13 February 2015
2015- n° 31Virtual stability in employment in Q4 2014, due to the increase in temporary employment
(flash estimate) Flash estimate of payroll employment - 4th Quarter 2014
In Q4 2014, payroll employment in principally market sectors was virtually stable q-o-q (-5,100 jobs, 0.0%), after a decrease in the previous quarter (-55,200, -0.3%). Industry dropped this quarter at much the same pace as in Q3 2014 (-0.4%), as well as construction (-1.0%). By contrast, employment in services recovered (+0.2%, after -0.3%) due to temporary work. Excluding temporary work, employment in services remained almost stable over the quarter (-4,600), and increaseed slightly over a year (+15,700, +0.1%). Excluding temporary work, employment shrank over a year (-66,700 jobs, -0.4%).
In Q4 2014, payroll employment in principally market sectors was virtually stable q-o-q (-5,100 jobs, 0.0%), after a decrease in the previous quarter (-55,200, -0.3%). Industry dropped this quarter at much the same pace as in Q3 2014 (-0.4%), as well as construction (-1.0%). By contrast, employment in services recovered (+0.2%, after -0.3%) due to temporary work. Excluding temporary work, employment in services remained almost stable over the quarter (-4,600), and increaseed slightly over a year (+15,700, +0.1%). Excluding temporary work, employment shrank over a year (-66,700 jobs, -0.4%).
Sharp increase in temporary employment which regained its end-2013 level
Temporary employment rocketed in Q4 2014 (+23,600 jobs, +4.6%), after an equivalent decrease in the previous quarter (–4.0%). It remained roughly stable year-on-year (-0.2%).
tableautableau_1 – Payroll employment change in the competitive sectors: thousands…
| Change in 3 months | Change in 1 year | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | |
| Q3 | Q4 | Q4 | Q4 | |
| Principally market sectors | –55.2 | –5.1 | –67.6 | 1,5820.1 |
| Goods-producing industries excl. Construction | –11.3 | –11.1 | –38.9 | 3,132.8 |
| Construction | –15.2 | –13.0 | –43.4 | 1,349.8 |
| Services | –28.7 | 19.0 | 14.7 | 1,1337.5 |
| of which: Temporary employment* | –21.8 | 23.6 | –1.0 | 542.1 |
tableautableau_2 – ... Percentage
| Change in 3 months | Change in 1 year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | |
| Q3 | Q4 | Q4 | |
| Principally market sectors | –0.3 | 0.0 | –0.4 |
| Goods-producing industries excl. Construction | –0.4 | –0.4 | –1.2 |
| Construction | –1.1 | –1.0 | –3.1 |
| Services | –0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| of which: Temporary employment* | –4.0 | 4.6 | –0.2 |
- 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
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