Payroll employment in the French private sector rose by 88.8 thousand, or 0.5 percent, to 19.51 million in the first quarter of 2021, more than initially thought, following a revised 0.2 percent decline in the previous three-month period due to the health crisis and national lockdown. Payrolls in construction posted the largest increase in the first quarter (1.4 percent vs 0.7 percent in Q4), followed by non-market services (0.9 percent vs 0.6 percent), market services (0.4 percent vs -0.4 percent). Meanwhile, employment in industry was unchanged (vs -0.4 percent in Q4), while payrolls in agriculture fell by 1.1 percent (vs 3.1 percent in Q4). Still, private payroll employment remained below its pre-crisis level. source: INSEE, France

Nonfarm Payrolls Private in France averaged 15207.76 Thousand from 1970 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 19754.40 Thousand in the fourth quarter of 2019 and a record low of 12409.60 Thousand in the fourth quarter of 1970. This page provides - France Nonfarm Payrolls Private- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. France Payroll Employment in the Private Sector - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on July of 2021.

Nonfarm Payrolls Private in France is expected to be 19570.00 Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Nonfarm Payrolls Private in France to stand at 19560.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the France Payroll Employment in the Private Sector is projected to trend around 19650.00 Thousand in 2022 and 19700.00 Thousand in 2023, according to our econometric models.

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France Payroll Employment in the Private Sector

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
19511.00 19422.20 19754.40 12409.60 1970 - 2021 Thousand Quarterly
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Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2021-02-05 07:45 AM Private Non Farm Payrolls QoQ Prel Q4 -0.2% 1.6% -1%
2021-03-09 06:30 AM Private Non Farm Payrolls QoQ Final Q4 -0.1% 1.7% -0.2%
2021-05-07 06:45 AM Private Non Farm Payrolls QoQ Prel Q1 0.3% -0.1% 0.7%
2021-06-10 05:30 AM Private Non Farm Payrolls QoQ Final Q1 0.5% -0.2% 0.3%
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France Q1 Private Payroll Employment Revised Higher
Payroll employment in the French private sector rose by 88.8 thousand, or 0.5 percent, to 19.51 million in the first quarter of 2021, more than initially thought, following a revised 0.2 percent decline in the previous three-month period due to the health crisis and national lockdown. Payrolls in construction posted the largest increase in the first quarter (1.4 percent vs 0.7 percent in Q4), followed by non-market services (0.9 percent vs 0.6 percent), market services (0.4 percent vs -0.4 percent). Meanwhile, employment in industry was unchanged (vs -0.4 percent in Q4), while payrolls in agriculture fell by 1.1 percent (vs 3.1 percent in Q4). Still, private payroll employment remained below its pre-crisis level.
2021-06-10
French Private Payroll Employment Rebounds in Q1
Payroll employment in the French private sector increased by 57.3 thousand or 0.3 percent to 19.49 million in the first quarter of 2021, following a 0.1 percent decline in the previous three-month period due to the health crisis and national lockdown. Payrolls in construction posted the largest increase in January-March (1.2 percent vs 0.7 percent in Q4), followed by non-market services (0.3 percent vs 0.7 percent), market services (0.2 percent vs -0.4 percent), industry (0.2 percent vs -0.4 percent) and agriculture (0.2 percent vs 2.7 percent). Still, private payroll employment remained below its pre-crisis level.
2021-05-07
French Private Employment Edges Down 0.1% in Q4
Payroll employment in the French private sector declined 28,200 or 0.1 percent to 19.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, less than a preliminary estimate of 0.2 percent fall, mainly due to the COVID crisis. Payrolls in industry dropped 0.4 percent, a fourth consecutive quarter of decline; and those in market services also went down 0.4 percent (vs 2.4 percent in Q3). By contrast, employment in construction increased 0.7 percent, slowing from a 1.5 percent growth in the third quarter. Temporary employment continued to recover for the third consecutive quarter, rising 5.1 percent. Year-on-year, private payroll employment fell by 320,200 or 1.6 percent.
2021-03-09
French Private Employment Falls 0.2% in Q4
Payroll employment in the French private sector decreased by 39,600 or 0.2 percent to 19.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2020, compared to a 312,400 increase in the third quarter, a flash estimate showed. The drop was mainly a result of the health crisis and a second lockdown implemented to curb another wave of infections. Payrolls in industry fell 0.6 percent, after decreasing 0.2 percent in the previous period. Employment in market services also went down (-0.4 percent vs 2.3 percent in Q3). Employment in construction was almost stable in (0.1 percent vs 1.3 percent in Q3). Temporary employment continued to recover strongly for the third consecutive quarter, rising 5.3 percent, but not recovering its pre-crisis level. In 2020, private payroll employment dropped 2.2 percent, the strongest annual decline since the series began.
2021-02-05

France Payroll Employment in the Private Sector
In France, Payroll Employment in the Private Sector refers to the number of persons, regardless of work duration, in employment on the last day of the quarter. Employment estimates are in all sectors. Until the third quarter of 2010, data refers only to mainland France. From the fourth quarter of 2010 onwards, employment estimates cover all France (excluding Mayotte).