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Workforce Summary

Working population per socio-professional category in Rhone-Alpes for the year 2007. Source: Insee, RP2007 exploitations complémentaires.

Education and Qualification

Lyon Area Higher Education District (2006):

• 151, 134 students
• 12% foreign students
• 4 universities
• 54 higher education institutes
• 700 exchange programmes with foreign universities

Lyon has the highest number of higher education and research institutes after Paris, providing highly qualified students, researchers and employees. With its nationally and internationally renowned schools and training programmes, the region has nearly 10% of the higher education students in France.

Availability

The Lyon area has the 2nd largest employment pool in France, with 778,678 employees in the Lyon region (end of 2006) and more than 1,500 company headquarters. Companies can quickly and easily find qualified personnel, which is proficient in foreign languages and familiar with an international environment.

ADERLY maintains permanent contact with the Lyon area’s network of 130 recruitment firms and 330 temporary work agencies.

Labour Costs

According to a survey conducted by Ernst & Young in 2005, "You can save from 5 to 15% in your salary costs when operating in Lyon instead of Paris".

The average annual income in Lyon is €32,088 per household, whereas the Parisian average is €39,888.

Training and Recruitment Initiatives

ADERLY's HR team is unique in France. With a range of tailor-made services financed entirely by its partners, ADERLY is dedicated to supporting businesses in their search for the best talent as they set up in the region. Aside from having its own strong database of highly qualified candidates, ADERLY works with top regional players in the training and recruitment fields in order to optimise each company's search for employees. ADERLY’s partners include the public agency Pole Emploi, the ANPE (French National Employment Agency); sites for highly skilled positions such as APEC; the Regional Council; the press, and various headhunting agencies.

Recruitment methods are designed to meet a company's needs. ADERLY's recruitment consultants offer services ranging from targeted, individual recruitments to 'turnkey' recruitment sessions, employing innovative tools such as Simulation Method Recruitment for hundreds of individuals in a very short time frame.

Other

For companies moving contingents of their own workforce into the Lyon area, ADERLY's HR Team will support the spouses/partners of employees in their search for work. ADERLY's Mobility Team is also available to assist with finding the right accomodation and schools for employees' families.