10 May 2019
2019In Q1 2019, private payroll employment increased again by +0,3 % (flash estimate) Flash estimate of payroll employment - first quarter 2019
In Q1 2019, private payroll employment increased by +0.3%, at the same pace than in the previous quarter, that is +66,400 jobs after +54,000 jobs in Q4 2018.
Private payroll employment increased by 0.3%, as in the previous quarter
In Q1 2019, private payroll employment increased by +0.3%, at the same pace than in the previous quarter, that is +66,400 jobs after +54,000 jobs in Q4 2018. Year on year, private payroll employment rose by +0.9% (that is +173,700 jobs) after +0,8% in Q4 2018. Excluding temporary employment, it increased by +0.3% over the quarter (that is +54,300 jobs) and by +1.0% over the year (that is +185,500 jobs).
Private payroll employment increased steadily again in construction (+0.6% or +7,900 jobs in Q1 2019, after +0.5 %) and moderately in industry (+0.2% as in the previous quarter, that is +4,900 jobs). Year on year, private employment increased by 24,900 in construction and by 12,400 in industry.
In Q1 2019, in market services, private employment continued to increase strongly: +0.4% (that is +50,200 jobs), after +0.3% in Q4 2018, bringing its rise to 127,500 over a year. Excluding temporary employment, the increase was slightly lower: +0.3% (that is +38,100 jobs), after +0.4% in the previous quarter. Private employment in non-market services increased softly again over the quarter (+0.1% after +0.2%) and over a year (+0.2%).
Temporary employment bounced back
In Q1 2019, temporary employment returned to growth: +1.5% after −1.1% (that is +12,100 jobs, after −8,800). However, it remained below its level of Q1 2018 (−1.5%, −11,800 jobs).
tableauPrivate payroll employment change
| Change in thousands in 3 months | Change in thousands in 1 year | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2019 | 2019 | 2019 | |
| T4 | T1 | T1 | T1 | |
| Agriculture | 0.7 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 302.6 |
| Goods-producing industries excl. Construction | 6.3 | 4.9 | 12.4 | 3,101.6 |
| Construction | 6.3 | 7.9 | 24.9 | 1,390.6 |
| Market services | 35.9 | 50.2 | 127.5 | 12,205.1 |
| of which: Temporary employment (*) | -8.8 | 12.1 | -11.8 | 800.3 |
| Non-market services | 4.9 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 2,495.6 |
| Total Private | 54.0 | 66.4 | 173.7 | 19,495.5 |
- How to read it: In Q1 2019, net private job creation in market services amounted to 50.200 jobs from the previous quarter.
- (*) Temporary workers are recorded in services, regardless of the sector in which they carry out their mission effectively.
- Scope: private payroll employment; France, excluding Mayotte.
- Sources : Insee and Dares
tableauPayroll employment change in the non-farm market sectors
| Change in percentage points | Change in thousands in 1 year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2019 | 2019 | |
| T4 | T1 | T1 | |
| Agriculture | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
| Goods-producing industries excl. Construction | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Construction | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| Market services | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| of which: Temporary employment (*) | -1.1 | 1.5 | -1.5 |
| Non-market services | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Total Private | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
- (*) Temporary workers are recorded in services, regardless of the sector in which they carry out their mission effectively.
- Scope: private payroll employment; France, excluding Mayotte.
- Sources : Insee and Dares
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