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In Q4 2017, French payroll employment accelerated in all private business sectors and continued to slow down in public service
In Q4 2017, net payroll job creation reached 72,700, that is an increase of +0.3% after an increase of +0.2% in the previous quarter. Payroll employment increased by 82,300 in the private sector while it decreased by 9,600 in the public sector because of the decline in the number of subsidised employment contracts. Year on year, it rose by 268,800 net jobs (+1.1%): 277,700 jobs were created in the private sector and 8,900 jobs were destroyed in the public service. Payroll employment returned to growth in industry and accelerated in construction In Q4 2017, payroll employment in industry rose by +6,400 (that is +0.2%, ... (full story)