13 December 2018
2018- n° 325In 2017, civil service employment was almost stable Civil Service employment - year 2017
At the end of 2017, the French civil service employed 5.66 million persons including subsidised contracts, that is 4,800 less over previous year (−0.1%).
At the end of 2017, the French civil service employed 5.66 million persons including subsidised contracts, that is 4,800 less over previous year (−0.1%). Excluding subsidised contracts, employment increased (+0.8%), but the number of subsidised contracts fell in each branch of the civil service (−50,400, that is to say −26,6%). Converted to full-time equivalents, annual employment incl. subsidised contracts increased by 0.4%, after +0.3% in 2016.
In the State Civil Service, the total employment incl. subsidised contracts was almost unchanged (+0.1%), after +1.0% in 2016. In ministries, employment increased by +1.2% (+22,900). This rise was mainly due to the workforce growth in ministries of National Education, Higher Education and Research (+2.0%, +20,600). To a lesser extent, employment rose in ministries of Interior (+5,200) and Justice (+1,300). However, employment continued to decline in ministrie of Economy and Finance (−2,000) and in ministries of Environment and Housing (−1,200). Workforce decreased by −3.7% in public administrative establishments due to the drop by 26.2% of subsidised contracts (−19,400). They represented 13.2% of the workforce in those establishments at the end of 2016. Excl. subsidised contracts, employment decreased slightly in this those establishments (−0.3%) and rose in the whole State Civil Service.
In the Local Civil Service, the fall of employment started in 2016 continued steadily (−0.4%). However, excl. subsidised contracts, employment increased (+0.9%). The subsidised contracts' decline was mainly in the communal sector (−21,600, −26,1%). Excl. subsidised contracts, employment increased by 1.0% in the communal sector. In régions and départements, incl. subsidised contracts, it decreased slightly (−0.2% after −1.0% in 2016).
In the Hospital Civil Service, employment stabilised in 2017, after decelerated during the past years. Excl. subsidised contracts, it increased more strongly than in 2016 (+0.7% after +0.4%). The increase was higher in medico-social establishments (+1.3% incl. subsidised contracts and +2.9% excl. subsidised contracts).
tableautableau1 – Civil Service employment
| Level in thousands | Change (in %) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 (p) | 2015-2016 | 2016-2076 (p) | ||
| Workforce as at December 31 (1) | ||||
| State Civil | Total, incl. subsidised contracts | 2,504.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| Service | excl. subsidised contracts | 2,447.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
| Local Civil | Total, incl. subsidised contracts | 1,970.0 | –0.4 | –0.4 |
| Service | excl. subsidised contracts | 1,902.2 | –0.2 | 0.9 |
| Hospital Civil | Total, incl. subsidised contracts | 1,189.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Service | excl. subsidised contracts | 1,175.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Civil | Total, incl. subsidised contracts | 5,664.7 | 0.4 | –0.1 |
| Service | excl. subsidised contracts | 5,525.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Workload in full-time equivalent (2) | ||||
| Civil | Total, incl. subsidised contracts | 5,334.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Service | excl. subsidised contracts | 5,206.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
- (p): provisional
- (1) Final main jobs as at December 31
- (2) All active jobs in the year
- Sources: INSEE, Siasp
- Scope: France
tableautableau2 – Civil Service employment per employer
| In thousands 2017 (p) | Year-on-year change (in %) (p) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Workforce as at December 31 | incl. subsidised contacts | incl. subsidised contacts | excl. subsidised contacts |
| State Civil Service | |||
| Ministries | 1,965.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Public administrative establishments | 539,7 | –3.7 | –0.3 |
| Local Civil Service | |||
| Régions and départements | 445.2 | –0.2 | 0.3 |
| Communal sector | 1,524.7 | –0.4 | 1.0 |
| Hospital Civil Service | |||
| Hospitals | 1,039.3 | –0.1 | 0.4 |
| Medico-social establishments | 150.5 | 1.3 | 2.9 |
- (p): provisional
- Sources: INSEE, Siasp
- Scope: final main jobs as at December 31, France
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