What does France payroll employment measure?

France payroll employment measures the number of salaried employees in both the private and public sectors. It includes temporary workers and is expressed in persons or full-time equivalents.

Which regional breakdowns are available for France employment?

France employment statistics are broken down by administrative region, sector, and individual département, such as Gironde, Essonne, and Haute-Corse.

How often is the France employment dataset updated?

The France employment dataset is updated quarterly by the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) to reflect recent labor market changes.

How far back do the France payroll employment series go?

The France payroll employment series provide historical quarterly data starting from 1949, allowing long-term analysis of the French labor market.

France employment by region and département

Name: France employment by region and département
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France employment data includes quarterly payroll figures by sector, region and département.

Source: INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM)Last updated: Sep 15, 2026, 15:55Curated by Bui Thanh PhucAbout this data ↓

Indicator	Q2-2026	Q1-2026	Q4-2025	Q3-2025	Q2-2025	Q1-2025	Q4-2024	Q3-2024	Q2-2024	Q1-2024	Q4-2023	Q3-2023	Q2-2023
Payroll employment79
Manufacturing, extractive industries and others - Sections B, C, D and E	3,240.6	3,243.2	3,246.9	3,251.9	3,255.7	3,265	3,268	3,268.4	3,266.8	3,261.9	3,256	3,248.4	3,241.4
Construction - Section F	1,519.4	1,526.1	1,533.5	1,538.5	1,541	1,545.7	1,552	1,559.2	1,565.9	1,573.8	1,578.8	1,582.4	1,586.2
Tertiary market services - Sections G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, R, S, T	13,336.6	13,345.2	13,341.2	13,352	13,367.6	13,346.5	13,356.8	13,377.4	13,369.9	13,394.5	13,372.5	13,363.1	13,363.2
Extractive industries, energy, water supply, waste management and remediation activities - A17: DE	424.4	423.4	421.9	421.3	420.1	418.3	416.8	414.9	413.3	411.4	409.3	405.6	403.5
Manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco - A17: C1	651.8	651	649.6	647.9	648.6	646.8	645.4	642.6	639.9	638.4	635.6	634	633.8
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products - A17: C2	8.7	8.7	8.8	8.8	8.7	8.7	8.7	8.7	8.7	8.7	8.7	8.7	8.7
Manufacture of electrical, electronical and computer equipments - A17: C3	418.9	419.2	420.4	421	421.2	421.9	421.5	421.4	420.4	419.5	418.5	416.8	414.8
Manufacture of transport equipment - A17: C4	359	357.4	357.6	358.3	358.2	364.5	365.1	365.6	365.9	363.9	362.5	360.8	358.1
Other manufacturing - A17: C5	1,377.7	1,383.4	1,388.7	1,394.5	1,399	1,404.8	1,410.5	1,415.3	1,418.6	1,419.9	1,421.5	1,422.6	1,422.6
Construction - A17: FZ	1,519.4	1,526.1	1,533.5	1,538.5	1,541	1,545.7	1,552	1,559.2	1,565.9	1,573.8	1,578.8	1,582.4	1,586.2
Wholesale and retail trade - A17: GZ	3,362.7	3,363.2	3,363.5	3,370.4	3,381.3	3,377	3,380.2	3,373.9	3,377.1	3,383.9	3,381.6	3,381.1	3,384.5
Transportation and storage - A17: HZ	1,459.7	1,459.7	1,461.8	1,459	1,456.1	1,454.6	1,453.1	1,449.4	1,447.3	1,442.8	1,442.3	1,439.4	1,438.5
Accommodation and food service activities - A17: IZ	1,317.9	1,313.5	1,311	1,316.2	1,309.5	1,295.5	1,294.7	1,293.2	1,286.8	1,283.7	1,278.6	1,275.5	1,269.5
Information and communication - A17: JZ	899.3	902.8	904.9	910.7	915.4	919.5	924.3	930.2	932.7	936.6	936.5	937.4	937
Financial and insurance activities - A17: KZ	929.3	928	926.1	923.7	923.9	922.4	921	920.3	919.1	916.8	915.1	911.6	908.3
Real estate activities - A17: LZ	251.5	252.3	253	253.4	255.4	255.4	255.7	256.5	259.1	261.3	263.6	264.7	267.3
Scientific and technical activities - A17: MN	3,792.7	3,798.6	3,798	3,796.8	3,804.3	3,802.5	3,804.2	3,830	3,827.8	3,845.1	3,834.6	3,834.4	3,843.2
Public administration, education, human health and social work activities - Public institutions - A17: OQ	8,609.2	8,606.4	8,593.3	8,620.7	8,601.6	8,600	8,590.9	8,599.7	8,577.1	8,555	8,539.8	8,488.9	8,481
Other service activities - A17: RU	1,323.6	1,327.1	1,322.9	1,321.7	1,321.7	1,319.6	1,323.6	1,324	1,320	1,324.2	1,320.1	1,318.9	1,314.8
Extractive industries - A38: BZ	19.5	19.5	19.6	19.7	19.8	19.9	20	20.2	20.3	20.3	20.5	20.3	20.5
Manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco - A38: CA	651.8	651	649.6	647.9	648.6	646.8	645.4	642.6	639.9	638.4	635.6	634	633.8
Manufacture of textiles, manufacture of wearing apparel, manufacture of leather and footwear - A38: CB	106.2	106.6	107.2	107.6	108.2	108.9	109.5	110	110	110.4	110.8	111.3	112
Manufacture of wood, manufacture of paper and printing - A38: CC	153.3	154.5	155.6	156.7	158	159.7	161.2	162.5	163.6	164.3	165.4	166.2	167
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products - A38: CD	8.7	8.7	8.8	8.8	8.7	8.7	8.7	8.7	8.7	8.7	8.7	8.7	8.7
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products - A38: CE	153.6	154	154	154.6	154.8	155	155.5	155.3	155.3	154.8	154.9	154.8	154.7
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations - A38: CF	85.7	85.3	85.3	85.4	85.2	85	84.8	84.5	84.3	83.7	82.7	82.2	81.7
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products, manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products - A38: CG	233.1	234.7	235.8	237.4	238.9	240.3	241.9	243.3	244.9	246.2	248	249.6	250.4
Metal industry and manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment - A38: CH	345.7	347.4	349.2	351	351.5	353.3	355.1	356.5	357.5	358.5	359.1	358.8	358.3
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products - A38: CI	136.8	136.5	136.5	136.6	136.4	136.3	135.9	135.4	135.4	134.8	134.3	133.1	131
Manufacture of electrical equipment - A38: CJ	110	110.1	110.8	110.6	110.5	110	109.6	109.4	108.7	108.7	107.9	107.4	107.2
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c - A38: CK	172.2	172.7	173.1	173.8	174.4	175.6	176	176.6	176.3	175.9	176.2	176.3	176.6
Manufacture of transport equipment - A38: CL	359	357.4	357.6	358.3	358.2	364.5	365.1	365.6	365.9	363.9	362.5	360.8	358.1
Other manufacturing - A38: CM	300.1	300.8	301.6	301.7	302.3	302.7	302.5	303.1	303	302	300.7	299.8	298.5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply - A38: DZ	189.3	188.8	187.2	186.8	185.9	184.7	183.7	182.2	181.1	179.9	178.9	176.7	175.7
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities - A38: EZ	215.6	215.2	215.1	214.9	214.3	213.7	213	212.5	211.9	211.3	209.9	208.5	207.2
Construction - A38: FZ	1,519.4	1,526.1	1,533.5	1,538.5	1,541	1,545.7	1,552	1,559.2	1,565.9	1,573.8	1,578.8	1,582.4	1,586.2
Wholesale and retail trade - A38: GZ	3,362.7	3,363.2	3,363.5	3,370.4	3,381.3	3,377	3,380.2	3,373.9	3,377.1	3,383.9	3,381.6	3,381.1	3,384.5
Transportation and storage - A38: HZ	1,459.7	1,459.7	1,461.8	1,459	1,456.1	1,454.6	1,453.1	1,449.4	1,447.3	1,442.8	1,442.3	1,439.4	1,438.5
Accommodation and food service activities - A38: IZ	1,317.9	1,313.5	1,311	1,316.2	1,309.5	1,295.5	1,294.7	1,293.2	1,286.8	1,283.7	1,278.6	1,275.5	1,269.5
Publishing, audiovisual and broadcasting activities - A38: JA	237.1	238.2	237.3	239.5	241.6	241	242.1	242.6	241.9	243.5	242.1	244.3	244.7
Telecommunications - A38: JB	97	97.9	99	100.1	101.6	102.8	103.9	105.2	106.1	107	107.7	107.6	108.1
Information technology and computer service activities - A38: JC	565.3	566.6	568.6	571.1	572.3	575.7	578.2	582.4	584.6	586.1	586.8	585.5	584.3
Financial and insurance activities - A38: KZ	929.3	928	926.1	923.7	923.9	922.4	921	920.3	919.1	916.8	915.1	911.6	908.3
Real estate activities - A38: LZ	251.5	252.3	253	253.4	255.4	255.4	255.7	256.5	259.1	261.3	263.6	264.7	267.3
Legal, accounting, management consultancy, architectural, engineering, technical testing and analysis activities - A38: MA	1,282.2	1,281.2	1,280.3	1,281	1,284.9	1,282.3	1,280.6	1,277.9	1,276.4	1,274.5	1,270.4	1,261.7	1,253.5
Scientific research and development - A38: MB	202.7	202.4	202.1	201.8	202.5	201.5	201.2	200.7	200.6	200.1	199.1	198	197.4
Other professional, scientific and technical activities - A38: MC	204.8	204.9	204.9	205.5	205.8	206.7	207.4	215.4	216.4	217.7	217.3	217.5	216.7
Administrative and support service activities - A38: NZ	2,103	2,110.1	2,110.7	2,108.5	2,111.1	2,112	2,115	2,136	2,134.3	2,152.8	2,147.8	2,157.2	2,175.6
Public administration - Public institutions - A38: OZ	2,938.7	2,941.2	2,940.5	2,954	2,943.4	2,943.6	2,944.7	2,958.1	2,960.1	2,951.6	2,943.5	2,935.5	2,935.9
Education - Public institutions - A38: PZ	1,943.5	1,943.5	1,941.2	1,953.9	1,949	1,947.7	1,943.6	1,946.8	1,938.2	1,935.7	1,935.9	1,916.4	1,920
Human health activities - Public institutions - A38: QA	1,691.7	1,687.1	1,680.5	1,675.9	1,672.7	1,667.8	1,664.6	1,660.8	1,650.6	1,643.2	1,641.4	1,625.3	1,618.9
Residential care activities, social and social work activities without accommodation - Public institutions - A38: QB	2,035.2	2,034.6	2,031	2,036.9	2,036.5	2,040.9	2,038	2,033.9	2,028.2	2,024.5	2,019	2,011.6	2,006.2
Arts, entertainment and recreation - A38: RZ	368.1	370.8	365.4	365.3	365	363.6	362.8	363.6	362.7	361	358.6	357.4	353.9
Other service activities - A38: SZ	523.3	524.2	524	524.2	525.6	525.8	527.4	528.7	529.2	530.6	529	530.8	531
Activities of households as employers - A38: TZ	432.1	432.1	433.4	432.2	431.1	430.1	433.4	431.7	428.2	432.6	432.5	430.6	429.9
Interim - A38: NZ	699.5	706.2	707.4	707.1	711.8	709.8	712.4	727.8	735.9	753.9	757.8	767.3	786.2
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles - Divisions: 45	452.6	453.2	452.2	451.1	451.4	444.8	443.6	441.6	439.6	437.9	434.6	432.2	428.4
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles - Divisions: 46	1,029	1,030.5	1,032.8	1,036.1	1,041.8	1,044.6	1,047.6	1,050	1,054.1	1,056.6	1,056.4	1,058	1,059.2
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles - Divisions: 47	1,881.1	1,879.5	1,878.4	1,883.2	1,888.1	1,887.6	1,889.1	1,882.2	1,883.3	1,889.5	1,890.6	1,890.9	1,896.9
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers - Divisions: 29	152	152.3	154.2	156.7	157.4	164.9	166.8	168.4	171.1	170.6	171.8	173.2	173.6
Manufacture of other transport equipment - Divisions: 30	207	205	203.4	201.6	200.8	199.6	198.3	197.2	194.8	193.3	190.7	187.6	184.5
Construction of residential and non-residential buildings - Divisions: 41	141.9	142.3	143.5	144.5	144.2	145.4	146.5	147.9	150.5	152.8	154.5	156.9	159.2
Civil engineering - Divisions: 42	181.1	182.3	182.5	183.3	183.8	184	183.8	183.7	183.3	183.4	183.3	183.3	182.8
Specialised construction works - Divisions: 43	1,196.4	1,201.5	1,207.5	1,210.7	1,213.1	1,216.3	1,221.7	1,227.5	1,232.2	1,237.6	1,241	1,242.1	1,244.2
Accommodation - Divisions: 55	300.1	298.1	296.8	299.2	297.6	293.7	293.4	294.2	293	291.8	288.9	288.3	287
Food and beverage service activities - Divisions: 56	1,017.7	1,015.4	1,014.2	1,017	1,011.9	1,001.8	1,001.3	999	993.8	991.9	989.7	987.2	982.6
Farming, forestry, fishing - A17 : AZ	315.3	323.7	328.9	312.6	327.6	324.2	324.6	328.9	322.4	323.2	323.1	333.4	327.3
Farming, forestry, fishing - A38 : AZ	315.3	323.7	328.9	312.6	327.6	324.2	324.6	328.9	322.4	323.2	323.1	333.4	327.3
Farming, forestry, fishing - Private establishments - A38 : AZ	314.4	322.7	327.9	311.6	326.7	323.2	323.6	327.9	321.4	322.2	322.1	332.4	326.3
Manufacturing industry - Section C	2,816.2	2,819.7	2,825	2,830.6	2,835.6	2,846.7	2,851.2	2,853.5	2,853.5	2,850.4	2,846.7	2,842.9	2,838
Industry - Private establishments - Sections B, C, D et E	3,176.5	3,179.1	3,182.7	3,187.8	3,191.7	3,201.4	3,204.6	3,205.3	3,203.8	3,199	3,194.1	3,187.2	3,180.7
Construction - Private establishments - Section F	1,517.8	1,524.5	1,531.9	1,536.9	1,539.4	1,544.1	1,550.4	1,557.5	1,564.3	1,572.2	1,577.1	1,580.7	1,584.5
Tertiary market services except temporary work - Sections G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, R, S, T, except temporary work	12,637.2	12,639	12,633.9	12,644.9	12,655.8	12,636.7	12,644.4	12,649.6	12,634.1	12,640.6	12,614.6	12,595.8	12,577
Tertiary market services - Private establishments - Sections G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, R, S, T	13,172.2	13,181.1	13,178.3	13,189.7	13,205.3	13,185.6	13,198.4	13,219.1	13,212.1	13,237.3	13,216.4	13,207.9	13,208.4
Tertiary non-market services - Private establishments - Sections O et Q	2,776.1	2,773.9	2,768	2,774.9	2,774.8	2,777.7	2,773.4	2,767.1	2,756.7	2,748.8	2,741.4	2,733.5	2,726.4
All employees - All sections (Except extraterritorial activities)	27,021.1	27,044.6	27,043.9	27,075.7	27,093.5	27,081.4	27,092.3	27,133.5	27,102.2	27,108.4	27,070.1	27,016.1	26,999.1
All employees, public - All sections (Except extraterritorial activities), public	6,064.1	6,063.3	6,055.1	6,074.7	6,055.6	6,049.2	6,041.9	6,056.6	6,043.8	6,028.9	6,019	5,974.5	5,972.7
All employees, private - All sections (Except extraterritorial activities)	20,957	20,981.3	20,988.8	21,001	21,037.9	21,032.1	21,050.4	21,077	21,058.4	21,079.5	21,051.1	21,041.7	21,026.4
Tertiary non-market services - Sections O et Q	8,609.2	8,606.4	8,593.3	8,620.7	8,601.6	8,600	8,590.9	8,599.7	8,577.1	8,555	8,539.8	8,488.9	8,481
Employment by branch96
Total employment (individuals) - Agriculture	681.4	689	685.8	687.1	694	695.1	699.8	700	699.4	701.5	705.7	708.6	704.9
Total employment (full-time equivalent) - Agriculture	694.4	701.6	698.4	699.6	706.5	707.8	712.7	712.7	711.4	712	714.1	716.5	714.2
Paid employment (individuals) - Agriculture	362	367.6	362.7	362.1	367.2	366.4	369.1	367.3	364.8	364.9	367.2	368.1	362.3
Paid employment (full-time equivalent) - Agriculture	353.1	357.9	352.5	351.4	355.9	354.8	357.1	354.7	351.1	349.7	350	349.7	343.8
Total employment (individuals) - Agro-food industries	693.8	693	691.9	691.4	690.7	689	686.6	684.2	682.8	681.7	680.9	681	680.9
Total employment (full-time equivalent) - Agro-food industries	685.5	685	684.4	684.3	683.8	682.3	680.5	678.2	676.8	676.1	675.7	675.6	675.1
Paid employment (individuals) - Agro-food industries	654.8	653.9	652.7	652.2	651.4	649.6	647.2	644.6	643.1	642	641.2	641.2	640.9
Paid employment (full-time equivalent) - Agro-food industries	626.9	626.1	625.1	624.6	623.8	622.1	619.9	617.3	615.5	614.2	613.2	612.8	612.1
Total employment (individuals) - Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4
Total employment (full-time equivalent) - Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3
Paid employment (individuals) - Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4
Paid employment (full-time equivalent) - Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.4	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3
Total employment (individuals) - Capital goods	323.7	324.6	325.5	326.1	327	327	326.9	326.8	326	324.8	323.5	322.7	322
Total employment (full-time equivalent) - Capital goods	318.9	319.8	320.8	321.4	322.3	322.4	322.2	322.1	321.4	320.5	319.5	318.8	318.1
Paid employment (individuals) - Capital goods	320.2	321.1	322	322.6	323.5	323.5	323.4	323.3	322.4	321.3	319.9	319.1	318.4
Paid employment (full-time equivalent) - Capital goods	314.2	315.1	316	316.7	317.5	317.6	317.4	317.3	316.5	315.7	314.6	314	313.3
Total employment (individuals) - Transport equipment	211.3	211	211.6	211.7	213.4	215	214	213.5	213.1	212.4	212.2	211.2	209.7
Total employment (full-time equivalent) - Transport equipment	208.9	208.7	209.3	209.4	211	212.5	211.6	211.1	210.6	210	209.7	208.7	207
Paid employment (individuals) - Transport equipment	209.6	209.3	210	210.1	211.8	213.4	212.4	211.9	211.5	210.9	210.8	209.8	208.2
Paid employment (full-time equivalent) - Transport equipment	205.9	205.7	206.4	206.5	208.1	209.7	208.8	208.3	207.9	207.3	207.1	206	204.4
Total employment (individuals) - Other industries	1,550.8	1,554.1	1,557.7	1,560.8	1,563.9	1,567.8	1,571.1	1,572.4	1,571.4	1,568.5	1,564.4	1,560.3	1,556.4
Total employment (full-time equivalent) - Other industries	1,540.6	1,544.1	1,548	1,551.2	1,554	1,557.6	1,560.4	1,561.9	1,561.7	1,560.5	1,558.7	1,556	1,552.6
Paid employment (individuals) - Other industries	1,419	1,423.7	1,428.5	1,432.9	1,437.2	1,442.4	1,446.9	1,449.5	1,449.7	1,448.2	1,445.4	1,442.4	1,439.5
Paid employment (full-time equivalent) - Other industries	1,388.1	1,392.5	1,397.2	1,401.3	1,405.2	1,410	1,414.1	1,416.4	1,416.6	1,415.5	1,413.2	1,410.6	1,407.9
Total employment (individuals) - Energy, water, waste	312	310.6	309.2	308.3	307.1	306	305	304.1	303.6	303.1	302.1	300.2	298.5
Total employment (full-time equivalent) - Energy, water, waste	307.3	305.9	304.5	303.7	302.5	301.4	300.5	299.7	299.2	298.8	297.9	296	294.3
Paid employment (individuals) - Energy, water, waste	303	301.6	300.1	299.1	297.9	296.7	295.6	294.7	294.1	293.5	292.3	290.4	288.6
Paid employment (full-time equivalent) - Energy, water, waste	296.9	295.4	294	293	291.8	290.6	289.6	288.7	288.1	287.6	286.5	284.6	282.9
Total employment (individuals) - Construction	1,990.9	1,996.4	2,001.2	2,003.5	2,005.8	2,010	2,015.6	2,020.8	2,026	2,030	2,031.5	2,033.1	2,034.3
Total employment (full-time equivalent) - Construction	2,272.5	2,276.6	2,280.1	2,280.8	2,281	2,283	2,285.8	2,289.5	2,294.3	2,299.3	2,303.1	2,305.8	2,306.9
Paid employment (individuals) - Construction	1,577.4	1,584.5	1,590.7	1,594.6	1,598.3	1,604	1,611.1	1,617.9	1,624.6	1,630.1	1,633.1	1,636.3	1,638.8
Paid employment (full-time equivalent) - Construction	1,537.9	1,544.9	1,551.1	1,554.6	1,557.9	1,563	1,569.2	1,575.7	1,582.7	1,589.3	1,594.2	1,598.3	1,600.9
Total employment (individuals) - Distributive trade sector	3,704.9	3,704	3,705.6	3,713.2	3,717	3,718.2	3,720.2	3,723.6	3,734	3,744.2	3,752.7	3,757.6	3,757.7
Total employment (full-time equivalent) - Distributive trade sector	3,563.5	3,562.1	3,563.7	3,571	3,573.8	3,573.8	3,575.4	3,578.8	3,587.2	3,595.2	3,602.1	3,605.6	3,604.7
Paid employment (individuals) - Distributive trade sector	3,265.2	3,265	3,267.3	3,275.5	3,279.9	3,281.8	3,284.3	3,288.5	3,299.8	3,311.1	3,320.9	3,326.3	3,326.1
Paid employment (full-time equivalent) - Distributive trade sector	3,046.2	3,045.8	3,048.4	3,056.7	3,060.6	3,061.7	3,064.6	3,069	3,078.1	3,086.7	3,093.8	3,097	3,095.5
Total employment (individuals) - Transport	1,552	1,553	1,552.6	1,549.7	1,547.6	1,546.3	1,544	1,540.8	1,536.7	1,532.9	1,529.2	1,527.8	1,530.1
Total employment (full-time equivalent) - Transport	1,514	1,515.6	1,515.7	1,513.2	1,511.6	1,511.1	1,509.6	1,506.7	1,502.6	1,498.6	1,494.4	1,492.6	1,494.9
Paid employment (individuals) - Transport	1,444.8	1,445.9	1,445.4	1,442.5	1,440.3	1,438.9	1,436.4	1,433.2	1,429.3	1,425.9	1,422.8	1,421.2	1,422.5
Paid employment (full-time equivalent) - Transport	1,381.3	1,382.3	1,381.8	1,378.7	1,376.4	1,375	1,372.5	1,369	1,364.9	1,361.3	1,358	1,356.2	1,357.8
Total employment (individuals) - Accommodation and food service activities	1,494.2	1,489.3	1,489.6	1,487.6	1,475.4	1,466	1,465.6	1,462	1,454	1,448	1,443.7	1,438.2	1,436.3
Total employment (full-time equivalent) - Accommodation and food service activities	1,404.1	1,397.8	1,397.8	1,396.9	1,385.9	1,377.2	1,378.3	1,375.7	1,366.4	1,357.3	1,350	1,343.4	1,339
Paid employment (individuals) - Accommodation and food service activities	1,319.7	1,315.5	1,316.4	1,315.1	1,303.6	1,294.8	1,295	1,292.1	1,284.8	1,279.7	1,276.3	1,271.4	1,269.8
Paid employment (full-time equivalent) - Accommodation and food service activities	1,150.8	1,145.9	1,147.1	1,147.6	1,138.2	1,131.2	1,134.1	1,132.7	1,124.2	1,115.2	1,107.6	1,100.9	1,096.7
Total employment (individuals) - Information and communication	1,138.3	1,138.5	1,140.3	1,143.4	1,145.5	1,147.5	1,150.4	1,151.4	1,150.7	1,147.5	1,142.1	1,138.9	1,137.1
Total employment (full-time equivalent) - Information and communication	1,186.4	1,184.9	1,185.3	1,187.1	1,187.8	1,188.5	1,190.4	1,190.1	1,187.7	1,182.8	1,175.4	1,170	1,166
Paid employment (individuals) - Information and communication	1,007.6	1,011	1,015.7	1,021.7	1,026.6	1,031.4	1,037.1	1,041	1,043	1,042.6	1,039.9	1,039	1,039.3
Paid employment (full-time equivalent) - Information and communication	984	987.2	991.9	997.9	1,002.8	1,007.7	1,013.6	1,017.5	1,019.4	1,018.7	1,015.6	1,014.5	1,014.5
Total employment (individuals) - Financial services	845.4	843.5	841.4	839.8	838.5	836.6	834.9	833.1	831	829	826.6	823.5	820.5
Total employment (full-time equivalent) - Financial services	820	818.4	816.3	814.9	813.8	812.2	811	809.4	807.2	804.8	801.7	797.9	794.3
Paid employment (individuals) - Financial services	794.6	793.5	792	791.1	790.4	789.1	788.1	787	785.6	784.1	782.4	780	777.5
Paid employment (full-time equivalent) - Financial services	770.9	769.8	768.2	767.2	766.5	765.4	764.5	763.4	761.8	760	757.6	754.4	751.4
Total employment (individuals) - Real estate services	402.4	402.6	402.7	403.4	403.9	403.5	403.5	404.6	406.6	408.5	409.8	411.5	413.4
Total employment (full-time equivalent) - Real estate services	386.3	386.9	387.4	388.5	389.5	389.8	390.5	391.9	393.7	395.1	395.6	396.6	397.9
Paid employment (individuals) - Real estate services	339.3	339.7	340	340.9	341.5	341.3	341.4	342.8	345	347	348.6	350.5	352.4
Paid employment (full-time equivalent) - Real estate services	322.6	323.1	323.4	324.4	325.3	325.5	326.2	327.5	329.1	330.1	330.2	331.1	332.7
Total employment (individuals) - Business Services	4,863.7	4,868.8	4,874.2	4,879.6	4,880.9	4,875.4	4,880.3	4,880.1	4,875.9	4,869.7	4,852.7	4,845.7	4,838.6
Total employment (full-time equivalent) - Business Services	4,631.5	4,635.5	4,641.3	4,648.5	4,650.2	4,646.9	4,655.6	4,656.8	4,651	4,641.5	4,619.6	4,607.9	4,596.9
Paid employment (individuals) - Business Services	4,199.6	4,212.5	4,224.9	4,237.4	4,245.9	4,247.7	4,259.9	4,266.8	4,269.7	4,270.4	4,260.2	4,260	4,259.6
Paid employment (full-time equivalent) - Business Services	3,942.4	3,953.6	3,965.7	3,979.3	3,987.5	3,990.6	4,005.9	4,013.7	4,014.8	4,012.3	3,997.4	3,992.6	3,988.3
Total employment (individuals) - Non-market services	8,980.3	8,968.7	8,968.1	8,965.1	8,954.2	8,950.5	8,954.2	8,948.6	8,927	8,905.6	8,859.7	8,820.5	8,807.7
Total employment (full-time equivalent) - Non-market services	8,266.3	8,256.7	8,257.1	8,255.4	8,246.5	8,244.6	8,250.3	8,246.2	8,225.8	8,204.1	8,158.4	8,121.4	8,111.3
Paid employment (individuals) - Non-market services	8,323.6	8,317	8,320.9	8,322.5	8,316.2	8,317.1	8,325.5	8,324.6	8,307.7	8,291	8,250	8,215.2	8,206.3
Paid employment (full-time equivalent) - Non-market services	7,650.2	7,643.9	7,647.1	7,648.5	7,642.8	7,644.4	7,653.6	7,652.6	7,634.8	7,615.2	7,571.1	7,536.7	7,530.2
Total employment (individuals) - Household services	1,904.7	1,893.7	1,891.4	1,850.9	1,877.5	1,860.3	1,852.1	1,845	1,836.7	1,824.7	1,814.4	1,807.3	1,800.3
Total employment (full-time equivalent) - Household services	1,705.8	1,696.9	1,694.9	1,664.6	1,684.8	1,672.1	1,667.1	1,661	1,651.6	1,637.5	1,624.1	1,614.2	1,605.4
Paid employment (individuals) - Household services	1,519.1	1,515.1	1,518.9	1,484.7	1,517.5	1,506.6	1,504.6	1,503.6	1,501.4	1,495.3	1,491	1,489.5	1,487.7
Paid employment (full-time equivalent) - Household services	1,353.6	1,349.4	1,351.6	1,325.3	1,349.3	1,340.2	1,338.7	1,337.1	1,333.3	1,325.6	1,319.3	1,315.1	1,310.6
Total employment (individuals) - Total branches	30,656.2	30,647.3	30,655.2	30,628.2	30,648.8	30,620.7	30,630.5	30,617.5	30,581.2	30,538.3	30,457.7	30,394.7	30,354.8
Total employment (full-time equivalent) - Total branches	29,512.5	29,502.9	29,511.2	29,496.9	29,511.4	29,489.6	29,508.2	29,498.1	29,455.1	29,400.4	29,306.2	29,233.1	29,184.9
Paid employment (individuals) - Total branches	27,066.1	27,083.2	27,114.8	27,111.4	27,155.5	27,151	27,184.3	27,195.1	27,182.9	27,164.3	27,108.3	27,066.6	27,044.6
Paid employment (full-time equivalent) - Total branches	25,331.2	25,344.9	25,373.8	25,380.3	25,416	25,415.8	25,456.3	25,467.4	25,445.2	25,410.6	25,335.8	25,280.7	25,249.2
Total employment (individuals) - Industry	3,098	3,099.7	3,102.3	3,104.8	3,108.5	3,111.1	3,110	3,107.3	3,103.1	3,097	3,089.6	3,081.9	3,073.8
Total employment (full-time equivalent) - Industry	3,067.7	3,069.9	3,073.4	3,076.3	3,079.9	3,082.6	3,081.5	3,079.2	3,076.1	3,072.2	3,067.7	3,061.4	3,053.5
Paid employment (individuals) - Industry	2,913.1	2,916	2,919.8	2,923.4	2,928.1	2,931.9	2,931.9	2,930.3	2,927.2	2,922.2	2,916	2,909.3	2,902.1
Paid employment (full-time equivalent) - Industry	2,838.4	2,841.2	2,845	2,848.5	2,852.8	2,856.3	2,856.2	2,854.3	2,851	2,846.5	2,840.9	2,834.3	2,826.8
Total employment (individuals) - Manufactured goods	2,786	2,789.1	2,793.1	2,796.5	2,801.4	2,805.2	2,805	2,803.2	2,799.5	2,793.8	2,787.5	2,781.7	2,775.3
Total employment (full-time equivalent) - Manufactured goods	2,760.4	2,764	2,768.8	2,772.6	2,777.4	2,781.2	2,781	2,779.5	2,776.9	2,773.4	2,769.9	2,765.4	2,759.1
Paid employment (individuals) - Manufactured goods	2,610.1	2,614.5	2,619.7	2,624.2	2,630.3	2,635.3	2,636.3	2,635.6	2,633.2	2,628.7	2,623.6	2,618.9	2,613.5
Paid employment (full-time equivalent) - Manufactured goods	2,541.5	2,545.8	2,551	2,555.5	2,561	2,565.7	2,566.5	2,565.6	2,562.9	2,558.9	2,554.4	2,549.7	2,543.9
Total employment (individuals) - Services	26,876.8	26,858.6	26,867.1	26,836.3	26,846.3	26,814.4	26,820.7	26,810.2	26,778.7	26,739.9	26,662.4	26,604.2	26,576.1
Total employment (full-time equivalent) - Services	25,750.5	25,731.3	25,739.5	25,721	25,725	25,699.2	25,714	25,706.1	25,667.7	25,616.2	25,524.4	25,455.2	25,417.3
Paid employment (individuals) - Services	23,791	23,799.5	23,832.3	23,825.9	23,860.2	23,852.7	23,883.3	23,897.5	23,890.9	23,877.2	23,825.2	23,789.3	23,780.2
Paid employment (full-time equivalent) - Services	22,139.8	22,145.7	22,176.3	22,180.4	22,207.3	22,204.7	22,243	22,258.4	22,243.1	22,214.4	22,144.9	22,096.8	22,078.6
Total employment (individuals) - Mainly market services	15,905.6	15,893.5	15,897.8	15,867.7	15,886.3	15,853.9	15,850.9	15,840.7	15,825.7	15,804.3	15,771.2	15,750.6	15,734
Total employment (full-time equivalent) - Mainly market services	15,211.7	15,198.1	15,202.3	15,184.8	15,197.6	15,171.6	15,177.9	15,170.4	15,147.5	15,112.9	15,062.9	15,028	14,999
Paid employment (individuals) - Mainly market services	13,890	13,898.1	13,920.7	13,908.9	13,945.7	13,931.5	13,946.7	13,955	13,958.6	13,956.1	13,942.1	13,937.8	13,935.1
Paid employment (full-time equivalent) - Mainly market services	12,951.7	12,957	12,978	12,977.3	13,006.7	12,997.4	13,020.2	13,030.1	13,025.6	13,009.9	12,979.5	12,961.8	12,947.5
Total employment (individuals) - Mainly non-market services	8,980.3	8,968.7	8,968.1	8,965.1	8,954.2	8,950.5	8,954.2	8,948.6	8,927	8,905.6	8,859.7	8,820.5	8,807.7
Total employment (full-time equivalent) - Mainly non-market services	8,266.3	8,256.7	8,257.1	8,255.4	8,246.5	8,244.6	8,250.3	8,246.2	8,225.8	8,204.1	8,158.4	8,121.4	8,111.3
Paid employment (individuals) - Mainly non-market services	8,323.6	8,317	8,320.9	8,322.5	8,316.2	8,317.1	8,325.5	8,324.6	8,307.7	8,291	8,250	8,215.2	8,206.3
Paid employment (full-time equivalent) - Mainly non-market services	7,650.2	7,643.9	7,647.1	7,648.5	7,642.8	7,644.4	7,653.6	7,652.6	7,634.8	7,615.2	7,571.1	7,536.7	7,530.2
Total employment (individuals) - Non-agricultural market sector	20,994.5	20,989.6	21,001.3	20,976	21,000.5	20,975	20,976.4	20,968.8	20,954.8	20,931.3	20,892.3	20,865.6	20,842.2
Total employment (full-time equivalent) - Non-agricultural market sector	20,551.8	20,544.6	20,555.8	20,541.9	20,558.5	20,537.2	20,545.2	20,539.1	20,517.9	20,484.4	20,433.7	20,395.2	20,359.4
Paid employment (individuals) - Non-agricultural market sector	18,380.5	18,398.6	18,431.2	18,426.8	18,472.1	18,467.5	18,489.7	18,503.2	18,510.5	18,508.4	18,491.2	18,483.4	18,476
Paid employment (full-time equivalent) - Non-agricultural market sector	17,328	17,343.1	17,374.1	17,380.4	17,417.3	17,416.6	17,445.5	17,460.1	17,459.3	17,445.7	17,414.7	17,394.4	17,375.2
By region26
All employees - Île-de-France		6,347,858	6,344,312	6,356,853	6,347,758	6,344,086	6,344,683	6,356,382	6,347,337	6,338,821	6,327,909	6,314,746	6,305,308
All employees - Centre-Val de Loire		936,126	937,280	939,535	939,762	939,753	940,385	940,110	939,394	941,164	941,268	940,241	940,372
All employees - Bourgogne-Franche-Comté		988,019	988,784	989,306	991,685	992,054	994,464	997,669	996,013	996,933	996,812	996,522	996,540
All employees - Normandie		1,230,503	1,229,965	1,232,366	1,233,004	1,234,235	1,235,190	1,237,395	1,236,806	1,238,732	1,237,255	1,233,498	1,234,499
All employees - Hauts-de-France		2,131,541	2,130,720	2,135,959	2,138,405	2,138,758	2,138,415	2,140,959	2,137,214	2,140,153	2,138,315	2,134,848	2,138,192
All employees - Grand Est		1,988,928	1,992,430	1,992,181	1,998,276	2,000,660	2,001,905	2,010,564	2,007,269	2,009,161	2,011,095	2,009,122	2,009,294
All employees - Pays de la Loire		1,572,249	1,571,791	1,575,957	1,576,244	1,576,970	1,578,095	1,579,079	1,579,253	1,578,972	1,576,478	1,573,326	1,571,172
All employees - Bretagne		1,325,022	1,324,503	1,324,901	1,326,800	1,323,716	1,323,154	1,323,881	1,323,805	1,323,129	1,318,652	1,314,688	1,312,571
All employees - Nouvelle-Aquitaine		2,267,991	2,269,961	2,273,458	2,278,224	2,280,568	2,282,722	2,287,922	2,285,610	2,291,579	2,288,842	2,284,815	2,284,561
All employees - Occitanie		2,200,344	2,199,443	2,203,001	2,203,164	2,201,872	2,203,577	2,208,462	2,202,953	2,205,134	2,198,726	2,193,143	2,188,758
All employees - Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes		3,259,686	3,262,093	3,264,794	3,265,468	3,264,136	3,264,534	3,269,718	3,262,233	3,264,602	3,261,532	3,255,596	3,249,464
All employees - Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur		2,026,094	2,028,149	2,032,753	2,029,578	2,025,539	2,024,623	2,026,940	2,022,564	2,023,231	2,017,390	2,011,158	2,009,067
All employees - Corse		128,736	128,770	128,987	129,238	129,138	129,335	129,310	129,178	129,266	128,858	128,877	129,184
Principally market sectors ; except agriculture (SMNA) - Île-de-France		4,741,073	4,740,145	4,746,954	4,747,168	4,742,720	4,744,567	4,753,390	4,752,554	4,749,645	4,739,892	4,734,156	4,726,499
Principally market sectors ; except agriculture (SMNA) - Centre-Val de Loire		609,468	610,807	612,129	612,819	612,747	613,936	614,106	613,932	616,043	616,425	615,954	616,442
Principally market sectors ; except agriculture (SMNA) - Bourgogne-Franche-Comté		614,290	615,257	615,950	617,418	618,042	620,511	621,894	622,021	623,802	624,102	624,302	626,486
Principally market sectors ; except agriculture (SMNA) - Normandie		798,012	797,736	798,829	799,815	800,921	802,042	804,415	804,340	806,853	805,834	804,663	805,036
Principally market sectors ; except agriculture (SMNA) - Hauts-de-France		1,353,421	1,353,868	1,356,136	1,357,788	1,357,659	1,359,014	1,360,606	1,357,911	1,362,037	1,360,804	1,360,322	1,362,697
Principally market sectors ; except agriculture (SMNA) - Grand Est		1,260,229	1,263,887	1,266,074	1,268,209	1,269,715	1,272,674	1,275,879	1,276,083	1,279,378	1,282,678	1,282,505	1,282,977
Principally market sectors ; except agriculture (SMNA) - Pays de la Loire		1,083,648	1,084,623	1,086,701	1,088,177	1,088,703	1,090,125	1,092,059	1,092,616	1,093,455	1,092,287	1,091,623	1,090,670
Principally market sectors ; except agriculture (SMNA) - Bretagne		851,514	852,703	853,104	853,474	851,720	852,554	853,137	852,999	854,160	850,808	849,267	848,942
Principally market sectors ; except agriculture (SMNA) - Nouvelle-Aquitaine		1,429,869	1,431,259	1,433,918	1,437,601	1,439,041	1,442,192	1,446,948	1,445,961	1,452,020	1,450,948	1,451,065	1,451,225
Principally market sectors ; except agriculture (SMNA) - Occitanie		1,386,141	1,385,456	1,387,611	1,388,135	1,387,809	1,390,177	1,393,376	1,391,718	1,395,287	1,390,921	1,390,834	1,387,927
Principally market sectors ; except agriculture (SMNA) - Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes		2,237,392	2,240,378	2,241,168	2,244,485	2,242,736	2,244,314	2,246,938	2,245,433	2,249,445	2,249,170	2,247,788	2,245,063
Principally market sectors ; except agriculture (SMNA) - Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur		1,317,552	1,320,192	1,323,163	1,321,982	1,318,623	1,318,776	1,320,620	1,318,356	1,319,795	1,316,138	1,314,533	1,314,550
Principally market sectors ; except agriculture (SMNA) - Corse		77,990	78,058	78,462	78,557	78,612	78,877	78,952	78,968	79,218	79,175	79,330	79,707
By region and sector6
Agriculture14
Industry (manufacturing, mining, energy, water)14
Construction14
Market services14
Non-market services14
Temporary employment agencies (78.20Z)14
By département2
Total payroll employment15
Market non-agricultural sectors15

Latest reading

The latest reading is 27,021.1 Thousand persons, for Q2 2026. That is −0.1% from Q1 2026 and −0.3% from a year earlier. The series on this page is quarterly and runs from Q4 2010 to Q2 2026.

Latest: 27,021.1 Thousand persons; Q2 2026
vs previous period: −0.1%; Q1 2026
vs a year earlier: −0.3%

About this data

France employment data includes quarterly payroll figures by sector, region and département. Published by INSEE, this dataset covers salaried employment in both the private and public sectors since 1949. It features breakdowns by administrative region, sector, and département in persons and full-time equivalents. The statistics include temporary work and detailed activity branches.

Frequently asked questions

What does France payroll employment measure?: France payroll employment measures the number of salaried employees in both the private and public sectors. It includes temporary workers and is expressed in persons or full-time equivalents.
Which regional breakdowns are available for France employment?: France employment statistics are broken down by administrative region, sector, and individual département, such as Gironde, Essonne, and Haute-Corse.
How often is the France employment dataset updated?: The France employment dataset is updated quarterly by the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) to reflect recent labor market changes.
How far back do the France payroll employment series go?: The France payroll employment series provide historical quarterly data starting from 1949, allowing long-term analysis of the French labor market.