In Q4 2016, payroll employment in the non-farm market sectors continued to increase (+64,400 jobs, that is 0.4%, after +50,500 jobs in the previous quarter). This is the seventh consecutive quarter of rise. The slight speeding up in Q4 2016 is primarily due to temporary employment (+37,600 jobs, i.e. +6.1%, after +28,600 jobs). Year-on-year, the principally market sectors created 187,200 net jobs (+1.2%).

In Q4 2016, employment continued to decrease in industry and construction, at a similar pace to that in the previous quarter: 5,500 jobs were destroyed in industry (that is −0.2%) and 2,200 jobs were destroyed in construction (that is −0.2%). Year on year, industry lost 24,900 jobs (−0.8%) whereas construction shed 10,800 jobs (−0.8%).