France job postings index: agriculture & forestry
France job postings index: agriculture & forestry stood at 80.04 on Oct 9, 2026. It is one of the indicators in the Indeed job postings by occupation table (Value · Daily), with a complete series running from Feb 1, 2020 to Oct 9, 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Indeed job postings by occupation table
| Indicator | 09-10-2026 | 08-10-2026 | 07-10-2026 | 06-10-2026 | 05-10-2026 | 04-10-2026 | 03-10-2026 | 02-10-2026 | 01-10-2026 | 30-09-2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture & Forestry | 80.04 | 82.08 | 83.97 | 85.48 | 87.17 | 88.78 | 90.09 | 91.31 | 90.97 | 90.44 | |
| Arts & Entertainment | 70.81 | 71.23 | 71.55 | 72.27 | 72.56 | 72.87 | 73 | 73.18 | 73.42 | 73.75 | |
| Banking & Finance | 83.63 | 83.01 | 82.77 | 82.54 | 82.4 | 82.29 | 82.19 | 82.15 | 82.45 | 82.59 |
Understanding france job postings index: agriculture & forestry
This series measures online recruitment advertisements directed at primary production sectors, specifically covering commercial agriculture, viticulture, forestry, and specialized horticultural operations. It captures seasonal farm management, technical agronomy, machinery operation, and supervisory roles published on digital employment boards. Excluded are seasonal harvesting positions filled through direct peer-to-peer networks, informal farm labor, and subsidized short-term agricultural contracts that bypass digital portals entirely. Unlike urban-centric service sector indices, this measure reflects rural land management and primary commodity production demand.
Analyzing the series requires understanding the extreme weather and biological seasonality inherent in primary production, which generates sharp, predictable surges and troughs in recruitment needs. Comparing periods strictly requires matching the same seasonal windows year-on-year to prevent harvest cycles from masking structural labor shifts. A frequent analytical error is treating this index as representative of total agricultural labor input, given that a substantial share of farm work relies on informal hiring or direct recruitment rather than online advertisements.
Frequently asked questions
- What types of workers are counted in the agriculture and forestry postings?
- The series tracks advertised positions for farm managers, agronomists, forestry technicians, and specialized machinery operators.
- Why are casual harvest workers often missing from this index?
- Many temporary harvesting roles are filled through direct word-of-mouth or specialized agricultural placement networks rather than general digital job boards.
- How should seasonal peaks in this series be interpreted?
- Surges typically reflect preparatory planting phases or harvest periods and should be compared against historical patterns for the same months.