10 November 2016
2016- n° 292In Q3 2016, payroll employment continued to increase, driven by temporary work (flash
estimate) Flash estimate of payroll employment - third quarter 2016
In Q3 2016, payroll employment continued to increase in the non-farm market sectors (+0.3%). With 52,200 net new jobs, it increased more than in the previous quarter (+29,500 jobs). This acceleration is driven by the temporary employment (+5.1%, that is +29,600 jobs, after 0.0% in Q2 2016). Year-on-year, payroll employment rose by +0.9% (+145,100 jobs).
Employment continued to drop in industry (−0.3%, i.e. −9,100 jobs). In construction, it stabilised (0.0%, i.e. +300 jobs after −0.2% in the previous quarter). Year-on-year, industry shed more jobs (−33,100) than construction (−7,100).
Overall tertiary-sector employment speeded up (+0.5%, that is +60,900 jobs, after +0.4% in Q2 2016). However, in services excluding temporary work, net job creation was a little lower than in the previous quarter (+31, 300 jobs, i.e. +0.3% after +0.4% in Q2 2016). Over a year, excluding temporary work, employment in services increased by +1.2% that is 136,300 jobs. All in all, employment in the non-farm market sectors excluding temporary work increased by 0.6% over a year (+96,100 jobs).
In Q3 2016, payroll employment continued to increase in the non-farm market sectors (+0.3%). With 52,200 net new jobs, it increased more than in the previous quarter (+29,500 jobs). This acceleration is driven by the temporary employment (+5.1%, that is +29,600 jobs, after 0.0% in Q2 2016). Year-on-year, payroll employment rose by +0.9% (+145,100 jobs).
Employment continued to drop in industry (−0.3%, i.e. −9,100 jobs). In construction, it stabilised (0.0%, i.e. +300 jobs after −0.2% in the previous quarter). Year-on-year, industry shed more jobs (−33,100) than construction (−7,100).
Overall tertiary-sector employment speeded up (+0.5%, that is +60,900 jobs, after +0.4% in Q2 2016). However, in services excluding temporary work, net job creation was a little lower than in the previous quarter (+31, 300 jobs, i.e. +0.3% after +0.4% in Q2 2016). Over a year, excluding temporary work, employment in services increased by +1.2% that is 136,300 jobs. All in all, employment in the non-farm market sectors excluding temporary work increased by 0.6% over a year (+96,100 jobs).
Temporary work increased strongly
Temporary work rebounded (+5.1% that is +29,600 jobs), after two quarters of near stability. Year-on-year, it increased sharply (+8.6%, +49,000 jobs).
tableauTableau1 – Payroll employment change in the non-farm market sectors
| Change in thousands | Level | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In 3 months | In 1 year | |||
| 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | |
| Q2 | Q3 | Q3 | Q3 | |
| Principally market sectors | 29,5 | 52,2 | 145,1 | 16 067,0 |
| Goods-producing industries excl. Construction | –9,5 | –9,1 | –33,1 | 3 097,3 |
| Construction | –2,8 | 0,3 | –7,1 | 1 310,2 |
| Services | 41,9 | 60,9 | 185,3 | 11 659,5 |
| of which: Temporary work* | 0,0 | 29,6 | 49,0 | 616,0 |
tableauTableau2 – Payroll employment change in the non-farm market sectors
| Change in percentage points | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| In 3 months | In 1 year | ||
| 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | |
| Q2 | Q3 | Q3 | |
| Principally market sectors | 0,2 | 0,3 | 0,9 |
| Goods-producing industries excl. Construction | –0,3 | –0,3 | –1,1 |
| Construction | –0,2 | 0,0 | –0,5 |
| Services | 0,4 | 0,5 | 1,6 |
| of which: Temporary work* | 0,0 | 5,1 | 8,6 |
- Estimates from models elaborated by INSEE and DARES based on the Acemo survey data.
- * Temporary work estimates by DARES are calculated from monthly temporary lists collected by Pôle emploi.
- Sources: INSEE and DARES
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