More than the number, what worries is the tendency. Between January and June 31, the number of unemployed business leaders increased by 36.6% in one year. This is exactly 25,296 people, according to a study* by the company Altares and GSC (Garantie Sociale du Chef d’entreprise).
If the entrepreneurs are the tête de petite structures (5-salary wages), they represent more than 9 jobs on the 10th, the name of the chefs d’entreprise with more than 20 salaries ayant perdu leur emploi a double in the first semester, sur one year. There is also a greater presence of owners of large companies (more than 2 million euros in turnover), with an annual increase of more than 100%.
Worryingly, the average age of the affected employers is 45.9 years, which raises the question of career rebound. But the Observatory also reveals a strong evolution among young leaders with +40% among those under 26 years of age and +43% among young people aged 26/30. “Which raises the question of support for these young entrepreneurs who face the risk of losing their jobs,” underlines the study.
Inflation as a motor
As for the most affected sectors, it is the construction (+50%) and commerce (+47.2%) businessmen who are going through the greatest difficulties: 5,713 and 5,614 managers respectively lost their jobs in the first semester of the year.
“The situation is deteriorating very markedly for professionals in the accommodation, restaurant and beverage sector, with 3,470 jobs lost (+65.9%). These sectors have been affected by the inflationary context that has forced households to reduce their expenses”, also emphasizes the study.
Insurance and finance are not immune to this negative trend, as they are the sectors that registered the largest increase in managers losing their jobs: +76.4%, mainly brokers and asset managers.
Geographically, as expected, Île-de-France is one of the most affected territories, with 5,468 employers losing their jobs (+47.9% in one year) or 25% of job losses in France.
They are followed by the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region (2,902 managers have lost their jobs, +57.6% in one year), Occitania (+55.3% to 2,239) and New Aquitaine (+56.6% to 21.30) . Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and the Overseas Territories are the territories with the weakest growth, with +37.8% and +31.1% respectively.
*The data comes from the analysis of companies, excluding civil partnerships and associations, placed directly, by conversion or by resolution of the plan in forced liquidation by the Commercial or Judicial Court. Closing or friendly dissolution procedures are not included, as well as the dismissal of company managers.
Source: BFM TV
