EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Altogether |
207 591 |
203 271 |
199 502 |
| Working age adult in % |
65,0 |
67,2 |
68,7 |
| including working age adults with a job in % |
52,6 |
52,8 |
56,5 |
| including unemployed workers in % |
12,4 |
14,4 |
12,1 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
35,0 |
32,8 |
31,3 |
| including pupils, students or interns in % |
9,8 |
9,7 |
9,7 |
| including retirees in % |
9,2 |
7,8 |
6,6 |
| including other economically inactive people in % |
16,0 |
15,3 |
15,0 |
- 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 |
199 502 |
136 971 |
68,7 |
112 744 |
56,5 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
39 801 |
17 578 |
44,2 |
11 621 |
29,2 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
118 951 |
100 627 |
84,6 |
84 948 |
71,4 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
40 750 |
18 767 |
46,1 |
16 175 |
39,7 |
| Male |
98 506 |
73 629 |
74,7 |
60 871 |
61,8 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
20 352 |
9 684 |
47,6 |
6 354 |
31,2 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
58 630 |
53 994 |
92,1 |
45 967 |
78,4 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
19 523 |
9 950 |
51,0 |
8 550 |
43,8 |
| Female |
100 996 |
63 342 |
62,7 |
51 874 |
51,4 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
19 449 |
7 894 |
40,6 |
5 268 |
27,1 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
60 321 |
46 632 |
77,3 |
38 981 |
64,6 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
21 227 |
8 817 |
41,5 |
7 625 |
35,9 |
- 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 |
56,5 |
| Unemployed workers |
12,1 |
| Retirees |
6,6 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
9,7 |
| Other economically inactive people |
15,0 |
- 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 |
135 231 |
109 482 |
136 247 |
106 936 |
137 623 |
113 977 |
| including |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
| Farmer operators |
340 |
331 |
271 |
264 |
260 |
251 |
| Handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
5 087 |
4 588 |
5 033 |
4 355 |
5 540 |
5 123 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
8 582 |
8 391 |
9 070 |
8 714 |
10 558 |
10 213 |
| Intermediate professions |
29 126 |
26 575 |
30 172 |
27 030 |
32 055 |
29 275 |
| Employees |
42 671 |
35 056 |
43 778 |
35 185 |
43 023 |
35 721 |
| Workers |
45 204 |
34 541 |
43 042 |
31 387 |
42 759 |
33 394 |
- 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 |
25 715 |
29 326 |
24 227 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
19,1 |
21,5 |
17,7 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
42,3 |
44,5 |
33,9 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
15,5 |
18,5 |
15,6 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
11,6 |
15,5 |
13,8 |
- 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 |
32,2 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
25,7 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
21,1 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
16,6 |
| 2 years at university |
8,9 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
6,4 |
| 5 years or more at university |
6,0 |
- 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 |
100 191 |
98 027 |
101 125 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
109 771 |
107 983 |
113 892 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
91,3 |
90,8 |
88,8 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
52,8 |
53,7 |
53,7 |
- 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 |
100 191 |
100,0 |
98 027 |
100,0 |
101 125 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
92 572 |
92,4 |
89 979 |
91,8 |
92 696 |
91,7 |
| including women |
45 400 |
45,3 |
44 971 |
45,9 |
46 895 |
46,4 |
| including partial time jobs |
18 672 |
18,6 |
18 024 |
18,4 |
17 305 |
17,1 |
| Non-employee |
7 619 |
7,6 |
8 048 |
8,2 |
8 429 |
8,3 |
| including women |
2 743 |
2,7 |
3 020 |
3,1 |
3 309 |
3,3 |
| including partial time jobs |
750 |
0,7 |
1 064 |
1,1 |
1 067 |
1,1 |
- 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 |
102 477 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
280 |
0,3 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
4 820 |
4,7 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
11 283 |
11,0 |
| Intermediate professions |
27 309 |
26,6 |
| Employees |
32 670 |
31,9 |
| Workers |
26 116 |
25,5 |
- 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 |
0,3 |
0,3 |
0,3 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
4,6 |
4,7 |
4,7 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
10,3 |
10,6 |
11,0 |
| Intermediate professions |
24,8 |
25,5 |
26,6 |
| Employees |
32,2 |
33,1 |
31,9 |
| Workers |
27,7 |
25,8 |
25,5 |
- 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 |
100 984 |
100,0 |
98 235 |
100,0 |
102 477 |
100,0 |
49,4 |
92,5 |
| Agriculture |
558 |
0,6 |
399 |
0,4 |
476 |
0,5 |
26,2 |
44,8 |
| Industry |
11 726 |
11,6 |
10 182 |
10,4 |
9 934 |
9,7 |
24,2 |
95,1 |
| Construction |
9 020 |
8,9 |
7 920 |
8,1 |
7 987 |
7,8 |
8,5 |
88,0 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
42 527 |
42,1 |
42 422 |
43,2 |
44 903 |
43,8 |
45,3 |
91,0 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
37 153 |
36,8 |
37 312 |
38,0 |
39 177 |
38,2 |
69,3 |
95,1 |
- 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 |
33,6 |
20,3 |
| Industry |
24,1 |
25,8 |
| Construction |
9,1 |
4,2 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
45,8 |
39,9 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
70,0 |
54,3 |
- 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.