Characteristics of the market sectors by enterprise size Annual data 2020

Key figures
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- November 2022

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Characteristics of the market sectors by enterprise size in 2020

Characteristics of the market sectors by enterprise size in 2020
Number of Employees (FTE¹) , excluding tax (in million euros) , excluding tax (in million euros) Personnel costs² (in million euros) (in million euros) Gross, excluding contributions (in million euros)
and (LE + ISEs) 6,111 7,280,983 2,383,814 640,064 437,880 149,454 137,195
(SMEs), excluding micro-enterprises 144,617 3,864,186 856,478 263,926 202,655 53,648 36,936
3,963,561 2,234,717 538,764 214,785 137,743 75,755 42,073
Total 4,114,289 13,379,885 3,779,056 1,118,775 778,278 278,858 216,204
  • 1. Full-time equivalent (FTE).
  • 2. Wages and charges.
  • Reading note: in 2020, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), excluding micro-enterprises, employed 3,864,186 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees in the market sector.
  • Coverage: France, enterprises in the market sectors, excluding agricultural and financial sectors.
  • Source : INSEE, ÉSANE.

Characteristics of the market sectors by enterprise size in 2020

  • 1. Full-time equivalent (FTE).
  • 2. Wages and charges.
  • Reading note: in 2020, , excluding , employed 28.9% of full-time equivalent (FTE) employees in the market sectors.
  • Coverage: France, in the market sectors, excluding agricultural and financial sectors.
  • Source : INSEE, ÉSANE.