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. source: INSEE, France
Nonfarm Payrolls Private in France averaged 15186.16 Thousand from 1970 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 19751.90 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 March of 2021.
Nonfarm Payrolls Private in France is expected to be 18190.00 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 18450.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the France Payroll Employment in the Private Sector is projected to trend around 19050.00 Thousand in 2022, according to our econometric models.