France total employment: real estate
France total employment: real estate stood at 388.8 in 2025, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Annual national accounts table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 1949 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Annual national accounts table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total employment (full-time equivalents) | |||||||||||
| Real estate | 388.8 | 392.8 | 397.1 | 397.1 | 384.4 | 367 | 358.7 | 353.3 | 348.8 | 338.1 | |
| Scientific and technical act.; administrative and support service act | 4,646.7 | 4,651.2 | 4,601.7 | 4,510.8 | 4,289.3 | 4,046.2 | 4,159.9 | 4,115.7 | 3,962.9 | 3,780.6 |
Understanding france total employment: real estate
This indicator measures total labor input in full-time equivalents dedicated to housing rentals, property management, real estate agencies, and leasing operations. It converts part-time agents, property superintendents, and real estate professionals into standardized full-time positions. Excluded from this branch are construction workers who build properties and financial institutions that issue mortgages. The measure isolates the labor force required to operate, manage, and transact existing real estate assets.
Interpreting real estate employment requires keeping in mind that the sector's output includes imputed rents for owner-occupied housing, which do not require direct labor input. Revisions typically stem from updated administrative housing surveys and property transaction registries. Annual comparisons are necessary to avoid seasonal distortions in property sales activity. Analysts should avoid comparing this labor metric directly with total real estate output values, because asset valuation changes and imputed rental calculations can cause output to rise independently of employment levels.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this series include property caretakers and building superintendents?
- Yes, residential and commercial building management personnel are included within this real estate branch.
- Are real estate agents working on commission counted in full-time equivalents?
- Commission-based agents and independent brokers are converted into full-time equivalent units based on estimated working time.
- Why does real estate employment differ from construction employment?
- Construction involves building physical structures, whereas real estate covers the management, leasing, and sale of existing properties.