French services producer price index: employment activities
French services producer price index: employment activities stood at 115.5 in Q2 2026, according to INSEE – Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (BDM). It is one of the indicators in the Services producer prices table (Value · Quarterly), with a complete series running from Q1 2005 to Q2 2026. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Services producer prices table
| Indicator | Q2-2026 | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GN78Z - Employment activities | 115.5 | 114.2 | 113.9 | 113.3 | 113.8 | 112.5 | 112.3 | 110.9 | 112 | 110.1 | |
| GN80Z - Security and investigation activities | 112.7 | 112.2 | 110.9 | 111 | 111 | 110.5 | 108.5 | 108.2 | 107.6 | 107.3 | |
| GN81Z - Services to buildings and landscape | 113.1 | 112.8 | 111.5 | 111.2 | 111.1 | 110.5 | 109.6 | 108.6 | 108.3 | 107.5 |
Understanding french services producer price index: employment activities
This metric evaluates price movements for GN78Z - Employment activities, tracking fees charged by personnel search agencies, temporary staffing services, and human resource placement providers. The scope includes markups and service fees billed to client enterprises for labor provision, excluding the actual wage payments distributed to the placed workers. Participating firms report billing rates and placement commissions, isolating staffing service inflation from economy-wide wage growth or total employment levels.
Interpreting these figures involves noting the close ties between temporary staffing demand and broader economic cycles, which can cause rapid shifts in service utilization. Early quarterly releases are subject to standard revisions as staffing firms reconcile placement records. Four-quarter comparisons offer a dependable view of structural pricing trends by filtering out short-term labor market fluctuations, preventing confusion between agency fees and direct labor compensation indices.
Frequently asked questions
- Are direct worker wage payments included in GN78Z - Employment activities?
- No, the series measures agency service fees and staffing markups, excluding the underlying worker wages.
- Why do staffing service prices correlate with broader economic shifts?
- Temporary placement demand fluctuates rapidly with business cycles, influencing agency billing rates.
- What is the benefit of using year-on-year comparisons for this employment series?
- Annual comparisons smooth out short-term labor market volatility that can distort adjacent quarter evaluations.