10 February 2017
2017- n° 37In Q4 2016, market employment continued to rise (flash estimate) Flash estimate of payroll employment - fourth quarter 2016
In Q4 2016, payroll employment increased in the non-farm market sectors (+0.4%) for the seventh consecutive quarter. The net job creation reached +62,200 after +52,400 jobs in the previous quarter. Year on year, payroll employment increased by +1.2% in the principally market sectors (+191,700 jobs).
Employment declined at the same pace as in the previous quarter in industry (−0.2%, i.e. −4,700 jobs). In construction, it decreased slightly (−0.1%, i.e. −1,900 jobs after 0.0% in Q3 2016). Year on year, industry shed −23,200 jobs and construction shed −5,700 jobs.
Overall tertiary-sector employment continued to increase (+0.6%, that is +68,800 jobs, after +0.5%). In services excluding temporary work, net job creation was similar to the previous quarter (+31,600 jobs, i.e. +0.3%, after +26,600 in Q3 2016). Over a year, excluding temporary work, employment in services increased by +1.4% that is 151,300 jobs.
All in all, employment in the non-farm market sectors excluding temporary work increased by 0.8% over a year (+122,400 jobs).
In Q4 2016, payroll employment increased in the non-farm market sectors (+0.4%) for the seventh consecutive quarter. The net job creation reached +62,200 after +52,400 jobs in the previous quarter. Year on year, payroll employment increased by +1.2% in the principally market sectors (+191,700 jobs).
Employment declined at the same pace as in the previous quarter in industry (−0.2%, i.e. −4,700 jobs). In construction, it decreased slightly (−0.1%, i.e. −1,900 jobs after 0.0% in Q3 2016). Year on year, industry shed −23,200 jobs and construction shed −5,700 jobs.
Overall tertiary-sector employment continued to increase (+0.6%, that is +68,800 jobs, after +0.5%). In services excluding temporary work, net job creation was similar to the previous quarter (+31,600 jobs, i.e. +0.3%, after +26,600 in Q3 2016). Over a year, excluding temporary work, employment in services increased by +1.4% that is 151,300 jobs.
All in all, employment in the non-farm market sectors excluding temporary work increased by 0.8% over a year (+122,400 jobs).
Temporary work remained dynamic
Temporary work continued to increase strongly (+6.0% that is +37,200 jobs, after +5.3%). Year-on-year, it increased steeply (+11.8%, +69,300 jobs).
tableauTable1 – Payroll employment change in the non-farm market sectors
| Change in thousands | Level | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In 3 months | In 1 year | |||
| 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | |
| Q3 | Q4 | Q4 | Q4 | |
| Principally market sectors | 52.4 | 62.2 | 191.7 | 16, 158.9 |
| Industry | -4.7 | -4.7 | -23.2 | 3, 099.0 |
| Construction | -0.3 | -1.9 | -5.7 | 1, 308.7 |
| Services | 57.4 | 68.8 | 220.6 | 11, 751.3 |
| of which: Temporary work* | 30.8 | 37.2 | 69.3 | 654.1 |
- How to read it: In Q4 2016, net job creation in services amounted
- to 68.800 jobs from the previous quarter.
tableauTable2 – Payroll employment change in the non-farm market sectors
| Change in percentage points | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| In 3 months | In 1 year | ||
| 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | |
| Q3 | Q4 | Q4 | |
| Principally market sectors | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| Industry | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.7 |
| Construction | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
| Services | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
| of which: Temporary work* | 5.3 | 6.0 | 11.8 |
- (*) Temporary workers are recorded in services, regardless of the
- sector in which they carry out their mission effectively.
- Scope : principally market sectors excluding agriculture ; Metropolitan France.
- Sources: INSEE and DARES
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