France paid employment by branch: agriculture (FTE)
France paid employment by branch: agriculture (FTE) stood at 353.1 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 Q1 1949 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employment by branch | |||||||||||
| Paid employment (full-time equivalent) - Agriculture | 353.1 | 357.9 | 352.5 | 351.4 | 355.9 | 354.8 | 357.1 | 354.7 | 351.1 | 349.7 | |
| Total employment (individuals) - Agro-food industries | 693.8 | 693 | 691.9 | 691.4 | 690.7 | 689 | 686.6 | 684.2 | 682.8 | 681.7 |
Understanding france paid employment by branch: agriculture (FTE)
Expressed in standard full-time equivalents, dependent labor units within farming, forestry, and fishing operations quantify wage-earning activity adjusted for working time duration. This metric scales down part-time and temporary contracts to reflect actual volume rather than individual worker counts, excluding all self-employed farmers and unpaid helpers. It isolates the dependent component of the primary sector from broader economic aggregates.
Reading these figures demands attention to adjustments for seasonal weather impacts and periodic updates to standard working hour baselines. Comparing adjacent quarters can be deceptive because of predictable harvest slowdowns, making year-on-year analysis preferable for spotting structural shifts. Analysts must avoid comparing FTE volumes directly against raw headcounts from sibling tables.
Frequently asked questions
- How does this differ from the paid employment headcount series?
- This measure converts part-time and temporary hours into standard full-time equivalents, whereas the headcount series counts every individual equally.
- Are self-employed farmers counted in this paid category?
- No, independent operators are excluded because the series measures strictly dependent salaried labor.
- Why should analysts prefer year-on-year comparisons here?
- Seasonal hiring patterns dominate quarter-on-quarter changes, making matching-period evaluations more reliable.