Labor force, employment and unemployment within the sense of the census in 2019 Employment area 2020 of Laon (3214)

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 69 049 68 371 64 667
Labor force in % 70,9 71,9 72,9
 including people in work in % 61,8 60,2 60,9
 including unemployed workers in % 9,1 11,8 11,9
Economically inactive people in % 29,1 28,1 27,1
 including pupils, students or interns in % 8,6 7,8 8,2
 including retirees in % 9,0 9,6 7,8
 including other economically inactive people in % 11,5 10,7 11,1
  • 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 64 667 47 112 72,9 39 389 60,9
 15 to 24 years old 11 166 4 944 44,3 3 133 28,1
 25 to 54 years old 39 174 34 705 88,6 29 792 76,1
 55 to 64 years old 14 326 7 462 52,1 6 463 45,1
Male 32 754 24 933 76,1 20 972 64,0
 15 to 24 years old 5 883 2 909 49,4 1 892 32,2
 25 to 54 years old 19 855 18 260 92,0 15 802 79,6
 55 to 64 years old 7 017 3 764 53,6 3 278 46,7
Female 31 912 22 179 69,5 18 417 57,7
 15 to 24 years old 5 284 2 036 38,5 1 241 23,5
 25 to 54 years old 19 319 16 445 85,1 13 990 72,4
 55 to 64 years old 7 309 3 698 50,6 3 186 43,6
  • Source: Insee, RP2019 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2022.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity status in 2019
Population (%)
People in work 60,9
Unemployed workers 11,9
Retirees 7,8
Pupils, students or interns 8,2
Other economically inactive people 11,1
  • 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 48 735 42 417 49 008 40 862 47 092 39 290
including
 Farmer operators 1 159 1 151 1 025 1 015 914 904
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 2 234 2 088 2 347 2 125 2 174 1 956
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 3 914 3 833 4 154 4 017 3 998 3 819
 Middle-level occupations 10 457 9 764 10 442 9 563 10 710 9 951
 Services employee 15 403 13 331 15 448 12 800 14 654 12 095
 Blue-collar workers 14 883 12 250 14 748 11 342 13 585 10 565
  • 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 6 298 8 047 7 723
Unemployment rate in % 12,9 16,4 16,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 28,2 35,4 36,6
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,9 14,1 14,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,3 12,2 13,4
  • 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 30,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 22,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 18,4
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 14,9
2 years at university 8,5
3 to 4 years at university 6,4
5 years and over at university 5,4
  • 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 39 665 37 405 35 152
People in work living in the area 42 898 41 492 39 924
Employment concentration indicator 92,5 90,2 88,0
Activity rate of 15 years old and over in % 57,3 57,4 55,9
  • 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 39 665 100,0 37 405 100,0 35 152 100,0
Employee 35 558 89,6 33 159 88,6 31 159 88,6
 including women 16 753 42,2 16 315 43,6 15 749 44,8
 including part-time workers 6 778 17,1 6 550 17,5 6 228 17,7
Non-employee 4 107 10,4 4 247 11,4 3 993 11,4
 including women 1 293 3,3 1 330 3,6 1 347 3,8
 including part-time workers 321 0,8 450 1,2 454 1,3
  • 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 35 244 100,0
Farmer operators 978 2,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 864 5,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 3 577 10,2
Middle-level occupations 8 839 25,1
Services employee 11 373 32,3
Blue-collar workers 8 612 24,4
  • 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 3,0 3,0 2,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,0 5,4 5,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9,3 9,9 10,2
Middle-level occupations 22,2 23,0 25,1
Services employee 32,3 32,3 32,3
Blue-collar workers 28,3 26,5 24,4
  • 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 39 341 100,0 36 981 100,0 35 244 100,0 49,7 89,7
Agriculture 2 137 5,4 1 848 5,0 1 731 4,9 21,9 43,7
Industry 4 327 11,0 4 219 11,4 3 521 10,0 31,8 94,1
Construction 3 246 8,3 3 085 8,3 2 570 7,3 8,2 81,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 13 448 34,2 12 067 32,6 11 865 33,7 47,1 87,8
Public administration/education/healthcare/social work 16 184 41,1 15 762 42,6 15 557 44,1 65,6 96,6
  • 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 25,5 19,1
Industry 31,6 34,5
Construction 8,9 5,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,9 41,4
Public administration, education, healthcare, social work 66,1 52,5
  • 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.