Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Functional area 2020 of Avignon (040)

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 204 874 206 993 205 634
Working age adult in % 71,2 73,0 74,3
 including working age adults with a job in % 61,1 60,7 63,8
 including unemployed workers in % 10,2 12,3 10,5
Economically inactive people in % 28,8 27,0 25,7
 including pupils, students or interns in % 9,7 9,6 9,5
 including retirees in % 8,4 6,8 5,7
 including other economically inactive people in % 10,6 10,6 10,5
  • 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 205 634 152 698 74,3 131 175 63,8
 15 to 24 years old 37 081 15 649 42,2 11 248 30,3
 25 to 54 years old 124 428 110 476 88,8 96 451 77,5
 55 to 64 years old 44 125 26 574 60,2 23 476 53,2
Male 99 282 77 277 77,8 67 242 67,7
 15 to 24 years old 18 686 8 391 44,9 6 082 32,6
 25 to 54 years old 59 924 55 758 93,0 49 558 82,7
 55 to 64 years old 20 672 13 128 63,5 11 602 56,1
Female 106 352 75 421 70,9 63 933 60,1
 15 to 24 years old 18 395 7 258 39,5 5 166 28,1
 25 to 54 years old 64 504 54 718 84,8 46 893 72,7
 55 to 64 years old 23 453 13 445 57,3 11 874 50,6
  • 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 63,8
Unemployed workers 10,5
Retirees 5,7
Pupils, students or interns 9,5
Other economically inactive people 10,5
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

  • 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 146 448 125 412 150 698 125 343 152 343 131 814
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 2 169 2 140 1 841 1 794 1 792 1 745
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 10 741 9 982 11 814 10 914 12 595 11 961
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 18 247 17 482 19 717 18 514 21 344 20 400
 Intermediate professions 35 469 32 174 37 189 33 448 39 176 35 852
 Employees 43 682 36 304 43 922 35 429 43 061 35 517
 Workers 34 222 27 329 33 720 25 246 32 322 26 339
  • 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 20 830 25 464 21 523
Unemployment rate in % 14,3 16,9 14,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 29,6 34,9 28,1
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 12,5 15,0 12,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,3 12,9 11,7
  • 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

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation
Taux de chômage en %
No diploma or primary education certificate 26,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 20,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 16,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 15,4
2 years at university 9,4
3 to 4 years at university 7,7
5 years or more at university 6,8
  • 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 128 175 128 619 134 740
Working age adult living in the area 126 303 127 395 133 808
Occupational concentration by industry 101,5 101,0 100,7
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,6 56,5 55,9
  • 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 128 175 100,0 128 619 100,0 134 740 100,0
Employee 109 398 85,4 108 750 84,6 112 480 83,5
 including women 55 275 43,1 55 687 43,3 57 729 42,8
 including partial time jobs 22 847 17,8 22 144 17,2 20 518 15,2
Non-employee 18 778 14,6 19 870 15,4 22 260 16,5
 including women 6 212 4,8 7 029 5,5 8 561 6,4
 including partial time jobs 2 104 1,6 2 770 2,2 3 373 2,5
  • 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 135 449 100,0
Farmer operators 1 972 1,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 12 330 9,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 20 049 14,8
Intermediate professions 36 694 27,1
Employees 36 322 26,8
Workers 28 083 20,7
  • 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 1,7 1,5 1,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8,0 8,8 9,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,1 13,7 14,8
Intermediate professions 25,9 26,7 27,1
Employees 28,9 28,3 26,8
Workers 22,5 21,0 20,7
  • 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 128 045 100,0 128 441 100,0 135 449 100,0 48,9 84,7
Agriculture 4 795 3,7 4 783 3,7 4 865 3,6 32,6 59,7
Industry 14 066 11,0 13 448 10,5 12 765 9,4 33,1 90,2
Construction 10 237 8,0 9 314 7,3 9 852 7,3 12,9 69,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 60 833 47,5 61 505 47,9 66 757 49,3 45,6 83,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 38 113 29,8 39 390 30,7 41 210 30,4 69,7 91,0
  • 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

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 36,6 26,7
Industry 33,1 33,1
Construction 16,6 4,5
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,9 38,7
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,4 62,2
  • 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.