Recherches & Solidarités has published the 9th edition of its report “Associative France in Motion” and set sensitive benchmarks. First, the key figures: 1,200,000 associations, 9.7% of jobs in the private sector, which also makes this sector a player in social cohesion.
For the first time in several decades, all the indicators of a reversal trend, and perhaps a true shift in the associative momentum, seem to be aligning among those who still strive to maintain an often invisible framework of living together, in a particularly degraded economic and social situation.
This latest report addresses the changes affecting the associative world and specifically reviews the creation of associations in 2010, associative employment up to the 2nd quarter of 2011, and the opinions of association leaders.
Generally, it highlights a slowdown in the creation of new associations, a contraction in employment, and a decline in morale among association leaders.
This analysis includes focuses on activity sectors.
Thus, it is possible to observe a counter-trend situation in the sports sector:
Indeed, between 2007 and 2011, one can observe a positive evolution in the share of “sport” association creations.
Consequently, in 2011, the proportion related to sports is 15.5% compared to 14.7% in 2007.
In 2010, nearly one in five employers is a sports club.
However, the sports sector represents only 3.2% of the payroll. Indeed, a large portion of employer associations are small and have many part-time jobs.
In 2010, it is possible to observe an average of 2.5 employees per sports association.
This rate is the lowest compared to other sectors of activity.
Between 2009 and 2010, 93.7% of previously employing sports associations are still employers. During the same period, sports is the sector that has seen the highest increase in the number of new employing entities. This positive development corresponds to 7.7% of new employers.
In the last three quarters, the sports sector has lost 2,700 jobs. It is one of the most affected sectors.
The sports sector is the sector that uses proportionately the fewest short-term contracts and the most permanent contracts. In the sports sector, between 2001 and 2010, the increase in the number of hires of more than one month (+49%) is in line with the average progression of the associative sector.
The rate of women hired on contracts of more than one month is one of the lowest in the sports sector (41%). The average age of hires in the sports sector is 31 years.
The main users of the associative employment check are sports associations, which represent 29% of the user establishments, 26% of the employees, and 21% of the hours worked.
