EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Altogether |
235 543 |
235 356 |
236 494 |
| Working age adult in % |
70,1 |
71,4 |
72,7 |
| including working age adults with a job in % |
62,7 |
62,2 |
65,3 |
| including unemployed workers in % |
7,3 |
9,1 |
7,5 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
29,9 |
28,6 |
27,3 |
| including pupils, students or interns in % |
12,6 |
13,2 |
13,1 |
| including retirees in % |
9,7 |
8,3 |
7,0 |
| including other economically inactive people in % |
7,7 |
7,2 |
7,1 |
- 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 |
236 494 |
172 004 |
72,7 |
154 354 |
65,3 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
51 844 |
19 801 |
38,2 |
15 651 |
30,2 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
138 042 |
126 597 |
91,7 |
115 335 |
83,6 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
46 608 |
25 605 |
54,9 |
23 367 |
50,1 |
| Male |
119 719 |
88 780 |
74,2 |
80 103 |
66,9 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
26 909 |
10 953 |
40,7 |
8 766 |
32,6 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
69 999 |
65 295 |
93,3 |
59 890 |
85,6 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
22 812 |
12 532 |
54,9 |
11 447 |
50,2 |
| Female |
116 775 |
83 224 |
71,3 |
74 251 |
63,6 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
24 935 |
8 848 |
35,5 |
6 885 |
27,6 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
68 043 |
61 302 |
90,1 |
55 445 |
81,5 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
23 797 |
13 073 |
54,9 |
11 920 |
50,1 |
- 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 |
65,3 |
| Unemployed workers |
7,5 |
| Retirees |
7,0 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
13,1 |
| Other economically inactive people |
7,1 |
- 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 |
165 336 |
148 195 |
167 937 |
146 414 |
172 319 |
155 330 |
| including |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
| Farmer operators |
2 124 |
2 090 |
2 025 |
1 966 |
1 622 |
1 608 |
| Handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
7 477 |
6 989 |
7 968 |
7 417 |
8 625 |
8 264 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
24 970 |
24 218 |
26 433 |
25 350 |
30 911 |
29 930 |
| Intermediate professions |
42 651 |
39 773 |
44 722 |
41 147 |
47 578 |
44 386 |
| Employees |
50 816 |
44 517 |
50 040 |
42 601 |
48 572 |
42 609 |
| Workers |
36 120 |
30 608 |
34 897 |
27 933 |
33 236 |
28 532 |
- 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 |
17 260 |
21 495 |
17 650 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
10,5 |
12,8 |
10,3 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
22,4 |
27,3 |
21,0 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
9,0 |
11,1 |
8,9 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
7,9 |
10,2 |
8,7 |
- 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 |
26,4 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
18,8 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
12,5 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
11,5 |
| 2 years at university |
7,0 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
7,1 |
| 5 years or more at university |
6,1 |
- 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 |
149 630 |
149 120 |
157 866 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
148 643 |
147 579 |
155 814 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
100,7 |
101,0 |
101,3 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
56,5 |
56,1 |
55,6 |
- 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 |
149 630 |
100,0 |
149 120 |
100,0 |
157 866 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
134 284 |
89,7 |
133 405 |
89,5 |
140 503 |
89,0 |
| including women |
65 157 |
43,5 |
65 471 |
43,9 |
69 553 |
44,1 |
| including partial time jobs |
27 972 |
18,7 |
26 944 |
18,1 |
26 043 |
16,5 |
| Non-employee |
15 346 |
10,3 |
15 715 |
10,5 |
17 363 |
11,0 |
| including women |
5 366 |
3,6 |
5 988 |
4,0 |
6 979 |
4,4 |
| including partial time jobs |
1 666 |
1,1 |
2 053 |
1,4 |
2 532 |
1,6 |
- 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 |
158 741 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
1 728 |
1,1 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
8 648 |
5,4 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
30 136 |
19,0 |
| Intermediate professions |
44 924 |
28,3 |
| Employees |
44 048 |
27,7 |
| Workers |
29 258 |
18,4 |
- 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 |
1,5 |
1,4 |
1,1 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
4,8 |
5,2 |
5,4 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
16,1 |
16,9 |
19,0 |
| Intermediate professions |
26,7 |
28,0 |
28,3 |
| Employees |
30,4 |
29,6 |
27,7 |
| Workers |
20,5 |
19,1 |
18,4 |
- 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 |
149 780 |
100,0 |
149 310 |
100,0 |
158 741 |
100,0 |
48,5 |
89,9 |
| Agriculture |
5 082 |
3,4 |
4 649 |
3,1 |
4 461 |
2,8 |
34,3 |
61,8 |
| Industry |
15 830 |
10,6 |
15 370 |
10,3 |
16 534 |
10,4 |
26,8 |
95,5 |
| Construction |
10 574 |
7,1 |
9 764 |
6,5 |
10 442 |
6,6 |
11,3 |
79,9 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
58 560 |
39,1 |
58 836 |
39,4 |
65 900 |
41,5 |
47,5 |
87,9 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
59 733 |
39,9 |
60 690 |
40,6 |
61 405 |
38,7 |
62,7 |
94,2 |
- 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 |
43,9 |
18,6 |
| Industry |
26,3 |
37,0 |
| Construction |
13,0 |
4,8 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
48,7 |
38,3 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
62,4 |
66,5 |
- 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.