Informations Rapides · 20 January 2023 · n° 13

In Q3 2022, payroll employment increased in almost all regions Localized employment and unemployment rates (by region and department) - third quarter 2022

Between the end of June 2022 and the end of September 2022, payroll employment increased by 0.4% nationwide, at a rate comparable to that of the first two quarters of 2022. The increase is particularly marked for temporary work (+1.9%) and the market services excluding temporary work (+0.7%).

With the exception of Martinique, where it was stable, payroll employment increased by at least 0.2% in all regions. In eight regions, it increased at a rate at least as fast as at national level (+0.4%). The increase was the strongest (+0.6%) in Île-de-France and two overseas departments (Guadeloupe, La Réunion).

In the third quarter of 2022, payroll employment increased by at least 0.4% in 38 of the 100 departments (excluding Mayotte). The increase is the strongest in Paris (+0.9%) and in Morbihan and Hauts-de-Seine (+0.8%). Payroll employment was up moderately (between +0.2% and +0.3%) in 19 other departments, was almost stable (between ‑0.1% and +0.1%) in 32 departments, and was down in 11 departments, notably in Lozère (‑1.1%) and in Meuse (‑0.7%).

At the national level, in Q3 2022, total payroll employment exceeded its pre-sanitary crisis level (end of 2019) by 3.6%. As in the previous quarter, it was above its pre-crisis level in all regions. It was even clearly above its pre-crisis level (more than 5.0%) in two overseas departments (La Réunion and Guyane), and in Corsica.

Payroll employment was above its pre-crisis level in 92 of the 100 departments (excluding Mayotte). Besides the departments of Corsica, La Réunion and Guyane, the additional payroll employment was more significant in the departments of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Bretagne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine and the coastal departments of Occitanie. The departments for which payroll employment has not recovered its pre-crisis level are mainly located in the regions of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Grand Est, in particular the Meuse and Territoire de Belfort, as well as the departments of Indre and Yvelines.

Nationwide (excluding Mayotte), the unemployment rate was 7.3% in Q3 2022, that is 0.9 points below its level in Q4 2019.

Between Q4 2019 and Q3 2022, the unemployment rate decreased in every French region, but less so in Île-de-France (‑0,3 points). In more than half the regions, it decreased more than at national level. It decreased particularly in Corsica (‑1.7 points), as well as in the overseas departments (between ‑2,0 and ‑6.3 points).

The unemployment rate almost stabilized in three departments of Île-de-France region. It declined moderately (between ‑0.2 and ‑0.6 points) in 21 departments. It decreased more than 1,1 points in 13 departments.

In metropolitan France, the unemployment rate is higher than at the national level (7.3%) in only three regions in Q3 2022: Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (8.2%), Occitanie (8.7%) and Hauts-de-France (8.9%). In the French overseas departments, it is higher, ranging from 13.3% in Guyane and Martinique to 18.3% in Guadeloupe. On the other hand, the unemployment rate is lowest in Bretagne, Corsica and Pays de la Loire (around 6%).