France job vacancies: education, health and social work
France job vacancies: education, health and social work stood at 71,568 Job vacancies in Q2 2026, according to DARES – Direction de l'animation de la recherche, des études et des statistiques (Ministère du Travail). It is one of the indicators in the Job vacancies table (Value · Quarterly), with a complete series running from Q2 2011 to Q2 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Job vacancies table
| Indicator | Q2-2026 | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All sectors (NACE B to S excluding public administration) | 457,503 | 463,109 | 482,858 | 469,012 | 488,337 | 488,064 | 493,226 | 520,482 | 539,380 | 545,141 | |
| Education, health and social work (P-Q) | 71,568 | 67,306 | 66,405 | 64,279 | 75,734 | 65,120 | 67,982 | 75,986 | 78,712 | 80,961 | |
| Arts, recreation and other services (R-S) | 26,973 | 29,662 | 28,952 | 28,535 | 28,435 | 30,508 | 33,914 | 33,142 | 32,610 | 28,025 |
Understanding france job vacancies: education, health and social work
Measuring unfilled positions across formal schooling institutions, hospitals, residential care facilities, and social assistance organizations, this series monitors human capital demand in care and instruction. It excludes public administration governance roles while capturing both private and subsidized health and education providers. The dataset encompasses licensed medical practitioners, teaching staff, and facility support personnel.
Academic timetables and healthcare system funding allocations dominate the seasonal structure of these metrics, causing predictable annual hiring waves. Twelve-month comparisons effectively neutralize the impact of school summer recesses and institutional recruitment cycles. Revisions to early figures occur when large hospital networks and educational bodies update administrative returns. Direct comparisons with commercial retail or industrial sectors are misleading due to public funding dependencies and strict professional licensing mandates.
Frequently asked questions
- Which services are included under this health and education grouping?
- Schools, universities, hospitals, medical clinics, nursing homes, and social work agencies.
- How do academic and health cycles affect data interpretation?
- School terms and healthcare operational budgets create strong recurring seasonal patterns in hiring.
- Are public sector health and education posts included?
- The series covers health and education providers regardless of whether they operate under private or public administration frameworks.