Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Functional area 2020 of Le Mans (034)

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 230 091 226 301 223 417
Working age adult in % 73,0 74,2 75,0
 including working age adults with a job in % 64,9 64,1 66,4
 including unemployed workers in % 8,1 10,1 8,6
Economically inactive people in % 27,0 25,8 25,0
 including pupils, students or interns in % 9,9 10,2 10,6
 including retirees in % 10,1 8,8 7,3
 including other economically inactive people in % 7,0 6,8 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

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 223 417 167 604 75,0 148 350 66,4
 15 to 24 years old 45 290 19 950 44,1 15 329 33,8
 25 to 54 years old 131 875 121 956 92,5 109 485 83,0
 55 to 64 years old 46 253 25 698 55,6 23 535 50,9
Male 110 576 84 566 76,5 75 484 68,3
 15 to 24 years old 23 386 10 901 46,6 8 426 36,0
 25 to 54 years old 64 903 61 239 94,4 55 623 85,7
 55 to 64 years old 22 287 12 425 55,7 11 434 51,3
Female 112 841 83 039 73,6 72 865 64,6
 15 to 24 years old 21 904 9 049 41,3 6 903 31,5
 25 to 54 years old 66 972 60 717 90,7 53 862 80,4
 55 to 64 years old 23 966 13 273 55,4 12 101 50,5
  • 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 66,4
Unemployed workers 8,6
Retirees 7,3
Pupils, students or interns 10,6
Other economically inactive people 7,1
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

  • 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 167 578 148 661 167 475 144 537 167 761 148 977
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 2 007 1 983 1 862 1 842 1 872 1 816
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 7 412 6 828 8 152 7 561 8 257 7 876
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 19 719 19 087 20 013 19 307 22 854 22 157
 Intermediate professions 41 769 38 808 41 821 38 465 43 696 40 722
 Employees 50 888 44 740 50 803 43 078 48 773 42 474
 Workers 44 082 37 215 42 043 34 283 39 686 33 931
  • 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 18 728 22 872 19 255
Unemployment rate in % 11,1 13,6 11,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 24,3 29,3 23,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,4 11,9 10,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,1 9,6 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

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation
Taux de chômage en %
No diploma or primary education certificate 25,1
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 19,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 12,0
2 years at university 6,8
3 to 4 years at university 6,0
5 years or more at university 5,7
  • 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 146 302 141 954 145 867
Working age adult living in the area 150 473 146 225 149 950
Occupational concentration by industry 97,2 97,1 97,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 58,1 57,2 56,0
  • 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 146 302 100,0 141 954 100,0 145 867 100,0
Employee 132 566 90,6 127 930 90,1 130 972 89,8
 including women 66 090 45,2 64 788 45,6 66 597 45,7
 including partial time jobs 25 868 17,7 25 244 17,8 23 795 16,3
Non-employee 13 736 9,4 14 023 9,9 14 895 10,2
 including women 4 857 3,3 5 193 3,7 5 674 3,9
 including partial time jobs 1 368 0,9 1 648 1,2 2 057 1,4
  • 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 146 709 100,0
Farmer operators 1 907 1,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8 113 5,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 20 838 14,2
Intermediate professions 40 056 27,3
Employees 42 806 29,2
Workers 32 989 22,5
  • 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 1,4 1,3 1,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,7 5,4 5,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,5 12,9 14,2
Intermediate professions 26,1 26,4 27,3
Employees 30,7 30,5 29,2
Workers 24,6 23,5 22,5
  • 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 145 502 100,0 142 243 100,0 146 709 100,0 49,4 90,4
Agriculture 3 222 2,2 2 911 2,0 3 255 2,2 31,9 43,9
Industry 20 492 14,1 18 799 13,2 18 463 12,6 26,0 94,3
Construction 10 343 7,1 9 995 7,0 9 537 6,5 10,4 81,2
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 64 423 44,3 63 706 44,8 66 547 45,4 46,8 89,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 47 023 32,3 46 833 32,9 48 908 33,3 70,5 95,3
  • 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 35,3 29,3
Industry 25,9 27,6
Construction 11,9 3,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,6 39,9
Public administration, education, human health, social work 71,2 56,1
  • 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.