EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Altogether |
176 116 |
173 552 |
172 916 |
| Working age adult in % |
71,5 |
73,5 |
75,1 |
| including working age adults with a job in % |
64,5 |
64,5 |
67,0 |
| including unemployed workers in % |
7,0 |
9,0 |
8,1 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
28,5 |
26,5 |
24,9 |
| including pupils, students or interns in % |
11,6 |
11,4 |
11,0 |
| including retirees in % |
8,9 |
7,6 |
6,3 |
| including other economically inactive people in % |
8,0 |
7,5 |
7,7 |
- 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 |
172 916 |
129 774 |
75,1 |
115 807 |
67,0 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
32 284 |
12 349 |
38,3 |
9 503 |
29,4 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
103 064 |
94 509 |
91,7 |
85 370 |
82,8 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
37 568 |
22 916 |
61,0 |
20 934 |
55,7 |
| Male |
85 226 |
65 866 |
77,3 |
59 281 |
69,6 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
16 658 |
6 982 |
41,9 |
5 310 |
31,9 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
50 468 |
47 567 |
94,3 |
43 532 |
86,3 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
18 099 |
11 317 |
62,5 |
10 440 |
57,7 |
| Female |
87 690 |
63 908 |
72,9 |
56 526 |
64,5 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
15 626 |
5 367 |
34,3 |
4 193 |
26,8 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
52 595 |
46 942 |
89,3 |
41 838 |
79,5 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
19 469 |
11 599 |
59,6 |
10 494 |
53,9 |
- 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 |
67,0 |
| Unemployed workers |
8,1 |
| Retirees |
6,3 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
11,0 |
| Other economically inactive people |
7,7 |
- 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 |
126 290 |
113 813 |
128 166 |
112 304 |
130 364 |
116 644 |
| including |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
| Farmer operators |
2 879 |
2 852 |
2 561 |
2 538 |
2 153 |
2 135 |
| Handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
7 593 |
7 166 |
7 599 |
7 147 |
8 716 |
8 321 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
18 339 |
17 701 |
19 634 |
18 869 |
21 476 |
20 738 |
| Intermediate professions |
33 641 |
31 198 |
34 404 |
31 549 |
36 576 |
33 754 |
| Employees |
37 342 |
32 812 |
37 226 |
31 537 |
36 221 |
31 266 |
| Workers |
25 626 |
22 084 |
25 286 |
20 664 |
23 900 |
20 430 |
- 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 |
12 340 |
15 600 |
13 967 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
9,8 |
12,2 |
10,8 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
22,2 |
26,8 |
23,0 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
8,6 |
10,9 |
9,7 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
7,1 |
9,4 |
8,6 |
- 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 |
22,9 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
18,4 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
12,2 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
12,5 |
| 2 years at university |
7,5 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
7,2 |
| 5 years or more at university |
6,5 |
- 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 |
116 323 |
114 637 |
117 879 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
114 972 |
113 566 |
117 794 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
101,2 |
100,9 |
100,1 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
56,1 |
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 |
116 323 |
100,0 |
114 637 |
100,0 |
117 879 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
100 742 |
86,6 |
98 741 |
86,1 |
100 533 |
85,3 |
| including women |
48 990 |
42,1 |
48 708 |
42,5 |
50 358 |
42,7 |
| including partial time jobs |
19 301 |
16,6 |
19 170 |
16,7 |
17 743 |
15,1 |
| Non-employee |
15 581 |
13,4 |
15 896 |
13,9 |
17 346 |
14,7 |
| including women |
5 487 |
4,7 |
5 802 |
5,1 |
6 825 |
5,8 |
| including partial time jobs |
1 766 |
1,5 |
2 131 |
1,9 |
2 605 |
2,2 |
- 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 |
119 252 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
2 350 |
2,0 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
8 855 |
7,4 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
20 501 |
17,2 |
| Intermediate professions |
34 154 |
28,6 |
| Employees |
32 035 |
26,9 |
| Workers |
21 356 |
17,9 |
- 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 |
2,6 |
2,3 |
2,0 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
6,3 |
6,5 |
7,4 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
15,1 |
16,3 |
17,2 |
| Intermediate professions |
26,9 |
27,7 |
28,6 |
| Employees |
29,0 |
28,1 |
26,9 |
| Workers |
20,2 |
19,1 |
17,9 |
- 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 |
116 728 |
100,0 |
115 607 |
100,0 |
119 252 |
100,0 |
48,6 |
86,3 |
| Agriculture |
3 935 |
3,4 |
3 504 |
3,0 |
3 381 |
2,8 |
28,9 |
32,5 |
| Industry |
16 581 |
14,2 |
15 613 |
13,5 |
14 990 |
12,6 |
28,8 |
94,1 |
| Construction |
8 951 |
7,7 |
7 993 |
6,9 |
8 606 |
7,2 |
10,5 |
74,9 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
48 990 |
42,0 |
48 310 |
41,8 |
51 335 |
43,0 |
46,4 |
84,2 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
38 270 |
32,8 |
40 187 |
34,8 |
40 940 |
34,3 |
68,3 |
92,9 |
- 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 |
33,5 |
26,6 |
| Industry |
28,7 |
30,2 |
| Construction |
12,5 |
4,6 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
47,6 |
40,0 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
68,7 |
62,4 |
- 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.
