Labor force, employment and unemployment within the sense of the census in 2020 France métropolitaine

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Paru le :27/06/2023

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 40 517 606 40 571 372 40 462 061
Labor force in % 71,9 73,6 74,6
 including people in work in % 63,8 63,7 65,4
 including unemployed workers in % 8,1 9,9 9,2
Economically inactive people in % 28,1 26,4 25,4
 including pupils, students or interns in % 10,4 10,3 10,6
 including retirees in % 8,8 7,7 6,3
 including other economically inactive people in % 8,9 8,4 8,5
  • 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 40 462 061 30 189 335 74,6 26 479 198 65,4
 15 to 24 years old 7 672 355 3 138 300 40,9 2 364 453 30,8
 25 to 54 years old 24 550 267 22 266 213 90,7 19 820 486 80,7
 55 to 64 years old 8 239 440 4 784 823 58,1 4 294 259 52,1
Male 19 987 692 15 449 456 77,3 13 651 563 68,3
 15 to 24 years old 3 920 244 1 726 031 44,0 1 304 532 33,3
 25 to 54 years old 12 098 879 11 336 487 93,7 10 199 742 84,3
 55 to 64 years old 3 968 570 2 386 938 60,1 2 147 289 54,1
Female 20 474 369 14 739 879 72,0 12 827 635 62,7
 15 to 24 years old 3 752 111 1 412 268 37,6 1 059 921 28,2
 25 to 54 years old 12 451 388 10 929 726 87,8 9 620 744 77,3
 55 to 64 years old 4 270 870 2 397 885 56,1 2 146 971 50,3
  • 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 65,4
Unemployed workers 9,2
Retirees 6,3
Pupils, students or interns 10,6
Other economically inactive people 8,5
  • 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 29 127 376 25 853 297 29 850 982 25 826 568 30 184 051 26 473 866
including
 Farmer operators 479 080 473 772 420 972 414 856 381 693 376 349
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 1 636 006 1 530 662 1 771 366 1 640 289 1 848 963 1 741 988
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 4 388 594 4 219 378 4 730 734 4 516 940 5 193 830 4 971 628
 Middle-level occupations 7 036 309 6 496 501 7 358 383 6 683 537 7 611 486 6 967 704
 Services employee 8 424 268 7 330 005 8 533 449 7 208 745 8 389 517 7 152 725
 Blue-collar workers 6 868 812 5 802 979 6 629 052 5 362 201 6 334 161 5 263 472
  • 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 3 272 743 4 024 857 3 710 137
Unemployment rate in % 11,2 13,5 12,3
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 23,5 29,0 24,7
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,8 11,8 11,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,3 10,5 10,3
  • 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 23,3
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 19,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 14,0
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,2
2 years at university 8,2
3 to 4 years at university 7,9
5 years and over at university 6,7
  • 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 25 720 602 25 747 176 26 430 314
People in work living in the area 26 077 274 26 150 292 26 901 342
Employment concentration indicator 98,6 98,5 98,2
Activity rate of 15 years old and over in % 57,5 57,7 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, 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 25 720 602 100,0 25 747 176 100,0 26 430 314 100,0
Employee 22 589 531 87,8 22 394 392 87,0 22 891 905 86,6
 including women 11 157 130 43,4 11 224 103 43,6 11 505 751 43,5
 including part-time workers 4 080 649 15,9 4 047 177 15,7 3 856 356 14,6
Non-employee 3 131 071 12,2 3 352 785 13,0 3 538 410 13,4
 including women 1 062 289 4,1 1 190 268 4,6 1 326 445 5,0
 including part-time workers 337 909 1,3 440 660 1,7 515 030 1,9
  • 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 26 439 750 100,0
Farmer operators 398 346 1,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 806 643 6,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 4 987 146 18,9
Middle-level occupations 6 915 189 26,2
Services employee 7 143 824 27,0
Blue-collar workers 5 188 603 19,6
  • 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 1,9 1,7 1,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6,1 6,6 6,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 16,3 17,5 18,9
Middle-level occupations 25,1 25,8 26,2
Services employee 28,4 27,9 27,0
Blue-collar workers 22,2 20,5 19,6
  • 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 25 718 171 100,0 25 747 452 100,0 26 439 750 100,0 48,5 87,7
Agriculture 753 929 2,9 703 088 2,7 664 179 2,5 29,1 41,7
Industry 3 575 684 13,9 3 248 814 12,6 3 151 527 11,9 30,1 93,8
Construction 1 779 468 6,9 1 722 904 6,7 1 695 898 6,4 11,9 76,2
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 11 718 282 45,6 11 936 608 46,4 12 548 688 47,5 45,9 86,2
Public administration/education/healthcare/social work 7 890 808 30,7 8 136 038 31,6 8 379 458 31,7 68,4 93,6
  • 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 33,3 26,1
Industry 30,1 30,0
Construction 14,1 4,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,2 37,9
Public administration, education, healthcare, social work 69,1 59,2
  • 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.