France employment (FTE): other industrial products
France employment (FTE): other industrial products stood at 1,552.7 in 2025, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Annual national accounts table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 1949 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Annual national accounts table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total employment (full-time equivalents) | |||||||||||
| Manufacture of other industrial products | 1,552.7 | 1,561.1 | 1,553.9 | 1,536.4 | 1,504.1 | 1,494.7 | 1,505.1 | 1,464.6 | 1,461.4 | 1,474.1 | |
| Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management and remediation activities | 303 | 299.6 | 295.1 | 284.5 | 282.4 | 281.1 | 274.9 | 267.8 | 266.7 | 269.6 |
Understanding france employment (FTE): other industrial products
This indicator measures total labor input in full-time equivalents for diverse manufacturing activities spanning textiles, apparel, wood products, paper, chemicals, rubber, plastics, and non-metallic mineral goods. The scope captures factory workers, chemical technicians, textile operators, and material handlers across a wide array of secondary processing industries. By grouping these diverse industrial branches, the series provides a broad view of intermediate goods manufacturing that complements specialized sectors like automotive or electronics. Full-time equivalent adjustments account for variable shifts and seasonal demand fluctuations across consumer and industrial goods.
Users must account for structural shifts within manufacturing, as differing productivity growth rates across sub-industries can alter labor demand unevenly. Revisions typically stem from updated annual business surveys and reclassifications of multi-product industrial firms. Multi-year comparisons reveal broader industrial trends, while year-on-year analysis helps isolate cyclical changes in manufacturing demand.
Frequently asked questions
- What categories of goods are encompassed by other industrial products?
- The classification includes textiles, paper, chemicals, rubber, plastics, wood, and mineral goods not captured in specialized high-technology or transport branches.
- How do chemical industries differ from textile manufacturing within this group?
- Chemical production relies on continuous processing plants, whereas textiles involve labor-intensive assembly and fabrication processes.
- Why is this broad industrial grouping maintained separately from machinery and transport?
- It aggregates heterogeneous intermediate and consumer goods sectors that share general manufacturing characteristics distinct from heavy capital equipment.