Labor force, employment and unemployment within the sense of the census in 2020 Urban unit 2020 of Le Mans (72701)

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 136 746 134 228 131 388
Labor force in % 71,2 72,0 72,5
 including people in work in % 61,7 60,3 61,4
 including unemployed workers in % 9,6 11,7 11,2
Economically inactive people in % 28,8 28,0 27,5
 including pupils, students or interns in % 11,3 11,5 11,8
 including retirees in % 9,7 8,8 7,2
 including other economically inactive people in % 7,8 7,7 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 131 388 95 309 72,5 80 639 61,4
 15 to 24 years old 28 920 12 362 42,7 8 869 30,7
 25 to 54 years old 75 353 68 029 90,3 58 326 77,4
 55 to 64 years old 27 114 14 918 55,0 13 444 49,6
Male 64 140 47 419 73,9 40 438 63,0
 15 to 24 years old 14 752 6 506 44,1 4 699 31,9
 25 to 54 years old 36 798 33 903 92,1 29 384 79,9
 55 to 64 years old 12 590 7 010 55,7 6 355 50,5
Female 67 247 47 891 71,2 40 201 59,8
 15 to 24 years old 14 168 5 857 41,3 4 170 29,4
 25 to 54 years old 38 555 34 126 88,5 28 941 75,1
 55 to 64 years old 14 524 7 908 54,4 7 089 48,8
  • 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 61,4
Unemployed workers 11,2
Retirees 7,2
Pupils, students or interns 11,8
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 97 389 84 089 96 590 80 839 95 429 80 638
including
 Farmer operators 172 162 240 232 178 167
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 806 3 442 4 055 3 651 4 220 3 881
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 13 268 12 836 13 837 13 304 15 076 14 502
 Middle-level occupations 25 443 23 302 25 161 22 888 25 177 22 939
 Services employee 30 166 25 853 29 997 24 545 28 515 23 548
 Blue-collar workers 23 239 18 495 21 209 16 219 19 979 15 600
  • 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 13 106 15 709 14 671
Unemployment rate in % 13,5 16,3 15,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 25,8 32,3 28,3
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 12,0 14,5 14,3
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,9 10,2 9,9
  • 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 32,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 25,4
CAP, BEP or equivalent 17,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 16,7
2 years at university 9,4
3 to 4 years at university 7,9
5 years and over at university 6,5
  • 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 110 973 108 059 109 696
People in work living in the area 85 089 81 627 81 580
Employment concentration indicator 130,4 132,4 134,5
Activity rate of 15 years old and over in % 56,3 55,2 53,7
  • 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 110 973 100,0 108 059 100,0 109 696 100,0
Employee 102 834 92,7 99 582 92,2 100 363 91,5
 including women 51 175 46,1 50 853 47,1 51 544 47,0
 including part-time workers 19 699 17,8 19 319 17,9 18 930 17,3
Non-employee 8 139 7,3 8 477 7,8 9 334 8,5
 including women 2 873 2,6 3 308 3,1 3 591 3,3
 including part-time workers 900 0,8 1 141 1,1 1 477 1,3
  • 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 109 557 100,0
Farmer operators 251 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 138 4,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 17 023 15,5
Middle-level occupations 32 367 29,5
Services employee 32 634 29,8
Blue-collar workers 22 144 20,2
  • 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 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,0 4,3 4,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,7 14,4 15,5
Middle-level occupations 28,1 28,6 29,5
Services employee 31,2 30,9 29,8
Blue-collar workers 22,8 21,6 20,2
  • 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 110 016 100,0 107 658 100,0 109 557 100,0 50,2 92,3
Agriculture 597 0,5 557 0,5 560 0,5 35,1 63,2
Industry 14 075 12,8 12 666 11,8 11 856 10,8 22,8 95,1
Construction 6 635 6,0 6 225 5,8 5 900 5,4 11,5 84,1
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 52 703 47,9 52 653 48,9 53 589 48,9 47,2 90,8
Public administration/education/healthcare/social work 36 006 32,7 35 557 33,0 37 651 34,4 69,4 95,4
  • 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 43,3 20,9
Industry 22,4 29,0
Construction 12,9 4,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,1 37,7
Public administration, education, healthcare, social work 70,1 54,2
  • 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.