Insee News - 2

Spanning the private and public sectors, the third sector groups thousand of organizations together in France, mainly committed in the social field, which in 2008 employed around 10% of all French workers. In most cases they are small enterprises with few staff. Yet some companies covering all national territory have [...]

In France, thanks to the Internet, 700 thousand new jobs have been created over the past 15 years and others  450 thousand should be generated by 2015. These estimates are contained in a study by the international consultancy firm McKinsey, which has evaluated the positive effects of the Web on [...]

1/10 Only 1 French adult out of 10 under 30 years-old thinks that, in time of economic crisis, priority in finding job should be given to men. This is reported by an INSEE study. However, still half of the 75-79 years-old think that men should have priority on women on the [...]

7.8
million In France, according to the latest Insee data, more than 7.8 million citizens live below the poverty line. Among them there are 2.3 million minors as well.

In France, on 1st January 2010 more than 1 million citizens had already stipulated a civil union, against 743 thousand at the beginning of 2009. Although the number of “Pacs” has registered a steady increase since their legalization (1999), it remains lower than the number of marriages: in 2010 the [...]

3.6
million According to the Fondation Abbé-Pierre, in France the homeless or people living in precarious  housing conditions are around 3.6 million. A rate higher than what Insee estimated at the beginning of January 2011, that is 3 million people, including the over-60s and the youth with economic difficulties who are hosted [...]

622
thousand In 2010, in France, 622 thousand new companies were created, among which 360 thousand are autonomous enterprises. The number of young people, mostly men, who decide to set up an individual business has increased compared to 2009 .

65
million France reached the symbolic level of 65 million inhabitants, with exactly 65 027 000 people on 1st January 2011, according to the last census published by the National institute for economic studies (INSEE).

+27% Between 2008 and 2009, the number of the French young unemployed has increased by 27%, according to the latest Insee report on the French labour market.

Amid wide media coverage and steady complaints from NGOs, the problem of homelessness in France continues to worsen. In fact it is reaching alarming proportions as outlined in a latest report published on 6 January by Insee. Nowadays, according to the document, France is home to at least 250 thousand [...]