularly in Corsica (-1.8 points), as well as in the overseas departments (between -1.5 and -6.6 points).

The unemployment rate almost stabilized in four departments of Île-de-France region, and declined moderately (between -0.2 and -0.5 points) in fifteen departments. It decreased more than 1 point in 20 departments. In only one department, Yvelines, it increased very slightly (+0.2 points).

In metropolitan France, only three regions have an unemployment rate higher than the nationwide level (7.4%): Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (8.2%), Occitanie (8.8%) and Hauts-de-France (9.0%). In the French overseas departments, the unemployment rate is higher, ranging from 13.1% in Guyane to 18.9% in La Réunion. On the other hand, the unemployment rate is lowest in Bretagne, Corse and Pays de la Loire (around 6%).