Labor force, employment and unemployment within the sense of the census in 2020 Employment area 2020 of Besançon (2706)

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 203 194 201 462 200 684
Labor force in % 71,7 72,9 73,2
 including people in work in % 64,7 64,2 65,3
 including unemployed workers in % 7,1 8,7 7,9
Economically inactive people in % 28,3 27,1 26,8
 including pupils, students or interns in % 13,0 13,0 13,5
 including retirees in % 8,3 7,5 6,3
 including other economically inactive people in % 6,9 6,6 7,0
  • 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 200 684 146 857 73,2 130 952 65,3
 15 to 24 years old 46 062 18 047 39,2 14 453 31,4
 25 to 54 years old 116 018 105 955 91,3 95 675 82,5
 55 to 64 years old 38 604 22 855 59,2 20 824 53,9
Male 99 110 75 023 75,7 66 958 67,6
 15 to 24 years old 23 355 10 184 43,6 8 225 35,2
 25 to 54 years old 57 382 53 734 93,6 48 651 84,8
 55 to 64 years old 18 373 11 105 60,4 10 082 54,9
Female 101 574 71 834 70,7 63 994 63,0
 15 to 24 years old 22 706 7 863 34,6 6 229 27,4
 25 to 54 years old 58 636 52 220 89,1 47 024 80,2
 55 to 64 years old 20 231 11 750 58,1 10 741 53,1
  • Source: Insee, RP2020 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2023.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity status in 2019
Population (%)
People in work 65,3
Unemployed workers 7,9
Retirees 6,3
Pupils, students or interns 13,5
Other economically inactive people 7,0
  • Source: Insee, RP2020 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2023.

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

  • 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 145 434 131 191 146 587 128 918 147 071 131 182
including
 Farmer operators 2 392 2 358 2 156 2 100 2 156 2 131
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 7 538 7 146 7 968 7 475 8 157 7 662
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 20 459 19 871 21 531 20 615 22 809 22 008
 Middle-level occupations 36 696 34 404 38 410 35 642 39 093 36 367
 Services employee 41 028 36 528 41 012 35 584 40 622 35 643
 Blue-collar workers 35 924 30 884 33 681 27 501 32 330 27 370
  • 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 14 330 17 606 15 905
Unemployment rate in % 9,8 12,0 10,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 19,3 24,3 19,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 8,6 10,5 9,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,3 9,1 8,9
  • 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 21,2
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 17,1
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,5
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,9
2 years at university 7,0
3 to 4 years at university 6,5
5 years and over at university 6,4
  • 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 130 827 129 614 131 993
People in work living in the area 132 284 130 565 132 821
Employment concentration indicator 98,9 99,3 99,4
Activity rate of 15 years old and over in % 58,2 57,7 56,4
  • 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 130 827 100,0 129 614 100,0 131 993 100,0
Employee 116 466 89,0 114 080 88,0 116 162 88,0
 including women 58 401 44,6 58 329 45,0 59 220 44,9
 including part-time workers 24 564 18,8 24 006 18,5 22 818 17,3
Non-employee 14 362 11,0 15 534 12,0 15 831 12,0
 including women 4 329 3,3 5 044 3,9 5 478 4,2
 including part-time workers 1 346 1,0 1 823 1,4 2 145 1,6
  • 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 131 795 100,0
Farmer operators 2 163 1,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7 943 6,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 21 117 16,0
Middle-level occupations 36 572 27,7
Services employee 36 359 27,6
Blue-collar workers 27 641 21,0
  • 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 1,6 1,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,7 6,0 6,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14,3 15,4 16,0
Middle-level occupations 25,9 27,1 27,7
Services employee 28,5 28,5 27,6
Blue-collar workers 23,8 21,4 21,0
  • 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 130 348 100,0 128 939 100,0 131 795 100,0 49,1 88,8
Agriculture 3 329 2,6 3 372 2,6 3 434 2,6 24,4 39,9
Industry 20 371 15,6 18 844 14,6 19 344 14,7 29,6 93,8
Construction 8 399 6,4 7 279 5,6 7 118 5,4 9,5 75,3
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 50 597 38,8 49 517 38,4 51 398 39,0 47,2 86,8
Public administration/education/healthcare/social work 47 652 36,6 49 927 38,7 50 500 38,3 65,8 94,3
  • 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 32,1 19,3
Industry 30,3 19,6
Construction 10,9 5,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,1 34,5
Public administration, education, healthcare, social work 66,2 59,1
  • 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.