France job vacancy rate: market services
France job vacancy rate: market services stood at 2.25% 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) | 2.31 | 2.34 | 2.43 | 2.36 | 2.46 | 2.45 | 2.48 | 2.61 | 2.71 | 2.73 | |
| Market services | 2.25 | 2.32 | 2.42 | 2.36 | 2.44 | 2.51 | 2.56 | 2.64 | 2.74 | 2.72 | |
| Non-market services | 2.86 | 2.69 | 2.66 | 2.57 | 3.02 | 2.61 | 2.73 | 3.05 | 3.17 | 3.28 |
Understanding france job vacancy rate: market services
Quantifying the share of unmet staffing needs within commercial service industries, this percentage compares open positions against total active and vacant jobs. The calculation aggregates commercial activities including trade, transport, accommodation, information, finance, real estate, and professional services, while strictly excluding governmental and non-commercial organizations. It diverges from industrial or construction measures by centering entirely on tertiary commercial enterprises where output consists of intangible services rather than manufactured commodities. Survey methodologies compile these figures directly from private employers operating within the defined commercial domain.
Evaluating this rate successfully involves accounting for regular seasonal fluctuations tied to tourism, year-end administrative cycles, and consumer spending waves. Analysts should review early figures with the expectation of subsequent revisions as late employer returns are processed by statistical compilers. When assessing labor market tightness, comparing equivalent quarters across separate annual cycles prevents misleading conclusions caused by predictable seasonal hiring rhythms.
Frequently asked questions
- Which types of businesses fall under this commercial service grouping?
- It encompasses trade, transport, accommodation, finance, real estate, and professional support enterprises.
- How do seasonal swings affect the interpretation of this rate?
- Tourism, holiday trade, and corporate budget cycles create recurring quarterly spikes and troughs that require annual comparisons.
- Does this calculation include public sector service workers?
- No, public administration and non-market government services are completely excluded from the denominator.