Characteristics of employment in the sense of the census in 2021 France métropolitaine

Detailed figures

Paru le :27/06/2024

ACT T1 - Population aged 15 years or over having a job by status in 2021

ACT T1 - Population aged 15 years or over having a job by status in 2021
Employment status Number % of which % part-time of which % women
Altogether 27 237 053 100,0 16,2 48,4
Employees 23 573 663 86,5 16,4 50,0
Non-employees 3 663 390 13,5 14,7 37,9
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

ACT T2 - Status and employment conditions of 15 years or over by sex in 2021

ACT T2 - Status and employment conditions of 15 years or over by sex in 2021
Employment status and conditions Male % Female %
Altogether 14 053 232 100 13 183 821 100
Employees 11 779 928 83,8 11 793 735 89,5
 Tenured personnel and open-ended employment contracts 9 998 076 71,1 9 912 896 75,2
 Fixed-term employment contracts 928 554 6,6 1 322 605 10,0
 Temporary employment 361 120 2,6 160 109 1,2
 Assisted jobs 58 655 0,4 78 747 0,6
 Apprentice ship contract - Traineeship 433 522 3,1 319 378 2,4
Non-employees 2 273 304 16,2 1 390 086 10,5
 Independents 1 235 020 8,8 964 826 7,3
 Employers 1 022 259 7,3 399 700 3,0
 Caregivers 16 025 0,1 25 560 0,2
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

ACT T3 - Employees aged 15 to 64 by sex, age, and partial time jobs in 2021

ACT T3 - Employees aged 15 to 64 by sex, age, and partial time jobs in 2021
Age Male of which% part-time Female of which% part-time
Altogether 11 652 617 7,5 11 663 615 24,5
15 to 24 years old 1 291 230 21,6 1 058 887 34,0
25 to 54 years old 8 650 825 5,2 8 668 345 22,4
55 to 64 years old 1 710 562 8,7 1 936 383 28,6
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

ACT G1 - Proportion of partial time employees aged 15 years or over by sex

ACT G1 - Proportion of partial time employees aged 15 years or over by sex
Sex 2010 2015 2021
Male 7,2 7,9 7,9
Female 29,1 28,0 24,8
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.

ACT G1 - Proportion of partial time employees aged 15 years or over by sex

  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.

ACT T4 - Workplace of workers aged 15 years or over depending on their principal residence zones

ACT T4 - Workplace of workers aged 15 years or over depending on their principal residence zones
Work Area 2010 % 2015 % 2021 %
Altogether 26 127 857 100 26 144 353 100 27 237 053 100
working :
in their residential zone 9 094 415 34,8 9 032 208 34,5 8 789 925 32,3
in another zone 17 033 442 65,2 17 112 145 65,5 18 447 128 67,7
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.

ACT G2 - Proportion of transports used to go to work in 2021

ACT G2 - Proportion of transports used to go to work in 2021
Mode of transport Percentage
None 4,1
Walking 6,1
Bicycle 3,0
Motorized two-wheeled vehicles 1,8
Car or truck 69,8
Public transports 15,3
  • Scope : workers aged 15 or over with a job.
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

ACT G2 - Proportion of transports used to go to work in 2021

  • Scope : workers aged 15 or over with a job.
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.