EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
Economic activity |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
Altogether |
870 346 |
923 678 |
984 480 |
Working age adult in % |
73,3 |
75,5 |
76,1 |
including working age adults with a job in % |
65,4 |
65,5 |
67,8 |
including unemployed workers in % |
7,9 |
10,0 |
8,4 |
Economically inactive people in % |
26,7 |
24,5 |
23,9 |
including pupils, students or interns in % |
13,1 |
13,1 |
12,7 |
including retirees in % |
6,8 |
5,1 |
4,1 |
including other economically inactive people in % |
6,8 |
6,3 |
7,0 |
- 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 |
984 480 |
749 348 |
76,1 |
667 100 |
67,8 |
15 to 24 years old |
210 564 |
81 604 |
38,8 |
63 323 |
30,1 |
25 to 54 years old |
607 081 |
557 247 |
91,8 |
502 608 |
82,8 |
55 to 64 years old |
166 835 |
110 496 |
66,2 |
101 170 |
60,6 |
Male |
489 249 |
383 609 |
78,4 |
345 534 |
70,6 |
15 to 24 years old |
105 445 |
43 276 |
41,0 |
33 788 |
32,0 |
25 to 54 years old |
302 609 |
284 560 |
94,0 |
260 481 |
86,1 |
55 to 64 years old |
81 195 |
55 773 |
68,7 |
51 265 |
63,1 |
Female |
495 232 |
365 739 |
73,9 |
321 566 |
64,9 |
15 to 24 years old |
105 120 |
38 328 |
36,5 |
29 535 |
28,1 |
25 to 54 years old |
304 472 |
272 688 |
89,6 |
242 126 |
79,5 |
55 to 64 years old |
85 640 |
54 723 |
63,9 |
49 905 |
58,3 |
- 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 |
67,8 |
Unemployed workers |
8,4 |
Retirees |
4,1 |
Pupils, students or interns |
12,7 |
Other economically inactive people |
7,0 |
- 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 |
637 925 |
568 822 |
696 680 |
604 426 |
749 339 |
670 180 |
including |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
Farmer operators |
5 274 |
5 201 |
4 689 |
4 606 |
4 131 |
4 051 |
Handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
34 804 |
32 499 |
39 892 |
36 536 |
43 783 |
41 862 |
Managers and higher intellectual professions |
141 684 |
136 074 |
162 667 |
155 339 |
194 024 |
187 168 |
Intermediate professions |
175 539 |
160 591 |
191 941 |
172 352 |
207 068 |
189 801 |
Employees |
168 386 |
145 776 |
177 716 |
148 336 |
181 640 |
156 040 |
Workers |
105 874 |
88 680 |
109 386 |
87 256 |
109 253 |
91 258 |
- 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 |
69 100 |
91 931 |
82 247 |
Unemployment rate in % |
10,8 |
13,2 |
11,0 |
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
22,6 |
28,0 |
22,4 |
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
9,5 |
11,7 |
9,8 |
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
7,7 |
9,7 |
8,4 |
- 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 |
23,7 |
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
18,9 |
CAP, BEP or equivalent |
13,2 |
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
14,0 |
2 years at university |
8,4 |
3 to 4 years at university |
8,6 |
5 years or more at university |
5,8 |
- 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 |
578 951 |
617 448 |
684 718 |
Working age adult living in the area |
573 484 |
611 714 |
676 504 |
Occupational concentration by industry |
101,0 |
100,9 |
101,2 |
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
61,1 |
62,1 |
61,8 |
- 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 |
578 951 |
100,0 |
617 448 |
100,0 |
684 718 |
100,0 |
Employee |
510 318 |
88,1 |
540 342 |
87,5 |
595 336 |
86,9 |
including women |
245 582 |
42,4 |
261 293 |
42,3 |
287 610 |
42,0 |
including partial time jobs |
90 640 |
15,7 |
94 338 |
15,3 |
95 810 |
14,0 |
Non-employee |
68 633 |
11,9 |
77 106 |
12,5 |
89 381 |
13,1 |
including women |
24 917 |
4,3 |
29 702 |
4,8 |
36 785 |
5,4 |
including partial time jobs |
8 663 |
1,5 |
11 618 |
1,9 |
14 483 |
2,1 |
- 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 |
688 112 |
100,0 |
Farmer operators |
4 563 |
0,7 |
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
43 887 |
6,4 |
Managers and higher intellectual professions |
188 458 |
27,4 |
Intermediate professions |
192 902 |
28,0 |
Employees |
159 902 |
23,2 |
Workers |
98 399 |
14,3 |
- 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 |
1,0 |
0,8 |
0,7 |
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
5,7 |
6,2 |
6,4 |
Managers and higher intellectual professions |
23,4 |
25,2 |
27,4 |
Intermediate professions |
28,1 |
28,3 |
28,0 |
Employees |
25,6 |
24,6 |
23,2 |
Workers |
16,2 |
15,0 |
14,3 |
- 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 |
578 078 |
100,0 |
617 153 |
100,0 |
688 112 |
100,0 |
47,3 |
88,2 |
Agriculture |
7 262 |
1,3 |
6 975 |
1,1 |
6 326 |
0,9 |
30,5 |
30,1 |
Industry |
73 531 |
12,7 |
73 815 |
12,0 |
68 340 |
9,9 |
30,3 |
94,0 |
Construction |
39 934 |
6,9 |
39 922 |
6,5 |
44 523 |
6,5 |
14,8 |
76,7 |
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
284 614 |
49,2 |
309 493 |
50,1 |
370 338 |
53,8 |
42,6 |
88,0 |
Public administration/education/human health/social work |
172 737 |
29,9 |
186 948 |
30,3 |
198 584 |
28,9 |
69,7 |
91,1 |
- 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 |
35,3 |
28,4 |
Industry |
30,0 |
34,7 |
Construction |
17,5 |
5,7 |
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
43,2 |
38,8 |
Public administration, education, human health, social work |
70,1 |
65,7 |
- 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.