Hiring Intentions up early 2010
And three! The number of declarations of non-temporary employment of more than one month has increased over the first three months of 2010, for the third consecutive quarter, to just over 4.8 million, according to the latest Figures released by ACOSS, the federation of URSSAF. The increase was 3.5% at the beginning of the year (after an increase of 2.3% and 2.6% in the previous two quarters), bringing to 8.2% growth over one year. By including more contracts of less than one month, the total number of non-temporary hiring intentions even grew by 4.1% in first quarter 2010 and 9.6% over one year. And IDUs benefit (up 6.1% in the first quarter).
Western dynamic
The recovery is generally whatever the size of the company.But it is more significant for companies with more than 20 employees where the quarterly growth 5.3% (4.4% and only on the intentions of more than one month). It is also significant in all major sectors of activity. For the first time since the third quarter of 2008 and the outbreak of the crisis, both the industry, construction and services are in green. Hiring intentions are and remain "supported" in the industry (up 3.5% over three months) and were once again positive in the construction (0.5%) after fifteen months of declines.As the tertiary sector, the increase in hiring intentions continued (at a rate of 4% in the first quarter) everywhere, "except acyclic sectors", says ACOSS, either in the public administration, human health, welfare and education "which have continued to hire during the economic crisis.
The upturn in hiring intentions is also felt on the whole territory, except in the regions of Basse-Normandie (down 2.1%), Champagne-Ardenne (- 2.4%), Reunion (- 3 , 1%) and Guyana (- 6%). But also in Poitou-Charentes, Corsica Franche-Comte and where they stagnate. In one year, the West of France is the most dynamic area.