Labor force, employment and unemployment within the sense of the census in 2020 Municipality of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (50129)

Detailed figures

Paru le :27/06/2023

This municipality has experienced contour changes since 2011:

  • 01/01/2016 – Cherbourg-Octeville devient commune déléguée (chef-lieu) au sein de Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (50129) (commune nouvelle).
  • 01/01/2016 – Création de la commune nouvelle de Cherbourg-en-Cotentin en lieu et place des communes de Cherbourg-Octeville (50129), d'Équeurdreville-Hainneville (50173), de La Glacerie (50203), de Querqueville (50416) et de Tourlaville (50602) devenues déléguées.

In the case of a merger, when the geography of the source indicated under the table / graph is after the date of the merger, the data correspond to those of the new municipality.

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

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity status
2009 2014 2020
Altogether 54 319 52 242 49 295
Labor force in % 69,4 71,4 74,2
 including people in work in % 59,4 59,8 64,9
 including unemployed workers in % 10,1 11,6 9,3
Economically inactive people in % 30,6 28,6 25,8
 including pupils, students or interns in % 10,2 9,9 8,9
 including retirees in % 10,1 8,9 7,9
 including other economically inactive people in % 10,2 9,8 9,1
  • Sources: Insee, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2023.

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 49 295 36 564 74,2 32 004 64,9
 15 to 24 years old 9 488 4 822 50,8 3 839 40,5
 25 to 54 years old 28 927 26 079 90,2 23 089 79,8
 55 to 64 years old 10 880 5 663 52,1 5 076 46,7
Male 24 919 19 105 76,7 16 858 67,7
 15 to 24 years old 5 016 2 696 53,8 2 219 44,2
 25 to 54 years old 14 554 13 639 93,7 12 161 83,6
 55 to 64 years old 5 349 2 770 51,8 2 478 46,3
Female 24 376 17 460 71,6 15 146 62,1
 15 to 24 years old 4 473 2 125 47,5 1 619 36,2
 25 to 54 years old 14 373 12 441 86,6 10 928 76,0
 55 to 64 years old 5 531 2 893 52,3 2 599 47,0
  • Source: Insee, RP2020 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2023.

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 64,9
Unemployed workers 9,3
Retirees 7,9
Pupils, students or interns 8,9
Other economically inactive people 9,1
  • Source: Insee, RP2020 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2023.

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

  • Source: Insee, RP2020 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2023.

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

EMP T3 - Labor force aged 15 to 64 by socioprofessional classification
2009 including people in work 2014 including people in work 2020 including people in work
Altogether 37 607 32 149 37 172 31 159 36 505 31 946
including
 Farmer operators 87 85 56 56 46 44
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 1 333 1 262 1 372 1 190 1 146 1 029
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 4 198 4 066 4 675 4 540 5 584 5 447
 Middle-level occupations 9 921 9 164 10 003 9 243 10 354 9 725
 Services employee 12 484 10 368 11 990 9 740 11 068 9 398
 Blue-collar workers 9 078 7 205 8 355 6 389 7 772 6 302
  • Sources: Insee, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, additional operations, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population
2009 2014 2020
Number of unemployed workers 5 475 6 053 4 560
Unemployment rate in % 14,5 16,2 12,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 29,2 30,6 20,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 12,3 14,4 11,5
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,7 11,2 10,4
  • Sources: Insee, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2023.

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 25,1
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 21,6
CAP, BEP or equivalent 16,4
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,7
2 years at university 8,1
3 to 4 years at university 5,4
5 years and over at university 5,0
  • Source: Insee, RP2020 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2023.

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

  • Source: Insee, RP2020 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP T5 - Employment and activity

EMP T5 - Employment and activity
2009 2014 2020
Number of jobs in the area 38 725 37 114 39 290
People in work living in the area 32 405 31 446 32 256
Employment concentration indicator 119,5 118,0 121,8
Activity rate of 15 years old and over in % 55,3 55,9 56,1
  • 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, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, main holdings, place of residence and place of work, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP T6 - Employment by working status

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
2009 % 2014 % 2020 %
Altogether 38 725 100,0 37 114 100,0 39 290 100,0
Employee 35 791 92,4 34 262 92,3 36 263 92,3
 including women 17 710 45,7 17 506 47,2 18 244 46,4
 including part-time workers 7 133 18,4 6 845 18,4 6 385 16,2
Non-employee 2 934 7,6 2 852 7,7 3 027 7,7
 including women 1 215 3,1 1 301 3,5 1 447 3,7
 including part-time workers 306 0,8 337 0,9 488 1,2
  • Sources: Insee, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, main workplaces, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional activity in 2020

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional activity in 2020
Number %
Altogether 39 738 100,0
Farmer operators 59 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 400 3,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 6 149 15,5
Middle-level occupations 11 979 30,1
Services employee 12 389 31,2
Blue-collar workers 7 763 19,5
  • Source: Insee, RP2020 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional activity

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional activity
2009 2014 2020
Farmer operators 0,3 0,3 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,4 4,0 3,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,2 14,2 15,5
Middle-level occupations 27,9 28,9 30,1
Services employee 33,1 33,3 31,2
Blue-collar workers 22,1 19,3 19,5
  • Sources: Insee, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional activity

  • Sources: Insee, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
2009 2014 2020
Number % Number % Number % including women in % including employees %
Altogether 38 536 100,0 37 254 100,0 39 738 100,0 50,0 93,8
Agriculture 239 0,6 187 0,5 151 0,4 14,1 71,5
Industry 6 029 15,6 5 716 15,3 6 195 15,6 23,4 96,9
Construction 2 036 5,3 1 544 4,1 1 573 4,0 9,4 90,2
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 15 095 39,2 14 860 39,9 16 401 41,3 49,7 91,2
Public administration/education/healthcare/social work 15 137 39,3 14 947 40,1 15 419 38,8 65,6 95,8
  • Sources: Insee, RP2009, RP2014 and RP2020, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2020

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2020
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 16,5 8,0
Industry 22,8 41,1
Construction 10,2 1,8
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,9 47,3
Public administration, education, healthcare, social work 65,9 59,7
  • Source: Insee, RP2020 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2023.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2020

  • Source: Insee, RP2020 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2023.