Labor force, employment and unemployment within the sense of the census in 2019 France métropolitaine

Detailed figures

Paru le :12/09/2022

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity status

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity status
2008 2013 2019
Altogether 40 373 803 40 599 859 40 475 554
Labor force in % 71,7 73,3 74,3
 including people in work in % 63,8 63,7 64,7
 including unemployed workers in % 8,0 9,6 9,6
Economically inactive people in % 28,3 26,7 25,7
 including pupils, students or interns in % 10,6 10,2 10,6
 including retirees in % 8,6 8,2 6,5
 including other economically inactive people in % 9,1 8,3 8,6
  • Sources: Insee, RP2008, RP2013 and RP2019, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2019

EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and by age in 2019
Population Labor force Activity rate in % People in work Employment rate in %
Altogether 40 475 554 30 075 213 74,3 26 180 810 64,7
 15 to 24 years old 7 630 052 3 083 831 40,4 2 268 687 29,7
 25 to 54 years old 24 636 535 22 335 018 90,7 19 751 798 80,2
 55 to 64 years old 8 208 968 4 656 364 56,7 4 160 325 50,7
Male 19 987 975 15 401 932 77,1 13 505 044 67,6
 15 to 24 years old 3 894 522 1 693 880 43,5 1 250 727 32,1
 25 to 54 years old 12 144 505 11 385 259 93,7 10 175 161 83,8
 55 to 64 years old 3 948 949 2 322 792 58,8 2 079 156 52,7
Female 20 487 579 14 673 281 71,6 12 675 766 61,9
 15 to 24 years old 3 735 530 1 389 951 37,2 1 017 960 27,3
 25 to 54 years old 12 492 030 10 949 759 87,7 9 576 637 76,7
 55 to 64 years old 4 260 019 2 333 572 54,8 2 081 168 48,9
  • Source: Insee, RP2019 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity status in 2019

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity status in 2019
Population (%)
People in work 64,7
Unemployed workers 9,6
Retirees 6,5
Pupils, students or interns 10,6
Other economically inactive people 8,6
  • Source: Insee, RP2019 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity status in 2019

  • Source: Insee, RP2019 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP T3 - Labor force aged 15 to 64 by socioprofessional classification

EMP T3 - Labor force aged 15 to 64 by socioprofessional classification
2008 including people in work 2013 including people in work 2019 including people in work
Altogether 28 955 603 25 738 705 29 754 955 25 864 987 30 068 730 26 170 658
including
 Farmer operators 496 113 490 813 429 703 423 740 389 957 384 129
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 1 612 125 1 507 970 1 750 604 1 625 758 1 812 256 1 696 014
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 4 296 719 4 131 247 4 671 831 4 467 280 5 056 632 4 830 650
 Middle-level occupations 6 956 890 6 427 971 7 314 621 6 661 679 7 526 851 6 859 554
 Services employee 8 403 034 7 317 030 8 513 758 7 229 236 8 459 942 7 161 116
 Blue-collar workers 6 910 494 5 863 674 6 692 310 5 457 293 6 385 250 5 239 193
  • Sources: Insee, RP2008, RP2013 and RP2019, additional operations, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population
2008 2013 2019
Number of unemployed workers 3 215 904 3 893 864 3 894 403
Unemployment rate in % 11,1 13,1 12,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 22,6 28,3 26,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,8 11,4 11,6
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,3 10,1 10,7
  • Sources: Insee, RP2008, RP2013 and RP2019, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate (within the sense of the census) of the 15-64 aged population by level of education in 2019

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate (within the sense of the census) of the 15-64 aged population by level of education in 2019
Unemployment rate in %
No diploma or primary education certificate 24,2
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 19,3
CAP, BEP or equivalent 14,7
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,8
2 years at university 8,6
3 to 4 years at university 8,3
5 years and over at university 7,0
  • Source: Insee, RP2019 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate (within the sense of the census) of the 15-64 aged population by level of education in 2019

  • Source: Insee, RP2019 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP T5 - Employment and activity

EMP T5 - Employment and activity
2008 2013 2019
Number of jobs in the area 25 598 495 25 773 946 26 122 485
People in work living in the area 25 945 837 26 165 672 26 578 230
Employment concentration indicator 98,7 98,5 98,3
Activity rate of 15 years old and over in % 57,4 57,8 57,0
  • The employment concentration indicator is equal to the number of jobs in the area per 100 people in work living in the area.
  • Sources: Insee, RP2008, RP2013 and RP2019, main holdings, place of residence and place of work, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP T6 - Employment by working status

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
2008 % 2013 % 2019 %
Altogether 25 598 495 100,0 25 773 946 100,0 26 122 485 100,0
Employee 22 524 437 88,0 22 442 587 87,1 22 671 015 86,8
 including women 11 069 385 43,2 11 221 936 43,5 11 401 124 43,6
 including part-time workers 4 057 499 15,9 4 065 543 15,8 3 923 445 15,0
Non-employee 3 074 058 12,0 3 331 359 12,9 3 451 470 13,2
 including women 1 034 543 4,0 1 173 019 4,6 1 275 751 4,9
 including part-time workers 318 415 1,2 425 841 1,7 497 832 1,9
  • Sources: Insee, RP2008, RP2013 and RP2019, main workplaces, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional activity in 2019

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional activity in 2019
Number %
Altogether 26 126 144 100,0
Farmer operators 405 068 1,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 757 152 6,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 4 841 782 18,5
Middle-level occupations 6 808 144 26,1
Services employee 7 149 680 27,4
Blue-collar workers 5 164 319 19,8
  • Source: Insee, RP2019 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional activity

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional activity
2008 2013 2019
Farmer operators 2,0 1,7 1,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6,0 6,5 6,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 16,1 17,3 18,5
Middle-level occupations 24,9 25,7 26,1
Services employee 28,5 28,0 27,4
Blue-collar workers 22,6 20,9 19,8
  • Sources: Insee, RP2008, RP2013 and RP2019, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional activity

  • Sources: Insee, RP2008, RP2013 and RP2019, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
2008 2013 2019
Number % Number % Number % including women in % including employees %
Altogether 25 595 929 100,0 25 776 741 100,0 26 126 144 100,0 48,5 87,9
Agriculture 766 895 3,0 713 569 2,8 669 886 2,6 28,9 41,3
Industry 3 666 439 14,3 3 295 451 12,8 3 151 081 12,1 29,8 93,8
Construction 1 754 686 6,9 1 752 757 6,8 1 660 734 6,4 11,7 76,3
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 11 598 342 45,3 11 933 134 46,3 12 316 687 47,1 45,9 86,4
Public administration/education/healthcare/social work 7 809 568 30,5 8 081 830 31,4 8 327 756 31,9 68,4 93,8
  • Sources: Insee, RP2008, RP2013 and RP2019, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2019

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2019
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 32,9 26,1
Industry 29,9 29,0
Construction 13,8 5,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,2 37,4
Public administration, education, healthcare, social work 69,0 58,3
  • Source: Insee, RP2019 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2022.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2019

  • Source: Insee, RP2019 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2022.