France private employment: mining and quarrying
France private employment: mining and quarrying stood at 19,443 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 | |||||||||||
| Mining and quarrying | 19,443 | 19,477 | 19,553 | 19,665 | 19,780 | 19,877 | 20,000 | 20,152 | 20,270 | 20,310 | |
| Food, beverages and tobacco | 600,834 | 600,087 | 598,819 | 597,250 | 597,848 | 596,183 | 594,882 | 592,304 | 589,863 | 588,468 |
Understanding france private employment: mining and quarrying
This series measures the headcount of salaried personnel engaged exclusively in the extraction of minerals, ores, and solid deposits from the earth. By isolating this specific extractive branch, the row diverges from broader manufacturing totals and energy utility tallies. The enumeration covers workers directly employed at extraction sites, processing plants, and administrative offices tied to the resource extraction operations. Freelance operators and self-employed prospectors without formal enterprise payroll affiliation are omitted from the headcount.
Reading this metric necessitates watching for structural shifts caused by resource depletion or regulatory changes affecting extraction permits. Seasonal weather patterns can disrupt field operations, introducing predictable intra-year volatility that makes year-on-year comparisons more reliable than sequential quarterly checks. Revisions to early estimates reflect delayed reporting from specialized extraction firms. Analysts should avoid equating this physical extraction count with downstream processing or metallurgical manufacturing employment.
Frequently asked questions
- What activities fall under this category?
- The extraction of solid minerals, stone, ores, and other subterranean materials is counted here.
- Does this row include independent prospectors?
- No, only salaried workers on formal enterprise payrolls are included in the count.
- How should seasonal variations be handled?
- Year-on-year comparisons help filter out weather-related disruptions that affect extraction work.