France company creations (raw): professional and support services
France company creations (raw): professional and support services stood at 5,260 units in Aug 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Business demography table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 2012 to Aug 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Business demography table
| Indicator | 08-2026 | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | |
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| Companies - Professional, scientific and technical activities and administrative and support service activities - Données mensuelles Monthly raw data | 5,260 | 8,067 | 7,737 | 6,398 | 7,639 | 7,975 | 8,268 | 9,961 | 10,585 | 6,997 | |
| Excluding micro-entrepreneurs - Professional, scientific and technical activities and administrative and support service activities - Données mensuelles Monthly raw data | 6,235 | 9,067 | 8,641 | 7,288 | 8,623 | 9,123 | 9,711 | 12,007 | 12,290 | 8,205 |
Understanding france company creations (raw): professional and support services
Management consultancies, engineering practices, architectural studios, law firms, and corporate administrative support providers form the basis of this registration tally. The dataset aggregates newly formed legal units operating across professional, scientific, technical, administrative, and support service domains, separating them from retail, manufacturing, and financial sectors. Included are both traditional corporate structures and independent professionals operating under simplified micro-entrepreneur regimes. Excluded are secondary branch openings of existing enterprises and purely internal administrative reorganizations that do not establish a distinct new legal entity within the national business register.
Reviewing these monthly figures requires careful attention to administrative scheduling effects, particularly regarding holiday periods that influence legal registration filings. Initial estimates frequently undergo upward revision as delayed paperwork clears official processing channels. Because professional service formations often exhibit strong seasonal concentration around calendar quarters, year-on-year evaluation offers a more reliable gauge of underlying activity than sequential monthly comparisons. Analysts should avoid equating registration counts with active employment generation, as many professional entities begin operations with minimal staffing.
Frequently asked questions
- Are secondary branch openings of existing firms counted in this professional services series?
- No, only the creation of entirely new legal entities is tallied; branch openings of already registered enterprises are excluded.
- Why do initial monthly figures for professional service creations often change in later releases?
- Processing backlogs at official registries mean early estimates are provisional and subject to upward revision as paperwork clears.
- Can registration counts be used to measure immediate employment growth in professional sectors?
- No, many newly registered entities start without immediate staff, making creation counts a poor proxy for short-term job creation.