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Persons employed in administrative and support services in France

Persons employed in administrative and support services in France was 2.26 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.7% from 2023. That is the 2nd highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, persons2,256,140
Change on 2023+0.7%
Rank2nd of 27EU countries ranked
Series high2,256,1402024
Series low1,794,3292015

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Persons employed in administrative and support services in France, 2010 to 2024

1.7M1.8M1.9M2M2.1M2.2M2.3M201020132016201920242010: 1,830,981 persons2011: 1,980,460 persons2012: 1,940,014 persons2013: 1,854,938 persons2014: 1,975,927 persons2015: 1,794,329 persons2016: 2,079,913 persons2017: 2,095,390 persons2018: 2,139,053 persons2019: 2,048,424 persons2020: 1,938,558 persons2021: 2,124,631 persons2022: 2,219,601 persons2023: 2,240,597 persons2024: 2,256,140 persons1.6M1.8M2M2.2M2.4M20102015202020242010: 1,830,981 persons2011: 1,980,460 persons2012: 1,940,014 persons2013: 1,854,938 persons2014: 1,975,927 persons2015: 1,794,329 persons2016: 2,079,913 persons2017: 2,095,390 persons2018: 2,139,053 persons2019: 2,048,424 persons2020: 1,938,558 persons2021: 2,124,631 persons2022: 2,219,601 persons2023: 2,240,597 persons2024: 2,256,140 persons
persons. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 15 values
Periodpersons
20242,256,140
20232,240,597
20222,219,601
20212,124,631 Series break
20201,938,558
20192,048,424
20182,139,053
20172,095,390 Series break
20162,079,913 Series break
20151,794,329 Series break
20141,975,927 Series break
20131,854,938
20121,940,014
20111,980,460
20101,830,981

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
France2,256,140
European Union (27)14,420,153

France compared with nearby places

Austria: 252,952 personsBelgium: 496,514 personsBulgaria: 116,696 personsCyprus: 21,410 personsCzechia: 268,241 personsGermany: 3,362,904 personsDenmark: 166,453 personsEstonia: 38,325 personsSpain: 1,651,380 personsFinland: 169,718 personsFrance: 2,256,140 personsGreece: 197,046 personsCroatia: 72,688 personsHungary: 271,593 personsIreland: 190,736 personsItaly: 1,578,417 personsLithuania: 86,243 personsLuxembourg: 40,884 personsLatvia: 42,016 personsMalta: 31,327 personsNetherlands: 1,023,261 personsPoland: 571,295 personsPortugal: 644,897 personsRomania: 352,312 personsSweden: 336,358 personsSlovenia: 37,743 personsSlovakia: 142,604 persons
  • Under 50K
  • 50K to 170K
  • 170K to 270K
  • 270K to 630K
  • 630K and over
Persons employed in administrative and support services, 2024, persons. France is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Eurostat, European Commission. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Number of persons who work in enterprises of administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N): employees plus working proprietors, partners working regularly in the enterprise and unpaid family workers. A head count, not full-time equivalents. Eurostat structural business statistics.

Eurostat structural business statistics. From 2021 the series come from sbs_ovw_act under Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 on European business statistics; 2005 to 2020 come from the earlier table sbs_na_sca_r2. Values for 2021 are flagged as a break: value added moved from factor cost to basic prices and some activities changed coverage, so the change from 2020 to 2021 is not all real. Amounts are published in euros for every country, including those outside the euro area. Not the same as active_companies (INE business register, Spain) or employer_firms (US Census Bureau).

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Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Structural business statistics, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act) (Persons employed in administrative and support services, France, 2010 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table

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Structural business statistics, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in administrative and support services, France, 2010 to 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 30 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-administrative-support/france. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Persons employed in administrative and support services, France, 2010 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-administrative-support/france.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in administrative and support services, France, 2010 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/sbs_ovw_act/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/persons-employed-administrative-support/france (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the persons employed in administrative and support services in France?

Persons employed in administrative and support services in France was 2.26 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.7% from 2023. That is the 2nd highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

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Eurostat, European Commission. Structural business statistics, Administrative and support services (NACE Rev. 2 section N), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest persons employed in administrative and support services in France?

2.26 million in 2024, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

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