78 - EMPLOYMENT ACTIVITIES Companies in France
Approximately 92,800 real businesses classified under 78 - Employment activities in France, with officer, shareholder and beneficial ownership records sourced directly from official government registries.
Approximately 92,800 real businesses classified under 78 - Employment activities operate in France. Covers companies officially classified under NAF Rev.2 code 78 (Employment activities), part of France's NAF Rev.2 classification of economic activities. This division is one of the sub-sectors making up the broader Administrative and Support Service Activities sector. Ownership, beneficial-ownership disclosure and company-registration rules for businesses under this specific activity code follow the same general framework that applies across Administrative and Support Service Activities in France.
14 companies under this specific code are indexed on Zavia so far, part of a continually growing dataset.
Beneficial-ownership and registration rules for Administrative and Support Service Activities companies in France follow the same national framework as every other sector there.
Full France beneficial ownership overviewTop 78 - Employment activities Companies in France
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Data Coverage
Record counts for SIC Code N in France, as of the last reconciliation.
Section N is 5% of the France register by entity count and its 7th largest sector — see all sectors.
Analysis
What this data actually tells you
Administrative and Support Service Activities is a broad sector in France, from office and facilities services to temporary staffing and private security — and it’s one where a company’s registration and its actual operating authorisation can diverge sharply. Private security firms specifically require CNAPS (Conseil national des activités privées de sécurité) approval before they can legally operate, on top of ordinary company registration; CNAPS’s own 2024 annual report found three in ten inspected companies didn’t have all their required approvals current.
Interim staffing agencies sit differently: under French law they aren’t classed as security companies even when they place security personnel, so they don’t need CNAPS approval themselves — the approval requirement follows the end user or the specialised security firm, not the agency supplying the worker. Verifying who’s actually accountable for a placed worker in this sector means identifying which entity in the staffing chain carries which authorisation, not assuming the visible company is the responsible one.
France Administrative and Support Service Activities, by the register
Charts render from live counts. Modules are suppressed where coverage is too thin to be meaningful.
Entities by sub-sector
SIC division level, live from official registries.
Active vs. inactive
Section N entities currently on the register as active, vs. struck off or dormant.
Company size, by disclosed headcount
By number of employees on file, Section N, France. 15,864 entities with no disclosed headcount are not counted in any band.
Who uses France administrative and support service activities ownership data
The three checks this sector's data is most often run for.
Private security CNAPS approval
Any French private security company needs CNAPS approval before operating — a distinct authorisation from company registration, and one CNAPS’s own 2024 inspections found nearly a third of checked firms didn’t fully hold. A registered company offering security services isn’t automatically an approved one.
Temp-agency vs. end-employer screening
Interim staffing agencies supply labour to a separate user company under a contract, and — unlike private security firms — don’t themselves need CNAPS approval; verifying who’s actually responsible for a worker on site means identifying which of the two entities in that relationship you’re dealing with.
Contract-concentration and payroll exposure
Administrative and support service firms, especially staffing and facilities providers, often depend heavily on a small number of client contracts, which shapes how lenders assess revenue-concentration risk in the sector.
Sub-sectors within Administrative and Support Service Activities
SIC divisions inside this section, each with its own France company directory.
Rental and leasing activities
253,150 companies
Employment activities
92,800 companies
Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities
64,669 companies
Security and investigation activities
73,951 companies
Services to buildings and landscape activities
728,807 companies
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
460,833 companies
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many companies are classified under 78 - Employment activities in France?
Approximately 92,800 businesses are classified under 78 - Employment activities in France.
What does NAF Rev.2 code 78 cover?
78 - Employment activities is the official name for this activity under France's NAF Rev.2 classification of economic activities. It is a sub-category within the broader Administrative and Support Service Activities sector.
How is this different from the broader Administrative and Support Service Activities category?
Administrative and Support Service Activities is the top-level sector; NAF Rev.2 code 78 identifies one specific activity within it, letting you narrow a search to exactly this business type rather than the whole sector.
What ownership information is available for these companies?
The same beneficial-ownership, shareholder and officer disclosure framework applies as for any other company in France, regardless of its specific activity classification. See the individual company profile for the full ownership picture, or the Administrative and Support Service Activities sector overview for the general national framework.
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