Insee Focus · December 2025 · n° 373

Provisional employment estimates in 2024 Employment slowed down again in most regions

Between the end of 2023 and the end of 2024, employment in France continued to rise, but at a slower pace than in previous years: +109,000 jobs in 2024, after +227,000 in 2023 and +391,000 in 2022. Salaried employment increased only slightly in 2024 (+12,000 jobs, compared to +154,000 in 2023), mainly due to a decline in the market services and in the construction sectors. Conversely, non‑salaried employment continued to accelerate: +97,000, after +74,000 in 2023 and +58,000 in 2022.

Once again, employment increased in all regions in 2024, but at a slower pace in most of them. The increase was sharper than average in French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Corsica, Provence‑Alpes‑Côte d’Azur and La Réunion.