Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Functional area 2020 of Besançon (045)

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 179 804 178 050 178 876
Working age adult in % 71,8 72,5 73,3
 including working age adults with a job in % 64,2 63,6 65,8
 including unemployed workers in % 7,6 8,9 7,6
Economically inactive people in % 28,2 27,5 26,7
 including pupils, students or interns in % 13,5 13,8 13,8
 including retirees in % 8,2 7,0 5,9
 including other economically inactive people in % 6,5 6,6 7,0
  • 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

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 178 876 131 131 73,3 117 613 65,8
 15 to 24 years old 42 066 16 612 39,5 13 444 32,0
 25 to 54 years old 102 920 93 978 91,3 85 331 82,9
 55 to 64 years old 33 890 20 541 60,6 18 838 55,6
Male 87 942 66 359 75,5 59 465 67,6
 15 to 24 years old 21 119 9 070 42,9 7 363 34,9
 25 to 54 years old 50 736 47 322 93,3 43 004 84,8
 55 to 64 years old 16 088 9 967 61,9 9 098 56,6
Female 90 933 64 772 71,2 58 148 63,9
 15 to 24 years old 20 948 7 542 36,0 6 081 29,0
 25 to 54 years old 52 184 46 656 89,4 42 327 81,1
 55 to 64 years old 17 802 10 574 59,4 9 740 54,7
  • 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 65,8
Unemployed workers 7,6
Retirees 5,9
Pupils, students or interns 13,8
Other economically inactive people 7,0
  • 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 128 844 115 244 129 088 113 127 130 887 117 695
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 1 490 1 466 1 436 1 393 1 322 1 301
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 6 487 6 104 6 907 6 473 7 291 6 910
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 19 428 18 838 20 385 19 494 22 359 21 669
 Intermediate professions 34 048 31 757 35 656 32 884 36 284 33 897
 Employees 35 663 31 509 35 224 30 512 35 219 31 212
 Workers 30 268 25 570 27 783 22 372 26 655 22 707
  • 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 13 659 15 864 13 518
Unemployment rate in % 10,6 12,3 10,3
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 21,4 25,5 19,1
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,2 10,8 9,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,6 9,3 8,3
  • 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 21,9
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 11,8
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,8
2 years at university 6,6
3 to 4 years at university 6,5
5 years or more at university 5,9
  • 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 114 929 113 356 118 123
Working age adult living in the area 116 344 114 531 119 462
Occupational concentration by industry 98,8 99,0 98,9
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 58,7 57,5 56,7
  • 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

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
Working status 2010 % 2015 % 2021 %
Altogether 114 929 100,0 113 356 100,0 118 123 100,0
Employee 102 786 89,4 100 229 88,4 104 211 88,2
 including women 52 547 45,7 52 105 46,0 53 954 45,7
 including partial time jobs 21 956 19,1 21 209 18,7 20 453 17,3
Non-employee 12 143 10,6 13 127 11,6 13 912 11,8
 including women 3 771 3,3 4 330 3,8 4 930 4,2
 including partial time jobs 1 242 1,1 1 612 1,4 2 000 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 118 123 100,0
Farmer operators 1 335 1,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7 249 6,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 20 475 17,3
Intermediate professions 33 715 28,5
Employees 32 063 27,1
Workers 23 285 19,7
  • 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 1,3 1,3 1,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,5 5,9 6,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 15,5 16,4 17,3
Intermediate professions 26,9 28,5 28,5
Employees 28,1 27,6 27,1
Workers 22,6 20,2 19,7
  • 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 114 355 100,0 113 139 100,0 118 123 100,0 49,9 89,1
Agriculture 2 209 1,9 2 434 2,2 2 255 1,9 24,4 44,1
Industry 16 539 14,5 15 367 13,6 16 366 13,9 30,4 93,6
Construction 7 252 6,3 6 005 5,3 6 175 5,2 10,2 75,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 45 606 39,9 44 694 39,5 47 542 40,2 46,7 86,6
Public administration/education/human health/social work 42 748 37,4 44 638 39,5 45 785 38,8 66,8 94,1
  • 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

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 31,5 18,7
Industry 31,1 20,9
Construction 11,8 5,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,4 35,7
Public administration, education, human health, social work 67,2 61,8
  • 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.