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Persons employed in manufacturing in France

Persons employed in manufacturing in France was 3.27 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.2% from 2023. That is the 3rd highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

2024, persons3,265,897
Change on 2023+0.2%
Rank3rd of 27EU countries ranked
Series high3,265,8972024
Series low2,903,0012015

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Persons employed in manufacturing in France, 2010 to 2024

2.9M3M3.1M3.2M3.3M201020132016201920242010: 3,104,982 persons2011: 3,059,770 persons2012: 3,029,253 persons2013: 3,005,971 persons2014: 3,014,251 persons2015: 2,903,001 persons2016: 2,905,577 persons2017: 3,103,594 persons2018: 3,118,058 persons2019: 3,135,562 persons2020: 3,180,403 persons2021: 3,145,233 persons2022: 3,218,663 persons2023: 3,260,700 persons2024: 3,265,897 persons
persons. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 15 values
Periodpersons
20243,265,897
20233,260,700
20223,218,663
20213,145,233 Series break
20203,180,403
20193,135,562
20183,118,058
20173,103,594 Series break
20162,905,577 Series break
20152,903,001 Series break
20143,014,251 Series break
20133,005,971
20123,029,253
20113,059,770
20103,104,982

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
France3,265,897
European Union (27)29,962,568

Rankings

Definition

Number of persons who work in enterprises of manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C): 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).

How to cite

Eurostat. Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), 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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APA 7

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

MLA 9

Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in manufacturing, 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-manufacturing/france. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Persons employed in manufacturing, 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-manufacturing/france.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in manufacturing, 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-manufacturing/france (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the persons employed in manufacturing in France?

Persons employed in manufacturing in France was 3.27 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.2% from 2023. That is the 3rd highest of 27 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Structural business statistics, Manufacturing (NACE Rev. 2 section C), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest persons employed in manufacturing in France?

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

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