Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in France

France: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total was 0.9% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
25th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2004
All-time low
0.9%
in 2014
Years of data
12
2004–2016

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in France, 2004–2016

00.20.40.60.812004201020162004: 0.946 % of total workers in the industrial sector2005: 0.946 % of total workers in the industrial sector2006: 0.941 % of total workers in the industrial sector2007: 0.936 % of total workers in the industrial sector2009: 0.937 % of total workers in the industrial sector2010: 0.924 % of total workers in the industrial sector2011: 0.916 % of total workers in the industrial sector2012: 0.906 % of total workers in the industrial sector2013: 0.901 % of total workers in the industrial sector2014: 0.885 % of total workers in the industrial sector2015: 0.889 % of total workers in the industrial sector2016: 0.893 % of total workers in the industrial sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total workers in the industrial sector.

Analysis

In 2016, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in France stood at 0.9%.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in France peaked at 0.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2014.

France ranks 25th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in France, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the industrial sector) in France, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of total workers in the industrial sector Change
2004 0.9%
2005 0.9% -0.1%
2006 0.9% -0.5%
2007 0.9% -0.5%
2009 0.9% +0.1%
2010 0.9% -1.4%
2011 0.9% -0.9%
2012 0.9% -1.1%
2013 0.9% -0.6%
2014 0.9% -1.7%
2015 0.9% +0.4%
2016 0.9% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 5
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near France

  1. 22 Poland 0.9% compare
  2. 23 Cyprus 0.9% compare
  3. 24 Belgium 0.9% compare
  4. 26 Netherlands 0.9% compare
  5. 27 Puerto Rico 0.9%
  6. 28 Romania 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in France?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total in France was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2004.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2014.
How does France rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total?
France ranks 25th out of 92 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, total (% of total workers in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of total workers in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,346 data points, 1970–2021
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