If the figures for temporary work are still not good, they are still slightly encouraging!
In July, temporary work recorded a decrease of -26% compared to the same month of 2019, according to the latest barometer of the sector federation, Prism'emploi, published on Wednesday.
A significant drop, certainly, but which marks a slowdown in the drop in activity observed since the start of the crisis, with in particular -47.4% in May and -39% in June.
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These trends confirm the scenario of a slow and gradual improvement still hampered by the complex health situation
," said Prism'emploi in a press release.
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Thus, the job losses which amounted to 450,000 full-time equivalent positions during confinement now stand at 225,000 in July.
In detail, the industry sector - the most affected - posted a decline in the use of temporary work of 31.1% in July.
Just behind the service sector, with -30.8%, largely driven by the paralysis of the hotel and restaurant sectors (-67%) at the start of the summer, particularly fond of temporary contracts during this period of the year.
On the other hand, the transport sector, which recorded a drop of "
only
" 11.2%, remains the one doing the best in view of the Covid crisis.
Another interesting data brought to light by the federation, the temporary indefinite contract (CDII), created in 2014 and then included in the Rebsamen law of August 17, 2015, continues to grow.
With 29,000 signatures over one year, the number of temporary CDIs now stands at 93,500.