France paid employment: household services (FTE)
France paid employment: household services (FTE) stood at 1,353.6 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) - Household services | 1,353.6 | 1,349.4 | 1,351.6 | 1,325.3 | 1,349.3 | 1,340.2 | 1,338.7 | 1,337.1 | 1,333.3 | 1,325.6 | |
| Total employment (individuals) - Total branches | 30,656.2 | 30,647.3 | 30,655.2 | 30,628.2 | 30,648.8 | 30,620.7 | 30,630.5 | 30,617.5 | 30,581.2 | 30,538.3 |
Understanding france paid employment: household services (FTE)
Standardizing labor inputs into full-time equivalents within household services, this indicator quantifies salaried labor volume by weighting individual work schedules against standard full-time hours. The calculation encompasses dependent employees on formal payrolls performing domestic duties, while deliberately omitting self-employed operators and unpaid family helpers. Compared with sibling series that tally raw physical persons without regard for contract length, this measure adjusts downward to reflect the high proportion of part-time schedules prevalent in domestic occupations.
Evaluating this time series requires accounting for structural shifts in labor regulations and changes in standard working hour definitions over long horizons. Year-on-year analysis is recommended over quarter-on-quarter comparisons to bypass seasonal hiring patterns associated with academic calendars and holiday cycles. Early releases are provisional and frequently undergo revisions as administrative payroll data is refined. Users must avoid direct comparisons with total employment metrics in the same branch, as the inclusion or exclusion of independent operators creates a distinct structural gap.
Frequently asked questions
- What specific adjustment does full-time equivalency perform on paid household workers?
- It scales part-time salaried hours down into standard units, preventing short-term contracts from distorting total labor volume.
- Why is quarter-on-quarter comparison misleading for paid household services labor volume?
- Predictable seasonal shifts in domestic staffing around school terms create artificial volatility that annual comparisons successfully smooth out.
- Are independent domestic contractors included in this paid employment metric?
- No, only wage earners with formal employer-employee payroll relationships are counted here.