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There were more than 360,000 job vacancies in France in the second quarter, a new record

According to Dares, France had 362,800 job vacancies in the second quarter. A figure 72% higher than that at the end of 2019.

In the second quarter of 2022, France had 362,800 job vacancies, according to data from the Department of Statistics of the Ministry of Labor (Dares) published this Friday and illustrating the hiring tensions.

The so-called “vacant” positions, or “positions to be filled”, are defined as “vacant, newly created or vacant positions or still occupied and about to become vacant, for which active measures are taken to find the right candidate”.

+72% compared to the end of 2019

The figure of 362,800 job vacancies in the 2nd quarter of 2022 remains stable compared to the previous quarter, indicates Dares. But it is increasing “very sharply” compared to the situation that prevailed before the health crisis: “+72% compared to the fourth quarter of 2019”.

The increase is generalized to all sectors: +99% in industry, +76% in the non-market tertiary sector, +66% in the market tertiary sector and +54% in construction. The job offer rate in companies with 10 or more employees in the private sector is 2.41%. In the 4th quarter of 2019, this rate was 1.45%.

Author: Paul Louis with AFP
Source: BFM TV

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