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Persons employed in mining and quarrying in France

Persons employed in mining and quarrying in France was 13,861 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 10% from 2023. That is the 8th highest of 26 EU countries in 2024.

2024, persons13,861
Change on 2023-10%
Rank8th of 26EU countries ranked
Series high26,3722010
Series low12,7232018

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Persons employed in mining and quarrying in France, 2010 to 2024

10K15K20K25K30K201020132016201920242010: 26,372 persons2011: 25,481 persons2012: 24,423 persons2013: 24,108 persons2014: 21,523 persons2015: 20,309 persons2016: 19,010 persons2017: 13,483 persons2018: 12,723 persons2019: 15,115 persons2020: 15,198 persons2021: 15,804 persons2022: 14,542 persons2023: 15,401 persons2024: 13,861 persons
persons. Source: Eurostat, Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 15 values
Periodpersons
202413,861
202315,401
202214,542
202115,804 Series break
202015,198
201915,115
201812,723
201713,483 Series break
201619,010 Series break
201520,309 Series break
201421,523 Series break
201324,108
201224,423
201125,481
201026,372

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2024
France13,861
European Union (27)370,000

Rankings

Definition

Number of persons who work in enterprises of mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B): 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, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), 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, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act) (Persons employed in mining and quarrying, 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, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in mining and quarrying, 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-mining/france. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act). Persons employed in mining and quarrying, 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-mining/france.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Structural business statistics, Mining and quarrying (NACE Rev. 2 section B), persons employed, number (sbs_ovw_act), Persons employed in mining and quarrying, 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-mining/france (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the persons employed in mining and quarrying in France?

Persons employed in mining and quarrying in France was 13,861 in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 10% from 2023. That is the 8th highest of 26 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

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

What was the highest persons employed in mining and quarrying in France?

26,372 in 2010, the highest value since 2010 in this series.

Persons employed in mining and quarrying elsewhere in European Union (27)

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