In Q2 2018, net payroll job creation reached+12,500, after +47,500 in the previous quarter (that is 0.0 %, after +0.2 %). Payroll employment declined again in the public sector (-11,800), and slowed down in the private sector (+24,300). Year on year, it rose by 207,600 (+0.8 %): 236,000 jobs were created in the private sector and 28,300 jobs were destroyed in the public service.

Payroll employment decreased slightly in industry in Q2 2018 (that is - 2,200, after - 400), showing nonetheless a year on year increase (+5,000).

The growth of payroll employment in construction continued at the same pace than in the previous quarter : +5,000 (that is +0.4 % as in Q1 2018). Year on year, the increase reached +25,300 jobs (that is +1.9 %).