France payroll employment: manufacturing, extractive, B-E
France payroll employment: manufacturing, extractive, B-E stood at 3,240.6 thousand 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 1970 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payroll employment | |||||||||||
| Manufacturing, extractive industries and others - Sections B, C, D and E | 3,240.6 | 3,243.2 | 3,246.9 | 3,251.9 | 3,255.7 | 3,265 | 3,268 | 3,268.4 | 3,266.8 | 3,261.9 | |
| Construction - Section F | 1,519.4 | 1,526.1 | 1,533.5 | 1,538.5 | 1,541 | 1,545.7 | 1,552 | 1,559.2 | 1,565.9 | 1,573.8 |
Understanding france payroll employment: manufacturing, extractive, B-E
Salaried jobs within manufacturing, mining, utilities, and waste management sectors are quantified here in thousand persons, capturing the broad industrial base. This aggregate combines factory production, raw material extraction, and resource distribution, distinguishing physical goods and utility provision from service-oriented or agricultural work. Excluded from this count are self-employed individuals, independent contractors, and non-salaried positions that fall outside formal employer-employee payroll records.
Evaluating this metric requires accounting for pronounced seasonal hiring shifts tied to industrial shutdowns and holiday periods, necessitating careful comparison against corresponding quarters from prior periods rather than adjacent quarters. Initial releases depend on preliminary administrative declarations and undergo standard revisions as exhaustive tax filings and social security returns are processed. Analysts should avoid equating this headcount directly with total industrial output, as automation and productivity gains allow output to diverge from personnel counts over extended horizons.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this series include self-employed artisans in manufacturing?
- No, the measure strictly tracks salaried employees on formal corporate payrolls and excludes independent contractors.
- Why compare annual rather than quarter-on-quarter changes here?
- Industrial sectors experience regular seasonal shutdowns and cyclical hiring patterns that make year-on-year comparisons more reliable for spotting true turning points.
- How frequently are these industrial payroll figures revised?
- Estimates are updated regularly as complete administrative tax returns and social security declarations replace initial survey projections.