The impact of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on the labour market. Between spatiality and inequality

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games have significantly reshaped labour markets through spatially concentrated employment opportunities and entrenched socioeconomic inequalities. This study examines the dualistic labour structures emerging from event-driven development, where transient, low-wage roles in construction and hospitality coexist with elite transnational positions. Spatial analysis reveals persistent disparities: Seine-Saint-Denis, hosting 35% of Olympic facilities, reduced unemployment to 8.5% by 2024 but remains 37% higher than central Paris. Migrant workers, constituting 19% of construction labour, faced systemic exploitation, earning 23% below minimum wage, while gendered occupational segregation relegated women to 82% of precarious hospitality roles. Methodologically, mixed-methods analysis integrates input-output modelling, case studies, and spatial regression to quantify sectoral multipliers and geographic inequality. Findings challenge neoliberal narratives of inclusive growth, demonstrating how mega-events amplify precarity for marginalised groups. The study concludes with policy recommendations for binding wage protections, skills transition programmes, and redistributive procurement to mitigate structural inequities.