Labor force, employment and unemployment within the sense of the census in 2020 Employment area 2020 of Laon (3214)

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 69 472 67 776 64 091
Labor force in % 70,6 72,3 73,2
 including people in work in % 61,2 60,1 61,6
 including unemployed workers in % 9,4 12,2 11,6
Economically inactive people in % 29,4 27,7 26,8
 including pupils, students or interns in % 8,3 7,9 8,4
 including retirees in % 9,6 9,0 7,5
 including other economically inactive people in % 11,5 10,7 10,9
  • 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 64 091 46 944 73,2 39 494 61,6
 15 to 24 years old 11 235 5 028 44,8 3 296 29,3
 25 to 54 years old 38 655 34 410 89,0 29 685 76,8
 55 to 64 years old 14 201 7 506 52,9 6 513 45,9
Male 32 451 24 838 76,5 20 976 64,6
 15 to 24 years old 5 879 2 903 49,4 1 921 32,7
 25 to 54 years old 19 636 18 129 92,3 15 744 80,2
 55 to 64 years old 6 936 3 806 54,9 3 311 47,7
Female 31 640 22 106 69,9 18 518 58,5
 15 to 24 years old 5 356 2 125 39,7 1 375 25,7
 25 to 54 years old 19 019 16 281 85,6 13 941 73,3
 55 to 64 years old 7 265 3 700 50,9 3 202 44,1
  • 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 61,6
Unemployed workers 11,6
Retirees 7,5
Pupils, students or interns 8,4
Other economically inactive people 10,9
  • 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 48 780 42 225 49 015 40 542 46 670 39 320
including
 Farmer operators 1 144 1 136 1 017 1 007 857 841
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 2 289 2 146 2 352 2 121 2 186 1 986
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 3 957 3 850 4 073 3 928 3 960 3 799
 Middle-level occupations 10 630 9 878 10 591 9 689 10 743 9 997
 Services employee 15 365 13 263 15 346 12 546 14 659 12 272
 Blue-collar workers 14 704 11 952 14 681 11 251 13 296 10 425
  • 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 6 516 8 282 7 450
Unemployment rate in % 13,3 16,9 15,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 29,1 37,2 34,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,3 14,6 13,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,7 13,1 13,2
  • 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 29,9
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 22,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 17,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 14,8
2 years at university 8,5
3 to 4 years at university 6,0
5 years and over at university 5,1
  • 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 39 421 36 969 34 904
People in work living in the area 42 801 41 136 40 037
Employment concentration indicator 92,1 89,9 87,2
Activity rate of 15 years old and over in % 57,1 57,2 55,8
  • 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 39 421 100,0 36 969 100,0 34 904 100,0
Employee 35 265 89,5 32 743 88,6 30 960 88,7
 including women 16 738 42,5 16 260 44,0 15 695 45,0
 including part-time workers 6 812 17,3 6 551 17,7 5 951 17,0
Non-employee 4 155 10,5 4 226 11,4 3 944 11,3
 including women 1 309 3,3 1 350 3,7 1 372 3,9
 including part-time workers 342 0,9 460 1,2 430 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 34 862 100,0
Farmer operators 914 2,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 878 5,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 3 526 10,1
Middle-level occupations 8 805 25,3
Services employee 11 410 32,7
Blue-collar workers 8 330 23,9
  • 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 3,0 3,0 2,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,2 5,4 5,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9,3 10,1 10,1
Middle-level occupations 22,6 23,4 25,3
Services employee 32,1 32,0 32,7
Blue-collar workers 27,8 26,0 23,9
  • 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 38 902 100,0 36 892 100,0 34 862 100,0 49,8 89,7
Agriculture 2 073 5,3 1 960 5,3 1 546 4,4 23,0 42,5
Industry 4 268 11,0 4 059 11,0 3 336 9,6 29,8 93,2
Construction 3 325 8,5 2 965 8,0 2 602 7,5 8,8 82,4
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 13 191 33,9 11 945 32,4 11 888 34,1 46,9 87,5
Public administration/education/healthcare/social work 16 045 41,2 15 962 43,3 15 490 44,4 66,0 96,6
  • 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 28,5 18,9
Industry 29,0 39,7
Construction 9,7 4,5
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,1 38,5
Public administration, education, healthcare, social work 66,4 56,2
  • 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.