The number of declarations of hiring out of temporary work of more than one month increased by 16.9% in the second quarter, reaching a “
historic peak
” with more than 2.2 million hirings, indicates the Urssaf Wednesday.
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After + 4.9% in the first quarter, the number of declarations of hiring "
accelerates significantly
" between April and June, the increase concerning fixed-term contracts of more than one month (+ 12.9% after + 3.6% ) and even more permanent contracts (+ 21.3% after + 6.3%) “, underlines the Urssaf National Fund (ex-Acoss). 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 “
linked to Covid-19, underlines the organization in its
“
Stat'ur
”
point of
view
.
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 (figure revised upwards), a level unheard of since 2006. By size of company, declarations of hiring for more than one month in the second quarter increased by 25.9% for companies with less than 20 employees (TPE), while in companies with 20 or more employees, the increase was 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. + 87.4% in the tertiary sector, + 75.5% in industry and + 48.2% in construction.
