France private employment: accommodation and food services
France private employment: accommodation and food services stood at 1,381,937 persons in Q2 2026, according to URSSAF – Union de recouvrement des cotisations de sécurité sociale et d'allocations familiales. It is one of the indicators in the Private employment and short-time work (URSSAF) table (Value · Quarterly), with a complete series running from Q3 1998 to Q2 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Private employment and short-time work (URSSAF) table
| Indicator | Q2-2026 | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private employment by sector | |||||||||||
| Accommodation and food services | 1,381,937 | 1,377,379 | 1,374,836 | 1,380,256 | 1,373,195 | 1,358,546 | 1,357,707 | 1,356,112 | 1,349,395 | 1,346,160 | |
| Publishing, audiovisual and broadcasting | 240,789 | 241,977 | 241,068 | 243,258 | 245,379 | 244,801 | 245,937 | 246,355 | 245,700 | 247,340 |
Understanding france private employment: accommodation and food services
Payroll employment across hotels, holiday camps, restaurants, bars, and catering establishments is recorded by this hospitality sector indicator. The metric measures wage-earning staff providing lodging, food, and beverage services within private commercial enterprises. Working proprietors and family members operating hospitality venues without formal salaried contracts are left out of the headcount.
Reading this series requires an acute understanding of extreme tourism seasonality and holiday-driven labor fluctuations. Comparing adjacent quarters often exaggerates hiring shifts due to summer holiday peaks and winter coastal closures, making annual comparisons far more informative. Users must also avoid equating hospitality payroll numbers with overall consumer spending metrics, as labor intensity varies widely across different service establishments.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this hospitality series account for seasonal tourism shifts?
- Yes, tourism cycles drive pronounced quarterly fluctuations in staffing levels.
- Are unpaid family workers in restaurants counted here?
- No, the measure strictly tracks individuals receiving formal salaries.
- Why are adjacent quarter comparisons problematic for hospitality employment?
- Sharp tourism peaks create artificial short-term swings that obscure actual trends.