Good news on the employment front.
With the end of the confinement period and the economic recovery, the number of non-temporary hires of more than one month rose sharply by 16.9% in the second quarter, after + 4.9% in the first quarter.
"The number of declarations of hiring accelerates markedly between April and June", according to Urssaf.
The increase for fixed-term contracts of more than one month (+ 12.9% after + 3.6%) and even more permanent contracts (+ 21.3% after + 6.3%).
"The level reached in the second quarter of 2021 (more than 2.2 million hires over one month) is a historic peak, 1.7% higher than the previous high point recorded in the last quarter of 2019 just before the outbreak of the crisis ”, underlines the organization in its point of conjuncture.
In June alone, the number of declarations of hiring for more than one month excluding temporary staff reached 837,738, after around 792,000 the previous month, a level unprecedented since 2006.
An "exceptional" progression
By company size, declarations of hiring for more than one month in the second quarter increased by 25.9% for companies with less than 20 employees (VSEs), while in companies with 20 or more employees, the increase is more moderate (+ 10.6%).
By sector, the tertiary sector recorded an increase of 20.4%, industry + 7.9%, while in construction, declarations of hiring for more than one month decreased by 2.4% but remained at a low level. higher than before the crisis for the fourth consecutive quarter.
Over one year, the number of hires lasting more than one month has increased “exceptionally” (+ 82.1%), given the low level reached in the second quarter of 2020 as part of the first confinement.
The increase is + 87.4% in the tertiary sector, + 75.5% in industry and + 48.2% in construction.
