France hourly labour costs: administrative & support
France hourly labour costs: administrative & support stood at 118.4 in Q2 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Wages and labour cost table (Value · Quarterly), with a complete series running from Q1 1998 to Q2 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Wages and labour cost 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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| hourly costs - Administrative and support service activities (NAF rev. 2 item N) | 118.4 | 117 | 116.9 | 115.5 | 115 | 115.1 | 115.1 | 114 | 113.8 | 112.7 | |
| hourly wages - Main economic activities (NAF rev. 2 items B to N) | 115.1 | 114.6 | 114.3 | 112.9 | 112.5 | 112.3 | 112.2 | 110.6 | 110.2 | 109.4 |
Understanding france hourly labour costs: administrative & support
This indicator quantifies total hourly employer costs for personnel engaged in employment placement, travel agency operations, security, cleaning, office administration, and operational support activities. The calculation divides total compensation—comprising base wages, shift allowances for cleaning or security staff, and statutory social contributions—by the total hours worked by agency temporaries, facility maintenance workers, and administrative staff. It separates support services from core professional and manufacturing operations.
Because temporary employment agencies are embedded in this category, movements in this index often reflect broader economic flexibilities, as client firms scale staffing up or down through outsourcing. Early estimates are routinely revised as support service providers reconcile extensive temporary staffing payrolls. Year-on-year comparisons provide the most reliable view of underlying cost trends by neutralizing cyclical outsourcing adjustments.
Frequently asked questions
- What services are included in administrative and support activities?
- It covers employment placement agencies, travel services, security, building cleaning, and office administrative support.
- Why is temporary employment relevant to this index?
- Employment agency staffing is captured here, meaning shifts in outsourced labour demand across the economy impact this sector's metrics.
- How reliable are preliminary quarterly figures?
- Initial estimates are subject to regular updates as support firms reconcile large volumes of temporary worker payroll data.