EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Altogether |
319 278 |
317 377 |
320 103 |
| Working age adult in % |
70,7 |
72,9 |
73,9 |
| including working age adults with a job in % |
63,3 |
64,2 |
66,1 |
| including unemployed workers in % |
7,3 |
8,7 |
7,8 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
29,3 |
27,1 |
26,1 |
| including pupils, students or interns in % |
12,8 |
12,7 |
13,0 |
| including retirees in % |
9,4 |
7,7 |
6,1 |
| including other economically inactive people in % |
7,1 |
6,8 |
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 |
320 103 |
236 643 |
73,9 |
211 646 |
66,1 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
69 359 |
26 558 |
38,3 |
20 643 |
29,8 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
188 946 |
173 436 |
91,8 |
157 229 |
83,2 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
61 797 |
36 649 |
59,3 |
33 774 |
54,7 |
| Male |
157 617 |
120 037 |
76,2 |
107 961 |
68,5 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
34 410 |
14 568 |
42,3 |
11 413 |
33,2 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
93 668 |
87 852 |
93,8 |
80 265 |
85,7 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
29 539 |
17 617 |
59,6 |
16 284 |
55,1 |
| Female |
162 486 |
116 606 |
71,8 |
103 685 |
63,8 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
34 950 |
11 990 |
34,3 |
9 230 |
26,4 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
95 278 |
85 584 |
89,8 |
76 965 |
80,8 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
32 258 |
19 031 |
59,0 |
17 490 |
54,2 |
- 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 |
66,1 |
| Unemployed workers |
7,8 |
| Retirees |
6,1 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
13,0 |
| 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 |
225 484 |
202 024 |
232 059 |
204 341 |
236 878 |
212 402 |
| including |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
| Farmer operators |
2 672 |
2 628 |
2 318 |
2 264 |
2 049 |
2 033 |
| Handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
11 865 |
11 019 |
12 530 |
11 675 |
13 569 |
13 017 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
34 421 |
33 411 |
38 924 |
37 421 |
44 273 |
42 896 |
| Intermediate professions |
57 662 |
53 979 |
59 679 |
55 162 |
64 434 |
60 067 |
| Employees |
66 027 |
57 863 |
66 734 |
57 421 |
63 285 |
55 017 |
| Workers |
50 560 |
43 123 |
48 661 |
40 397 |
46 013 |
39 371 |
- 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 |
23 428 |
27 474 |
24 997 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
10,4 |
11,9 |
10,6 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
24,4 |
26,7 |
22,3 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
8,9 |
10,4 |
9,3 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
6,5 |
8,4 |
7,8 |
- 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 |
23,7 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
17,7 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
11,9 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
12,3 |
| 2 years at university |
7,1 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
7,1 |
| 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 |
202 707 |
204 933 |
214 595 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
203 635 |
205 832 |
214 657 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
99,5 |
99,6 |
100,0 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
57,0 |
57,0 |
56,6 |
- 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 |
202 707 |
100,0 |
204 933 |
100,0 |
214 595 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
181 230 |
89,4 |
182 258 |
88,9 |
189 125 |
88,1 |
| including women |
89 110 |
44,0 |
90 773 |
44,3 |
94 880 |
44,2 |
| including partial time jobs |
33 477 |
16,5 |
33 622 |
16,4 |
31 757 |
14,8 |
| Non-employee |
21 476 |
10,6 |
22 675 |
11,1 |
25 470 |
11,9 |
| including women |
7 642 |
3,8 |
8 302 |
4,1 |
9 653 |
4,5 |
| including partial time jobs |
2 230 |
1,1 |
2 945 |
1,4 |
3 785 |
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
| Socio-economic activity |
Number |
% |
| Altogether |
215 665 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
2 228 |
1,0 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
13 556 |
6,3 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
42 270 |
19,6 |
| Intermediate professions |
60 181 |
27,9 |
| Employees |
56 837 |
26,4 |
| Workers |
40 593 |
18,8 |
- 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 |
1,4 |
1,1 |
1,0 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
5,5 |
5,8 |
6,3 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
16,3 |
18,0 |
19,6 |
| Intermediate professions |
26,4 |
26,6 |
27,9 |
| Employees |
29,0 |
28,5 |
26,4 |
| Workers |
21,5 |
20,0 |
18,8 |
- 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 |
202 320 |
100,0 |
205 647 |
100,0 |
215 665 |
100,0 |
48,7 |
89,0 |
| Agriculture |
4 519 |
2,2 |
3 917 |
1,9 |
4 018 |
1,9 |
34,3 |
45,8 |
| Industry |
27 142 |
13,4 |
27 356 |
13,3 |
26 147 |
12,1 |
29,0 |
94,3 |
| Construction |
13 866 |
6,9 |
13 757 |
6,7 |
13 801 |
6,4 |
11,7 |
75,0 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
89 725 |
44,3 |
90 770 |
44,1 |
99 669 |
46,2 |
45,5 |
87,6 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
67 068 |
33,1 |
69 846 |
34,0 |
72 029 |
33,4 |
68,1 |
94,0 |
- 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 |
41,7 |
28,1 |
| Industry |
29,1 |
28,8 |
| Construction |
14,0 |
4,7 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
46,4 |
38,8 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
68,4 |
62,5 |
- 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.