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3 353 009
Establishments (head offices and secondary establishments) referenced.
2 146 290
employees work in the construction sector.
9 190
insolvencies recorded over a sliding 12-month period, down 24.2% on the previous year.
22 703
jobs threatened by business failures.
- Max Jammot, Head of the economic department at Ellipshere
A recovery of activity that remains unclear for 2021
This sector is faring better than expected, even though a significant drop in activity is estimated for 2020 of -9 to -15% according to the professional organizations. For 2021, the reasons for concern remain with the seasonality of the activity, a decrease in building permits, a decreasing cycle of public investments...
An important part of our economy
With nearly 3.2 million companies listed for 2.1 million salaried positions, the construction and public works sector is the leading sector of activity in metropolitan France. It represents nearly 29% of French companies and 10% of employees. Its business population continues to grow, with +4.2% between January 2019 and January 2020.
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