Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Functional area 2020 of Nantes (008)

Detailed figures

Paru le :27/06/2024

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
Economic activity 2010 2015 2021
Altogether 593 499 625 715 668 243
Working age adult in % 73,6 75,5 77,2
 including working age adults with a job in % 66,5 66,6 69,8
 including unemployed workers in % 7,1 8,9 7,4
Economically inactive people in % 26,4 24,5 22,8
 including pupils, students or interns in % 12,2 12,3 12,0
 including retirees in % 8,2 6,5 5,1
 including other economically inactive people in % 6,0 5,7 5,7
  • 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

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 668 243 516 178 77,2 466 717 69,8
 15 to 24 years old 139 391 56 954 40,9 46 408 33,3
 25 to 54 years old 417 237 390 983 93,7 357 118 85,6
 55 to 64 years old 111 615 68 240 61,1 63 191 56,6
Male 332 384 263 474 79,3 239 309 72,0
 15 to 24 years old 70 197 31 186 44,4 25 669 36,6
 25 to 54 years old 208 461 198 794 95,4 182 637 87,6
 55 to 64 years old 53 727 33 493 62,3 31 003 57,7
Female 335 859 252 704 75,2 227 408 67,7
 15 to 24 years old 69 194 25 768 37,2 20 740 30,0
 25 to 54 years old 208 776 192 189 92,1 174 481 83,6
 55 to 64 years old 57 888 34 747 60,0 32 187 55,6
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 69,8
Unemployed workers 7,4
Retirees 5,1
Pupils, students or interns 12,0
Other economically inactive people 5,7
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021

  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by socio-economic classification

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 436 840 395 063 472 583 416 570 518 279 470 825
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 4 485 4 366 3 762 3 637 3 599 3 519
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 20 758 19 365 24 713 23 245 28 281 27 012
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 78 469 75 450 93 353 89 030 121 716 117 336
 Intermediate professions 120 553 110 981 133 892 121 248 147 405 136 454
 Employees 118 741 106 098 122 437 105 915 123 834 109 566
 Workers 90 968 78 803 89 143 73 494 88 777 76 938
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional operations, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population

EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population
Number of unemployed workers and unemployment rate 2010 2015 2021
Number of unemployed workers 41 989 55 652 49 461
Unemployment rate in % 9,6 11,8 9,6
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 20,2 25,0 18,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 8,3 10,4 8,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,1 8,7 7,4
  • 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

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation
Taux de chômage en %
No diploma or primary education certificate 23,2
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 10,5
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,4
2 years at university 6,8
3 to 4 years at university 7,4
5 years or more at university 6,1
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation

  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T5 - Employment and activity

EMP T5 - Employment and activity
Employment activity 2010 2015 2021
Number of jobs in the area 406 371 430 710 482 391
Working age adult living in the area 396 648 419 553 470 404
Occupational concentration by industry 102,5 102,7 102,5
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 61,1 61,7 62,3
  • 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

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
Working status 2010 % 2015 % 2021 %
Altogether 406 371 100,0 430 710 100,0 482 391 100,0
Employee 364 736 89,8 383 387 89,0 426 324 88,4
 including women 181 625 44,7 191 604 44,5 210 870 43,7
 including partial time jobs 77 113 19,0 78 160 18,1 78 336 16,2
Non-employee 41 635 10,2 47 322 11,0 56 066 11,6
 including women 14 168 3,5 17 427 4,0 22 306 4,6
 including partial time jobs 5 376 1,3 6 996 1,6 8 919 1,8
  • Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main workplaces, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T7 - Employment by socio-economic activity in 2021

EMP T7 - Employment by socio-economic activity in 2021
Socio-economic activity Number %
Altogether 488 459 100,0
Farmer operators 3 699 0,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 28 433 5,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 116 031 23,8
Intermediate professions 140 952 28,9
Employees 115 210 23,6
Workers 84 133 17,2
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity

EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity
2010 2015 2021
Farmer operators 1,1 0,9 0,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,9 5,6 5,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 18,3 20,3 23,8
Intermediate professions 28,1 29,0 28,9
Employees 27,1 25,9 23,6
Workers 20,5 18,4 17,2
  • Sources: Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity

  • Sources: Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
Economic sector 2010 2015 2021
Number % Number % Number % including women in % including employees %
Altogether 406 614 100,0 430 112 100,0 488 459 100,0 48,2 89,1
Agriculture 8 526 2,1 7 717 1,8 7 933 1,6 31,7 54,4
Industry 48 316 11,9 45 995 10,7 49 985 10,2 30,9 93,9
Construction 28 506 7,0 28 201 6,6 32 610 6,7 15,3 80,9
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 201 315 49,5 221 649 51,5 261 844 53,6 44,2 88,5
Public administration/education/human health/social work 119 950 29,5 126 551 29,4 136 085 27,9 71,0 92,6
  • 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

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 40,5 21,3
Industry 30,8 32,3
Construction 17,6 5,8
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,8 39,2
Public administration, education, human health, social work 71,7 62,6
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021

  • Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.