France employer social contributions: excluding sole props
France employer social contributions: excluding sole props stood at 1,081 EUR million in Q2 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Household and corporate accounts table (Value · Quarterly), with a complete series running from Q1 1949 to Q2 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Household and corporate accounts table
| Indicator | Q2-2026 | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | |
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| Households | |||||||||||
| Employers' social contributions from households excluding sole proprietorships - Values at current prices - SA series | 1,081 | 1,077 | 1,076 | 1,076 | 1,075 | 1,068 | 1,066 | 1,067 | 1,066 | 1,060 | |
| Employers' social contributions to households (including sole proprietorships) - Values at current prices - SA series | 88,521 | 88,002 | 86,637 | 85,620 | 85,275 | 84,426 | 83,282 | 82,894 | 81,998 | 81,162 |
Understanding france employer social contributions: excluding sole props
This indicator records employer social contributions paid by households excluding sole proprietorships, calculated in current prices and adjusted for seasonal variations. It covers social security and related payments made by private individuals acting as domestic employers—such as households hiring home help—while excluding any contributions originating from commercial businesses or corporate entities. This isolates the non-wage labor costs of private domestic arrangements from the broader business economy.
Interpretation requires accounting for revisions driven by updated administrative data from agencies managing domestic worker declarations. Seasonal patterns in domestic staffing influence the raw data, making the seasonally adjusted series necessary for accurate tracking. Users should avoid comparing these figures directly with commercial business social contributions, as private domestic employment operates under distinct regulatory and tax frameworks.
Frequently asked questions
- Whose social contributions are captured outside of sole proprietorships?
- Private individuals who pay social contributions for domestic staff, caregivers, or private household employees.
- Does this series include payments made by corporate employers?
- No, corporate employers fall outside the household sector accounts entirely.
- Why use the seasonally adjusted series for analysis?
- Seasonally adjusted data remove predictable calendar shifts related to domestic hiring cycles throughout the year.