13 November 2018
2018- n° 295In Q3 2018, private payroll employment increased again despite a decline in temporary
work (flash estimate) Flash estimate of payroll employment - third quarter 2018
In Q3 2018, private payroll employment continued to grow at a moderate pace: +0.2% after +0.1% in Q2 (that is +30,200 net job creations after +22,400 jobs). Year on year, private payroll employment increased by +1.1% (that is +211,100 jobs). Excluding temporary employment, it increased by +0.2% over the quarter (that is +40,500 jobs) and by +1.0% over the year (+190,900 jobs).
Private payroll employment increased steadily again in construction (+0.5%, +6,800 jobs, after +0.4%). It stabilised in industry (that is +800 jobs, after −2,400 jobs). Year on year, private employment increased by 28,800 in construction and by 5,200 in industry.
In market services, private employment continued to increase at a moderate pace: +0.2% (that is +23,300 jobs), at the same rate as in the previous quarter (+22,000 jobs in Q2 2018). The rise amounts to 169,600 over a year. Excluding temporary employment, private payroll employment barely accelerated in market services: +0.3%, after +0.2%. Private employment in non-market services stabilised in Q3 2018 (after −0.1% in Q2), it was almost stable over a year (+0.1%).
In Q3 2018, private payroll employment continued to grow at a moderate pace: +0.2% after +0.1% in Q2 (that is +30,200 net job creations after +22,400 jobs). Year on year, private payroll employment increased by +1.1% (that is +211,100 jobs). Excluding temporary employment, it increased by +0.2% over the quarter (that is +40,500 jobs) and by +1.0% over the year (+190,900 jobs).
Private payroll employment increased steadily again in construction (+0.5%, +6,800 jobs, after +0.4%). It stabilised in industry (that is +800 jobs, after −2,400 jobs). Year on year, private employment increased by 28,800 in construction and by 5,200 in industry.
In market services, private employment continued to increase at a moderate pace: +0.2% (that is +23,300 jobs), at the same rate as in the previous quarter (+22,000 jobs in Q2 2018). The rise amounts to 169,600 over a year. Excluding temporary employment, private payroll employment barely accelerated in market services: +0.3%, after +0.2%. Private employment in non-market services stabilised in Q3 2018 (after −0.1% in Q2), it was almost stable over a year (+0.1%).
Temporary employment declined for the second consecutive quarter
In Q3 2018, temporary employment slowed down again: −1.3% after −0.6% (that is −10,300 jobs, after −4,700). Year on year, temporary employment remained on the rise (+2.6%, +20,200 jobs).
tableauTable1 – Private payroll employment change : in thousands…
| Change in thousands | Level | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In 3 months | In 1 year | |||
| 2018 | 2018 | 2018 | 2018 | |
| Q2 | Q3 | Q3 | Q3 | |
| Agriculture | 0.2 | 0.2 | 4.8 | 299.6 |
| Goods-producing industries excl. Construction | -2.4 | 0.8 | 5.2 | 3,095.3 |
| Construction | 5.0 | 6.8 | 28.8 | 1,372.0 |
| Market services | 22,0 | 23.3 | 169.6 | 12,147.5 |
| of which: Temporary employment (*) | -4.7 | -10.3 | 20.2 | 798.4 |
| Non-market services | -2.3 | -1.0 | 2.6 | 2,513.0 |
| Total Private | 22.4 | 30.2 | 211.1 | 19,427.5 |
- How to read it: In Q3 2018, net private job creation in market services amounted to 23.300 jobs from the previous quarter.
tableauTable2 – … in percentage
| Change in percentage points | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| In 3 months | In 1 year | ||
| 2018 | 2018 | 2018 | |
| Q2 | Q3 | Q3 | |
| Agriculture | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Goods-producing industries excl. Construction | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Construction | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.1 |
| Market services | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
| of which: Temporary employment (*) | -0.6 | -1.3 | 2.6 |
| Non-market services | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Total Private | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
- (*) 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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