France market non-agricultural employment: Nord
France market non-agricultural employment: Nord stood at 664,804 persons in Q2 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Payroll employment table (Value · Quarterly), with a complete series running from Q4 2001 to Q2 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Payroll employment table
| Indicator | Q2-2026 | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hauts-de-France | |||||||||||
| Nord | 664,804 | 666,310 | 665,753 | 666,354 | 667,688 | 667,998 | 668,481 | 669,892 | 668,458 | 670,766 | |
| Oise | 173,101 | 173,441 | 173,328 | 174,223 | 174,501 | 174,440 | 174,444 | 174,490 | 174,367 | 174,847 |
Understanding france market non-agricultural employment: Nord
Tabulating formal wage earners within the private market and non-agricultural sectors of Nord, this series measures enterprise-level labor demand across a heavily populated northern territory. It includes manufacturing, trade, construction, and market services, while deliberately excluding public administration, education, health administration, and agricultural employment. This clear sectoral boundary isolates the competitive business economy from state-funded payrolls and primary production.
Evaluating quarterly figures requires careful handling of seasonal recruitment cycles, making annual comparisons more reliable than quarter-on-quarter changes for identifying sustainable trends. Initial estimates are based on partial administrative returns and face routine revisions in subsequent releases. Users must also remember that headcounts record physical persons rather than full-time equivalents, meaning growth in part-time contracts influences the total without a matching increase in total working hours.
Frequently asked questions
- Are government ministry employees working in the département included?
- Public administration staff are excluded from market sector employment counts.
- Why are year-on-year comparisons recommended over sequential quarters?
- Annual comparisons eliminate recurring seasonal distortions inherent in retail and construction cycles.
- Does this metric capture workers employed by temporary staffing agencies?
- Temporary workers are typically counted under the administrative branch of their employment agency.