In Q1 2017, payroll employment increased robustly again. They reached 89,700 jobs, that is 0.4%, after +0.3 % in the previous quarter. The payroll employment increased by 80,300 in the private sector and by 9.500 in the public sector. Year on year, it rose by 284,100 net jobs (that is +1.2%). 255,400 jobs were created in the private sector and 28,700 jobs in the public service.
In Q1 2017, employment continued to decrease in industry : −5,200 jobs (that is −0.2%), after −3,800 jobs in the previous quarter. Year-on-year, industry lost 19,700 jobs (that is −0.6%).
While it had dropped almost continuously since 2008, employment in construction increased by 9,300 in Q1 2017 (that is +0.7%), after -2,800 in Q4 2016. Year on year, employment in construction rose slightly (+1,700 jobs, that is +0.1%).