* Source question: And how do you expect the number of employees in your business to change in the next 6 months?
** Survey sample group size varies:
Feb '16 = 2006
Mar '16 = 854
Apr '16 = 511
May '16 = 433
Jun '16 = 430
Jul '16 = 417
Aug '16 = 530
Sep '16 = 553
Oct '16 = 465
Nov '16 = 534
Dec '16 = 380
Jan '17 = 603
Feb '17 = 482
Mar '17 = 456
Apr '17 = 464
May '17 = 406
Jun '17 = 491
Jul '17 = 421
Aug '17 = 395
Sep '17 = 666
Oct '17 = 417
Nov '17 = 788
Dec '17 = 424
Jan '18 = 454
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France: SME employee numbers change following 6 months 2016-2018
In France in January 2018, ** percent of the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) expected to increase their staff in the following six months. On the meantime, **** percent expected to decrease them in the following six months.
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FactWorks. (March 1, 2017). Expected change in the number of SME employees in the following six months in France from February 2016 to January 2018* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/699874/monthly-expected-sme-employee-numbers-change-next-6-months-france/
FactWorks. "Expected change in the number of SME employees in the following six months in France from February 2016 to January 2018*." Chart. March 1, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/699874/monthly-expected-sme-employee-numbers-change-next-6-months-france/
FactWorks. (2017). Expected change in the number of SME employees in the following six months in France from February 2016 to January 2018*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/699874/monthly-expected-sme-employee-numbers-change-next-6-months-france/
FactWorks. "Expected Change in The Number of Sme Employees in The following Six Months in France from February 2016 to January 2018*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Mar 2017, /statistics/699874/monthly-expected-sme-employee-numbers-change-next-6-months-france/
FactWorks, Expected change in the number of SME employees in the following six months in France from February 2016 to January 2018* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/699874/monthly-expected-sme-employee-numbers-change-next-6-months-france/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Expected change in the number of SME employees in the following six months in France from February 2016 to January 2018* [Graph], FactWorks, March 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/699874/monthly-expected-sme-employee-numbers-change-next-6-months-france/
