In France, industrial activity is beaten. She is below her performances before the covid. The latest INSEE figures confirm the trend in recent months. Unions and large bosses are increasing alerts. Nearly 66,000 companies failed in 2024. Banque de France figure: a record. Unable to pay their employees or suppliers throughout the territory, companies that close threaten between 250,000 and 300,000 jobs.
“Industry, trade, building, services …: portrait of a France in crisis”, a major report by Nathanaël Vitutant.