France

France is one of the oldest staffing markets in Europe, and the third largest market in terms of size (by sales). Some of the earliest French firms (Bis, Adia) were at the heart of mergers that resulted in the creation of today’s major global players (Randstad, Adecco, respectively).

The French staffing market is quite heavily regulated in comparison to other countries. However, in recent years, the implementation of the European Agency Work Directive has resulted in the lifting of many market restrictions. The association representing the interests of the staffing industry, Prism'emploi, provides monthly data on market growth.

France is the second largest economy in Europe, after Germany. France is known for its state-interventionist type of economy or state-managed capitalism. However, European integration, international liberalisation and economic globalisation have also influenced the French socioeconomic system.

EMEA Financial Results Q2 2022

12 December 2022

  • This report includes detailed financial results of 33 publicly traded staffing companies for Q2 2022.
  • See details of median year-over-year revenue growth.
  • Plus, the median net margin numbers compared to last year. 

Europe Legal Update Q4 2022

9 December 2022

  • This report is a comprehensive round up of the legal developments affecting the workforce solutions ecosystem across Europe in Q4 2022
  • Important legal developments this quarter include European case law on social security; the introduction of a minimum wage in Cyprus and a revised Data Protection... More

Wages and Inflation Data 2022

21 November 2022

  • Data and forecasts to help you understand wage inflation.
  • Figures from SIA, ILO, IMF and OECD
  • Read this in conjunction with our Wage Growth Citation.

Citation: Wage Growth

17 November 2022

  • Data to help you understand wage inflation.
  • Citations for the Indeed Wage Tracker and Central Bank of Ireland report.
  • Resources from across Europe, Australia, Japan and the US.

Global Staffing Market Forecast November 2022

9 November 2022

  • We provide global and national forecasts for 2021, 2022 and 2023
  • Showing how the market hit by Covid-19 in 2020 is recovering
  • Readers can use these forecasts for benchmarking performance, budgeting or investing decisions

Global Staffing Forecasts Webinar - November 2022

4 November 2022

In this webinar, we bring you the latest EMEA and APAC staffing developments, highlighting the Global Staffing Market Forecasts for 2022/2023, discussing the trends to expect throughout the year.


European Job Vacancies 2022

13 September 2022

  • In this report we display and analyse job vacancy data which was kindly provided by Textkernel. 
  • This report gauges job vacancy numbers in Europe, and highlights sectors which are experiencing labour shortages within several European countries.

EMEA Financial Results Q1 2022

21 July 2022

  • This report includes detailed financial results of 33 publicly traded staffing companies for Q1 2022
  • Year-over-year revenue grew by a median of 16.3%.
  • Gross margin grew slightly by a median of 1.2% compared to last year. 

Most Attractive Staffing Markets Globally 2022

22 June 2022

  • Identify investment and expansion opportunities
  • 75 staffing markets assessed and compared
  • See the best ranking markets from 11 different indicators

Global Staffing Market Forecast May 2022

30 May 2022

  • We provide global and national forecasts for 2021, 2022 and 2023
  • Showing how the market hit by Covid-19 in 2020 is recovering
  • Readers can use these forecasts to these forecasts for benchmarking performance, budgeting or investing decisions