EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Altogether |
8 515 405 |
8 536 143 |
8 615 204 |
| Working age adult in % |
75,3 |
76,2 |
76,5 |
| including working age adults with a job in % |
66,9 |
66,4 |
67,7 |
| including unemployed workers in % |
8,4 |
9,8 |
8,8 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
24,7 |
23,8 |
23,5 |
| including pupils, students or interns in % |
11,0 |
11,3 |
11,6 |
| including retirees in % |
6,0 |
4,7 |
3,8 |
| including other economically inactive people in % |
7,7 |
7,7 |
8,2 |
- Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.
EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and
by age in 2021
| Sex and age |
Population |
Active people |
Activity rate in % |
Working people |
Employment rate in % |
| Altogether |
8 615 204 |
6 589 045 |
76,5 |
5 833 995 |
67,7 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
1 674 097 |
638 362 |
38,1 |
495 867 |
29,6 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
5 442 777 |
4 927 020 |
90,5 |
4 414 586 |
81,1 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
1 498 330 |
1 023 663 |
68,3 |
923 542 |
61,6 |
| Male |
4 213 365 |
3 332 641 |
79,1 |
2 966 249 |
70,4 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
837 737 |
330 802 |
39,5 |
251 897 |
30,1 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
2 657 116 |
2 484 817 |
93,5 |
2 248 417 |
84,6 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
718 511 |
517 022 |
72,0 |
465 936 |
64,8 |
| Female |
4 401 839 |
3 256 404 |
74,0 |
2 867 746 |
65,1 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
836 359 |
307 560 |
36,8 |
243 971 |
29,2 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
2 785 661 |
2 442 203 |
87,7 |
2 166 169 |
77,8 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
779 819 |
506 640 |
65,0 |
457 606 |
58,7 |
- Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.
EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
|
Population (%) |
| Working age adults who have a job |
67,7 |
| Unemployed workers |
8,8 |
| Retirees |
3,8 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
11,6 |
| Other economically inactive people |
8,2 |
- Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.
- Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.
EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by socio-economic classification
| Socio-economic classification |
2010 |
including working people |
2015 |
including working people |
2021 |
including working people |
| Altogether |
6 411 455 |
5 698 843 |
6 506 178 |
5 670 781 |
6 602 991 |
5 870 043 |
| including |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
| Farmer operators |
10 778 |
10 556 |
8 736 |
8 449 |
7 831 |
7 671 |
| Handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
285 510 |
263 614 |
312 127 |
286 988 |
338 504 |
317 626 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
1 636 465 |
1 566 465 |
1 720 661 |
1 636 055 |
1 913 641 |
1 833 140 |
| Intermediate professions |
1 655 270 |
1 507 326 |
1 663 557 |
1 492 922 |
1 668 498 |
1 516 116 |
| Employees |
1 754 640 |
1 523 733 |
1 743 078 |
1 473 269 |
1 666 900 |
1 434 286 |
| Workers |
993 202 |
827 149 |
954 934 |
773 098 |
903 696 |
761 204 |
- Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional operations, geography as of
01/01/2024.
EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population
| Number of unemployed workers and unemployment rate |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Number of unemployed workers |
712 432 |
835 498 |
755 050 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
11,1 |
12,8 |
11,5 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
22,6 |
26,4 |
22,3 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
9,9 |
11,5 |
10,4 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
9,0 |
10,6 |
9,8 |
- Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.
EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation
|
Taux de chômage en % |
| No diploma or primary education certificate |
19,8 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
18,4 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
13,5 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
14,0 |
| 2 years at university |
8,9 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
9,2 |
| 5 years or more at university |
6,6 |
- Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.
- Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.
EMP T5 - Employment and activity
| Employment activity |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Number of jobs in the area |
5 918 186 |
5 925 957 |
6 126 174 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
5 760 086 |
5 763 761 |
5 949 942 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
102,7 |
102,8 |
103,0 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
63,9 |
63,6 |
63,1 |
- The employment concentration indicator is equal to the number of jobs in the zone
per 100 active persons with a job residing in the zone.
- Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main holdings, place of residence and
place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.
EMP T6 - Employment by working status
| Working status |
2010 |
% |
2015 |
% |
2021 |
% |
| Altogether |
5 918 186 |
100,0 |
5 925 957 |
100,0 |
6 126 174 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
5 329 753 |
90,1 |
5 284 446 |
89,2 |
5 416 579 |
88,4 |
| including women |
2 649 640 |
44,8 |
2 642 115 |
44,6 |
2 701 014 |
44,1 |
| including partial time jobs |
766 498 |
13,0 |
753 036 |
12,7 |
698 023 |
11,4 |
| Non-employee |
588 433 |
9,9 |
641 511 |
10,8 |
709 595 |
11,6 |
| including women |
202 289 |
3,4 |
233 749 |
3,9 |
270 861 |
4,4 |
| including partial time jobs |
83 281 |
1,4 |
107 637 |
1,8 |
123 034 |
2,0 |
- Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main workplaces, geography as of 01/01/2024.
EMP T7 - Employment by socio-economic activity in 2021
| Socio-economic activity |
Number |
% |
| Altogether |
6 177 903 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
8 740 |
0,1 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
340 853 |
5,5 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
1 943 893 |
31,5 |
| Intermediate professions |
1 588 581 |
25,7 |
| Employees |
1 491 052 |
24,1 |
| Workers |
804 784 |
13,0 |
- Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.
EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity
|
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Farmer operators |
0,2 |
0,2 |
0,1 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
4,7 |
5,1 |
5,5 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
27,6 |
29,0 |
31,5 |
| Intermediate professions |
26,5 |
26,3 |
25,7 |
| Employees |
26,5 |
25,7 |
24,1 |
| Workers |
14,6 |
13,7 |
13,0 |
- Sources: Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography
as of 01/01/2024.
- Sources: Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography
as of 01/01/2024.
EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
| Economic sector |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
including women in % |
including employees % |
| Altogether |
5 919 416 |
100,0 |
5 935 456 |
100,0 |
6 177 903 |
100,0 |
48,4 |
89,5 |
| Agriculture |
19 531 |
0,3 |
17 936 |
0,3 |
16 847 |
0,3 |
30,8 |
51,2 |
| Industry |
537 048 |
9,1 |
483 586 |
8,1 |
444 719 |
7,2 |
34,1 |
94,0 |
| Construction |
310 894 |
5,3 |
307 889 |
5,2 |
329 354 |
5,3 |
14,8 |
82,0 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
3 457 963 |
58,4 |
3 497 346 |
58,9 |
3 700 833 |
59,9 |
44,6 |
87,6 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
1 593 980 |
26,9 |
1 628 701 |
27,4 |
1 686 149 |
27,3 |
67,3 |
94,1 |
- Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography
as of 01/01/2024.
EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021
|
Employees |
Non-employees |
| Agriculture |
33,8 |
27,7 |
| Industry |
34,1 |
34,7 |
| Construction |
16,8 |
5,8 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
45,9 |
35,4 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
67,8 |
58,0 |
- Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.
- Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.
