The fact that 85% on all new jobs are temporary contracts is nothing surprising, given that somebody with a permanent job (CDI) will usually stay much longer at

The fact that 85% on all new jobs are temporary contracts is nothing surprising, given that somebody with a permanent job (CDI) will usually stay much longer at her job. So for each permanent contract there will always be many more temporary ones. A better metric is the percentage of people working on temporary (CDD) or permanent (CDI) contract. In France, 85% of all jobs are permanent and about 10% are temporary contracts. Source: https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2850098 https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2850098