France total employment by branch: non-market services (FTE)
France total employment by branch: non-market services (FTE) stood at 8,266.3 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 | |
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| Employment by branch | |||||||||||
| Total employment (full-time equivalent) - Non-market services | 8,266.3 | 8,256.7 | 8,257.1 | 8,255.4 | 8,246.5 | 8,244.6 | 8,250.3 | 8,246.2 | 8,225.8 | 8,204.1 | |
| Paid employment (individuals) - Non-market services | 8,323.6 | 8,317 | 8,320.9 | 8,322.5 | 8,316.2 | 8,317.1 | 8,325.5 | 8,324.6 | 8,307.7 | 8,291 |
Understanding france total employment by branch: non-market services (FTE)
Measuring aggregate labor volume across non-market services through standardized work units, this calculation converts hours worked by public servants, educators, and health workers into equivalent posts. Both salaried staff and independent practitioners within subsidized sectors are included and scaled by their logged hours. The metric neutralizes differences between full-time civil service posts and fractional public sector contracts.
Seasonality is pronounced due to school holidays and university term breaks that alter active teaching hours without changing underlying payroll counts. Revisions to early estimates often follow updated administrative declarations from public bodies and healthcare institutions. Comparing this series to headcount figures illustrates the impact of partial schedules common in education and social services.
Frequently asked questions
- How are school holidays factored into equivalent hours?
- Actual contracted hours across the entire quarter are averaged into standard posts.
- Are military personnel included in non-market services?
- Defense personnel are accounted for within specific public administration classifications.
- Why use full-time equivalents for the public sector?
- It accounts for widespread part-time schedules among teaching and healthcare staff.