Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Functional area 2020 of Cholet (067)

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 99 215 98 858 98 707
Working age adult in % 75,7 77,8 79,5
 including working age adults with a job in % 69,3 69,3 72,8
 including unemployed workers in % 6,4 8,5 6,6
Economically inactive people in % 24,3 22,2 20,5
 including pupils, students or interns in % 8,1 8,3 8,2
 including retirees in % 10,5 8,6 7,2
 including other economically inactive people in % 5,7 5,2 5,1
  • 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 98 707 78 430 79,5 71 875 72,8
 15 to 24 years old 18 389 9 726 52,9 8 172 44,4
 25 to 54 years old 59 889 56 864 94,9 52 780 88,1
 55 to 64 years old 20 429 11 841 58,0 10 924 53,5
Male 49 836 40 837 81,9 37 969 76,2
 15 to 24 years old 9 495 5 544 58,4 4 764 50,2
 25 to 54 years old 30 369 29 418 96,9 27 695 91,2
 55 to 64 years old 9 973 5 876 58,9 5 510 55,2
Female 48 871 37 593 76,9 33 906 69,4
 15 to 24 years old 8 894 4 182 47,0 3 408 38,3
 25 to 54 years old 29 520 27 446 93,0 25 085 85,0
 55 to 64 years old 10 456 5 965 57,0 5 414 51,8
  • 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 72,8
Unemployed workers 6,6
Retirees 7,2
Pupils, students or interns 8,2
Other economically inactive people 5,1
  • 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 75 323 68 890 77 006 68 631 83 434 76 641
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 2 063 2 051 1 795 1 787 1 808 1 785
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 858 3 705 4 127 3 869 4 611 4 484
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 6 365 6 182 7 041 6 760 8 665 8 431
 Intermediate professions 17 284 16 177 18 364 17 006 20 361 19 276
 Employees 19 390 17 607 19 459 17 076 19 976 17 903
 Workers 26 040 23 168 25 599 22 132 27 438 24 762
  • 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 6 352 8 416 6 555
Unemployment rate in % 8,5 10,9 8,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 17,6 23,0 16,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 7,2 9,4 7,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,0 9,4 7,7
  • 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 17,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 13,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 8,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 8,2
2 years at university 5,5
3 to 4 years at university 5,7
5 years or more at university 4,4
  • 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 72 234 72 405 76 625
Working age adult living in the area 69 007 68 840 72 369
Occupational concentration by industry 104,7 105,2 105,9
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 60,4 60,2 59,7
  • 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 72 234 100,0 72 405 100,0 76 625 100,0
Employee 64 253 89,0 64 398 88,9 68 232 89,0
 including women 30 821 42,7 31 267 43,2 33 131 43,2
 including partial time jobs 12 590 17,4 12 497 17,3 11 876 15,5
Non-employee 7 980 11,0 8 007 11,1 8 393 11,0
 including women 2 307 3,2 2 488 3,4 2 850 3,7
 including partial time jobs 709 1,0 813 1,1 904 1,2
  • 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 81 217 100,0
Farmer operators 1 851 2,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4 664 5,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9 560 11,8
Intermediate professions 20 505 25,2
Employees 18 827 23,2
Workers 25 810 31,8
  • 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 2,9 2,5 2,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,2 5,4 5,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9,6 10,8 11,8
Intermediate professions 23,7 24,4 25,2
Employees 25,4 24,2 23,2
Workers 33,1 32,6 31,8
  • 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 71 784 100,0 72 201 100,0 81 217 100,0 47,0 89,8
Agriculture 3 355 4,7 2 895 4,0 3 330 4,1 31,5 45,4
Industry 19 221 26,8 17 775 24,6 21 280 26,2 32,8 96,4
Construction 5 496 7,7 5 039 7,0 5 632 6,9 12,3 80,3
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 25 996 36,2 27 954 38,7 31 034 38,2 46,5 88,5
Public administration/education/human health/social work 17 717 24,7 18 537 25,7 19 942 24,6 75,2 94,8
  • 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 41,5 23,2
Industry 33,0 28,2
Construction 14,2 4,6
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,7 37,7
Public administration, education, human health, social work 76,2 56,7
  • 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.