Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Functional area 2020 of Forbach (partie française) (197)

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 30 151 28 134 26 268
Working age adult in % 64,6 64,9 65,7
 including working age adults with a job in % 51,2 50,4 53,2
 including unemployed workers in % 13,4 14,5 12,5
Economically inactive people in % 35,4 35,1 34,3
 including pupils, students or interns in % 8,5 8,2 8,9
 including retirees in % 10,7 9,7 8,0
 including other economically inactive people in % 16,3 17,2 17,4
  • 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 26 268 17 264 65,7 13 967 53,2
 15 to 24 years old 4 511 1 742 38,6 1 116 24,7
 25 to 54 years old 15 181 12 358 81,4 10 176 67,0
 55 to 64 years old 6 576 3 163 48,1 2 675 40,7
Male 12 809 9 115 71,2 7 405 57,8
 15 to 24 years old 2 266 949 41,9 579 25,5
 25 to 54 years old 7 445 6 625 89,0 5 533 74,3
 55 to 64 years old 3 098 1 541 49,7 1 294 41,8
Female 13 459 8 149 60,5 6 562 48,8
 15 to 24 years old 2 245 793 35,3 537 23,9
 25 to 54 years old 7 736 5 733 74,1 4 643 60,0
 55 to 64 years old 3 478 1 623 46,7 1 381 39,7
  • 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 53,2
Unemployed workers 12,5
Retirees 8,0
Pupils, students or interns 8,9
Other economically inactive people 17,4
  • 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 19 471 15 519 18 343 14 212 17 349 14 236
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 31 31 27 22 22 18
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 900 804 828 740 832 737
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 1 504 1 447 1 500 1 399 1 515 1 449
 Intermediate professions 3 784 3 424 3 688 3 300 3 700 3 310
 Employees 5 995 4 685 5 539 4 364 5 267 4 360
 Workers 6 717 5 128 6 188 4 387 5 571 4 361
  • 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 4 027 4 077 3 297
Unemployment rate in % 20,7 22,3 19,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 38,6 39,9 36,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 18,4 20,7 17,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 11,9 17,0 15,4
  • 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 32,4
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 25,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 20,5
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 18,4
2 years at university 12,3
3 to 4 years at university 8,3
5 years or more at university 5,6
  • 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 15 367 14 452 14 245
Working age adult living in the area 15 545 14 393 14 212
Occupational concentration by industry 98,9 100,4 100,2
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 52,2 51,0 49,6
  • 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

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
Working status 2010 % 2015 % 2021 %
Altogether 15 367 100,0 14 452 100,0 14 245 100,0
Employee 14 033 91,3 13 169 91,1 12 906 90,6
 including women 7 250 47,2 7 046 48,8 6 895 48,4
 including partial time jobs 3 104 20,2 3 075 21,3 2 816 19,8
Non-employee 1 334 8,7 1 283 8,9 1 340 9,4
 including women 462 3,0 479 3,3 495 3,5
 including partial time jobs 168 1,1 202 1,4 247 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 14 050 100,0
Farmer operators 31 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 774 5,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 1 507 10,7
Intermediate professions 3 716 26,4
Employees 4 493 32,0
Workers 3 529 25,1
  • 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 0,2 0,2 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,1 5,3 5,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,6 10,8 10,7
Intermediate professions 25,7 26,3 26,4
Employees 32,6 33,3 32,0
Workers 25,8 24,2 25,1
  • 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 15 210 100,0 14 476 100,0 14 050 100,0 51,8 91,0
Agriculture 37 0,2 27 0,2 45 0,3 45,7 31,1
Industry 2 231 14,7 2 258 15,6 2 103 15,0 29,7 96,1
Construction 1 147 7,5 908 6,3 916 6,5 9,7 80,6
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 6 380 41,9 5 892 40,7 5 525 39,3 49,2 87,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 5 415 35,6 5 391 37,2 5 461 38,9 69,9 94,5
  • 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 36,4 49,9
Industry 29,9 24,9
Construction 11,3 3,1
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 51,0 36,5
Public administration, education, human health, social work 71,0 51,0
  • 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.