7 February 2020
2020- n° 33In Q4 2019, private payroll employment increased by 0.2% (flash estimate) Flash estimate of payroll employment - fourth quarter 2019
In Q4 2019, private payroll employment increased by 0.2%. This increase is comparable to that of the previous quarter: +40,700 net jobs after +33,200 jobs.
Private payroll employment increased by 0.2% as in the third quarter
In Q4 2019, private payroll employment increased by 0.2%. This increase is comparable to that of the previous quarter: +40,700 net jobs after +33,200 jobs. Over the year as a whole in 2019, private payroll employment rose by 1.1% (that is +210,000 jobs). It was slightly more dynamic in 2019 than in 2018 (+163,000 jobs) but significantly less than in 2017 (+329,700 jobs). Excluding temporary employment, private employment rose by: +0.3% over the quarter (that is +48,100 jobs) and by +1.2% over the year (that is +216,300 jobs).
Private payroll employment grew strongly again in construction: +0.6% in Q4 2019, as in the previous quarter (that is +8,100 jobs after +8,900 jobs). It was almost stable in industry: –0.1% (that is –1,700 jobs), after 0.0%. Year on year, private payroll employment increased by 42,200 in construction and by 7,900 in industry.
Private employment increased in market services: +0.3% (that is +31,800 jobs), after +0.2% (that is +22,500 jobs) in the previous quarter, bringing its rise to 1,3% over a year (that is +155,000). Excluding temporary employment, the increase over the quarter is similar (+0.3%) and barely more dynamic over the year (+1.4%). Private employment in non-market services is almost stable over the quarter (+0.1 %) and stable over the year (0.0%).
Temporary employment declined again
Temporary employment went down again: –0.9% after –0.4% in the previous quarter (that is –7,400 jobs after –3,500). Year on year, it decreased by 0.8% (that is –6,300 jobs).
tableauPrivate payroll employment change – in thousands
| Change in thousands in 3 months | Change in thousands in 1 year | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2019 | 2019 | 2019 | |
| Q3 | Q4 | Q4 | Q4 | |
| Agriculture | 1.8 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 296.5 |
| Goods-producing industries excl. Construction | 1.0 | -1.7 | 7.9 | 3,106.8 |
| Construction | 8.9 | 8.1 | 42.2 | 1,427.1 |
| Market services | 22.5 | 31.8 | 155.0 | 12,327.3 |
| Temporary employment (*) | -3.5 | -7.4 | -6.3 | 778.5 |
| Excluding temporary employment | 26.0 | 39.2 | 161.3 | 11,548.9 |
| Non-market services | -1.0 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 2,501.6 |
| Total Private | 33.2 | 40.7 | 210.0 | 19,659.4 |
- (*) Temporary workers are recorded in services, regardless of the sector in which they carry out their mission effectively.
- How to read it: In Q4 2019, net private job creation in market services amounted to 31.800 jobs from the previous quarter.
- Scope: private payroll employment; France, excluding Mayotte.
- Sources : Insee and Dares
tableauPrivate payroll employment change – in percentage points
| Change in percentage points in 3 months | Change in percentage points in 1 year | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2019 | 2019 | |
| Q3 | Q4 | Q4 | |
| Agriculture | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.3 |
| Goods-producing industries excl. Construction | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
| Construction | 0.6 | 0.6 | 3.0 |
| Market services | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Temporary employment (*) | -0.4 | -0.9 | -0.8 |
| Excluding temporary employment | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| Non-market services | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Total Private | 0.2 | 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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