In Q4 2012, payroll employment in principally market sectors decreased by 0.3% q-o-q (- 44,600 jobs), after -0.3% (-46,000) in the previous quarter. Excluding temporary work, employment decreased sharply in Q4 2012 (-35,300 jobs). Job losses in temporary employment Temporary employment leveled off this quarter : -1.8% (-9,300 jobs), after -5.3 % in Q3 2012 (-29,100 jobs). (full story)