Labor force, employment and unemployment within the sense of the census in 2020 Urban unit 2020 of Laon (02403)

Detailed figures

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 19 327 18 614 17 138
Labor force in % 67,9 68,2 67,1
 including people in work in % 55,9 51,5 51,2
 including unemployed workers in % 11,9 16,7 15,9
Economically inactive people in % 32,1 31,8 32,9
 including pupils, students or interns in % 9,8 9,5 9,9
 including retirees in % 8,4 8,4 6,6
 including other economically inactive people in % 13,9 14,0 16,4
  • 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 17 138 11 499 67,1 8 769 51,2
 15 to 24 years old 3 612 1 523 42,2 913 25,3
 25 to 54 years old 10 158 8 261 81,3 6 422 63,2
 55 to 64 years old 3 367 1 715 50,9 1 434 42,6
Male 8 555 5 963 69,7 4 483 52,4
 15 to 24 years old 1 850 827 44,7 488 26,4
 25 to 54 years old 5 232 4 336 82,9 3 332 63,7
 55 to 64 years old 1 474 800 54,3 663 45,0
Female 8 582 5 537 64,5 4 286 49,9
 15 to 24 years old 1 763 697 39,5 425 24,1
 25 to 54 years old 4 926 3 925 79,7 3 090 62,7
 55 to 64 years old 1 893 915 48,3 771 40,7
  • 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 51,2
Unemployed workers 15,9
Retirees 6,6
Pupils, students or interns 9,9
Other economically inactive people 16,4
  • 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 13 091 10 751 12 766 9 652 11 462 8 721
including
 Farmer operators 32 32 20 20 37 37
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 465 431 452 394 449 378
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 1 352 1 298 1 244 1 185 1 069 1 018
 Middle-level occupations 2 807 2 567 2 864 2 538 2 587 2 335
 Services employee 4 439 3 637 4 173 3 129 3 620 2 752
 Blue-collar workers 3 655 2 786 3 567 2 386 3 282 2 202
  • 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 2 306 3 106 2 731
Unemployment rate in % 17,6 24,5 23,7
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 32,5 41,3 40,1
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 15,1 22,3 22,3
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 11,7 16,7 16,4
  • 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 39,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 30,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 27,8
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 22,9
2 years at university 14,7
3 to 4 years at university 10,2
5 years and over at university 6,0
  • 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 19 329 17 992 17 406
People in work living in the area 10 875 9 724 8 938
Employment concentration indicator 177,7 185,0 194,7
Activity rate of 15 years old and over in % 55,2 54,3 51,6
  • 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 19 329 100,0 17 992 100,0 17 406 100,0
Employee 18 136 93,8 16 790 93,3 16 195 93,0
 including women 9 299 48,1 8 725 48,5 8 519 48,9
 including part-time workers 3 280 17,0 3 082 17,1 2 829 16,3
Non-employee 1 193 6,2 1 201 6,7 1 211 7,0
 including women 449 2,3 424 2,4 500 2,9
 including part-time workers 91 0,5 154 0,9 174 1,0
  • 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 17 198 100,0
Farmer operators 49 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 594 3,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 2 328 13,5
Middle-level occupations 5 105 29,7
Services employee 5 696 33,1
Blue-collar workers 3 426 19,9
  • 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 0,2 0,2 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3,7 3,5 3,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,9 13,0 13,5
Middle-level occupations 27,1 27,8 29,7
Services employee 33,3 34,1 33,1
Blue-collar workers 22,8 21,4 19,9
  • 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 19 238 100,0 17 767 100,0 17 198 100,0 52,1 94,0
Agriculture 91 0,5 74 0,4 76 0,4 10,1 56,1
Industry 1 579 8,2 1 521 8,6 1 279 7,4 29,1 94,8
Construction 1 116 5,8 847 4,8 947 5,5 12,0 89,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 7 623 39,6 6 965 39,2 6 591 38,3 48,2 91,4
Public administration/education/healthcare/social work 8 828 45,9 8 360 47,1 8 305 48,3 63,6 96,8
  • 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 11,2 8,7
Industry 28,3 44,7
Construction 12,4 8,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,4 35,8
Public administration, education, healthcare, social work 64,1 49,6
  • 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.