Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Functional area 2020 of Limoges (041)

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 207 999 201 687 195 236
Working age adult in % 70,7 72,0 73,0
 including working age adults with a job in % 63,0 62,5 64,6
 including unemployed workers in % 7,7 9,5 8,4
Economically inactive people in % 29,3 28,0 27,0
 including pupils, students or interns in % 11,1 11,6 12,1
 including retirees in % 10,8 9,0 7,4
 including other economically inactive people in % 7,4 7,4 7,5
  • 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 195 236 142 563 73,0 126 201 64,6
 15 to 24 years old 40 551 15 881 39,2 11 938 29,4
 25 to 54 years old 113 007 103 427 91,5 93 024 82,3
 55 to 64 years old 41 678 23 255 55,8 21 239 51,0
Male 95 197 71 485 75,1 63 451 66,7
 15 to 24 years old 19 795 8 294 41,9 6 338 32,0
 25 to 54 years old 55 566 52 080 93,7 47 067 84,7
 55 to 64 years old 19 836 11 111 56,0 10 046 50,6
Female 100 039 71 078 71,1 62 749 62,7
 15 to 24 years old 20 756 7 587 36,6 5 601 27,0
 25 to 54 years old 57 441 51 347 89,4 45 957 80,0
 55 to 64 years old 21 843 12 144 55,6 11 192 51,2
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 64,6
Unemployed workers 8,4
Retirees 7,4
Pupils, students or interns 12,1
Other economically inactive people 7,5
  • 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 146 895 130 994 144 593 125 319 142 610 126 609
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 2 660 2 590 2 186 2 122 2 296 2 239
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 7 860 7 404 7 957 7 277 8 471 8 129
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 18 549 18 063 19 005 18 292 20 324 19 543
 Intermediate professions 38 246 35 883 38 190 35 450 38 642 36 298
 Employees 43 186 38 062 42 920 36 761 40 696 35 301
 Workers 34 637 28 991 31 897 25 417 29 948 25 099
  • 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 16 024 19 148 16 362
Unemployment rate in % 10,9 13,2 11,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 24,5 29,3 24,8
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,5 11,8 10,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 6,8 9,1 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

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation
Taux de chômage en %
No diploma or primary education certificate 26,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,8
2 years at university 7,3
3 to 4 years at university 6,8
5 years or more at university 6,6
  • 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 132 065 127 216 127 738
Working age adult living in the area 132 097 127 429 128 093
Occupational concentration by industry 100,0 99,8 99,7
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,4 54,0 53,0
  • 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 132 065 100,0 127 216 100,0 127 738 100,0
Employee 117 050 88,6 111 956 88,0 111 266 87,1
 including women 60 044 45,5 58 198 45,7 57 596 45,1
 including partial time jobs 19 079 14,4 18 981 14,9 17 782 13,9
Non-employee 15 015 11,4 15 260 12,0 16 471 12,9
 including women 5 216 3,9 5 446 4,3 6 138 4,8
 including partial time jobs 1 473 1,1 1 812 1,4 2 152 1,7
  • 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 128 145 100,0
Farmer operators 2 314 1,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8 523 6,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 19 493 15,2
Intermediate professions 35 965 28,1
Employees 36 139 28,2
Workers 25 710 20,1
  • 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 2,0 1,8 1,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,7 6,0 6,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,4 14,5 15,2
Intermediate professions 27,0 27,8 28,1
Employees 29,3 29,6 28,2
Workers 22,5 20,3 20,1
  • 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 131 964 100,0 126 673 100,0 128 145 100,0 49,7 88,1
Agriculture 3 385 2,6 3 063 2,4 3 064 2,4 28,8 27,8
Industry 16 662 12,6 13 983 11,0 14 082 11,0 31,1 93,0
Construction 8 998 6,8 7 442 5,9 8 080 6,3 10,7 76,1
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 53 724 40,7 52 058 41,1 53 687 41,9 44,3 86,5
Public administration/education/human health/social work 49 195 37,3 50 127 39,6 49 231 38,4 68,7 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

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 23,6 30,9
Industry 31,4 28,1
Construction 12,9 3,6
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,6 36,5
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,3 59,1
  • 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.