France payroll employment: tertiary market services
France payroll employment: tertiary market services stood at 13,336.6 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 | |||||||||||
| Tertiary market services - Sections G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, R, S, T | 13,336.6 | 13,345.2 | 13,341.2 | 13,352 | 13,367.6 | 13,346.5 | 13,356.8 | 13,377.4 | 13,369.9 | 13,394.5 | |
| Extractive industries, energy, water supply, waste management and remediation activities - A17: DE | 424.4 | 423.4 | 421.9 | 421.3 | 420.1 | 418.3 | 416.8 | 414.9 | 413.3 | 411.4 |
Understanding france payroll employment: tertiary market services
Salaried personnel engaged across a broad spectrum of commercial, financial, administrative, and professional service industries are aggregated within this category. The measurement spans retail, hospitality, transportation, information technology, real estate, and corporate services, while deliberately omitting primary production and heavy manufacturing. By combining multiple service branches into a single aggregate, the series offers a wide-angle view of the dominant segment of the labor market, differing from narrow industry-specific indicators by capturing overall shifts in tertiary economic activity.
When evaluating these figures, observers must account for strong seasonal hiring patterns tied to tourism holidays and end-of-year retail peaks. Initial figures rely on statistical projections that undergo subsequent revision as complete employer tax declarations arrive. Period-on-period comparisons can be misleading due to these recurring seasonal surges, making year-on-year analysis the more reliable method for discerning underlying employment momentum.
Frequently asked questions
- Which industries are grouped inside this tertiary services aggregate?
- The category covers retail, transport, hospitality, real estate, professional services, and administrative activities.
- How do seasonal holidays affect these service sector numbers?
- Tourism and retail periods trigger temporary hiring surges that influence quarterly payroll totals.
- Are manufacturing workers included in this series?
- No, industrial and manufacturing jobs are tracked separately under distinct production classifications.