Close to 7,000 temporary or seasonal workers found short-term employment in the Principality of Monaco in 2023, up more than 12% on figures from the previous year. The biggest demand came from the construction industry, followed by Monaco’s many hotels, bars and restaurants.
In all, IMSEE, Monaco’s official statistical agency, recorded 6,878 temporary or seasonal workers in 2023. Around 40% of these workers were of French nationality, just over 20% were Portuguese and about 15% were Italian. Monegasque nationals are described in IMSEE’s report as being “practically absent” from the population of temporary workers.
Seasonal or temporary workers tend to be male, with men making up 87% of the workforce in 2023.
Almost all of the workers – 98% – travelled into the Principality from the Alpes-Maritimes, but not necessarily from nearby. As few as 900, or 13.8%, lived in one of the four French municipalities that border Monaco.
The Principality is home to 17 temporary work agencies. According to the local Trade and Industry Register, these agencies generated close to €270 million in revenue over the course of the year. This is a 10% increase on 2022’s figures and reflects the 12% boom in the number of available positions and workers from 2022 to 2023.
48,000 different assignments were handed out in Monaco last year. The construction sector was responsible for just over 45% of these posts, while the hospitality industry put up 18% of the jobs. Positions in the scientific and technical administrative and support service activities represented an additional 12.8%, with the remainder being spread across the retail, real estate, trade and transport sectors.
Around a quarter of the jobs lasted just a single day, and a further 23% covered between two and seven days.
The hotel and food service sector was by far the biggest one-day employer, with eight in 10 workers only coming on board for a day.
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