EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Altogether |
196 557 |
201 969 |
208 347 |
| Working age adult in % |
67,4 |
70,2 |
69,7 |
| including working age adults with a job in % |
47,9 |
48,3 |
50,3 |
| including unemployed workers in % |
19,5 |
21,9 |
19,4 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
32,6 |
29,8 |
30,3 |
| including pupils, students or interns in % |
13,4 |
12,7 |
12,1 |
| including retirees in % |
4,6 |
3,9 |
3,4 |
| including other economically inactive people in % |
14,6 |
13,3 |
14,9 |
- 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 |
208 347 |
145 156 |
69,7 |
104 747 |
50,3 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
45 563 |
17 383 |
38,2 |
9 428 |
20,7 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
123 125 |
104 491 |
84,9 |
77 040 |
62,6 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
39 659 |
23 281 |
58,7 |
18 279 |
46,1 |
| Male |
96 895 |
71 426 |
73,7 |
52 829 |
54,5 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
22 305 |
8 998 |
40,3 |
4 918 |
22,1 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
55 888 |
50 249 |
89,9 |
38 333 |
68,6 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
18 702 |
12 179 |
65,1 |
9 578 |
51,2 |
| Female |
111 452 |
73 730 |
66,2 |
51 918 |
46,6 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
23 258 |
8 385 |
36,1 |
4 510 |
19,4 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
67 237 |
54 242 |
80,7 |
38 707 |
57,6 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
20 957 |
11 103 |
53,0 |
8 701 |
41,5 |
- 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 |
50,3 |
| Unemployed workers |
19,4 |
| Retirees |
3,4 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
12,1 |
| Other economically inactive people |
14,9 |
- 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 |
132 464 |
94 164 |
141 691 |
97 477 |
143 027 |
104 085 |
| including |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
| Farmer operators |
1 091 |
1 047 |
971 |
908 |
659 |
624 |
| Handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
7 291 |
6 611 |
7 623 |
6 623 |
8 044 |
7 199 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
12 209 |
11 767 |
13 962 |
13 249 |
15 943 |
15 250 |
| Intermediate professions |
27 088 |
23 522 |
30 461 |
25 781 |
34 463 |
29 682 |
| Employees |
46 086 |
33 149 |
48 311 |
33 682 |
48 071 |
34 698 |
| Workers |
28 771 |
18 067 |
29 353 |
17 235 |
26 826 |
16 632 |
- 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 |
38 322 |
44 217 |
40 409 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
28,9 |
31,2 |
27,8 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
53,4 |
54,8 |
45,8 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
26,1 |
28,9 |
26,3 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
15,4 |
20,9 |
21,5 |
- 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 |
45,0 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
38,6 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
34,4 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
28,0 |
| 2 years at university |
14,8 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
11,5 |
| 5 years or more at university |
7,9 |
- 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 |
96 228 |
100 496 |
107 778 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
94 768 |
98 561 |
106 633 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
101,5 |
102,0 |
101,1 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
60,6 |
61,7 |
59,6 |
- 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 |
96 228 |
100,0 |
100 496 |
100,0 |
107 778 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
84 639 |
88,0 |
87 878 |
87,4 |
93 903 |
87,1 |
| including women |
41 461 |
43,1 |
44 167 |
43,9 |
48 521 |
45,0 |
| including partial time jobs |
13 912 |
14,5 |
16 386 |
16,3 |
17 504 |
16,2 |
| Non-employee |
11 588 |
12,0 |
12 618 |
12,6 |
13 875 |
12,9 |
| including women |
3 426 |
3,6 |
4 074 |
4,1 |
4 863 |
4,5 |
| including partial time jobs |
1 332 |
1,4 |
1 776 |
1,8 |
1 983 |
1,8 |
- 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 |
107 208 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
734 |
0,7 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
7 665 |
7,2 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
15 846 |
14,8 |
| Intermediate professions |
29 706 |
27,7 |
| Employees |
36 295 |
33,9 |
| Workers |
16 961 |
15,8 |
- 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 |
1,1 |
0,9 |
0,7 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
7,0 |
7,0 |
7,2 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
12,6 |
13,9 |
14,8 |
| Intermediate professions |
24,5 |
26,1 |
27,7 |
| Employees |
35,7 |
34,7 |
33,9 |
| Workers |
19,1 |
17,4 |
15,8 |
- 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 |
96 266 |
100,0 |
100 358 |
100,0 |
107 208 |
100,0 |
49,8 |
88,1 |
| Agriculture |
1 579 |
1,6 |
1 491 |
1,5 |
1 323 |
1,2 |
20,3 |
48,1 |
| Industry |
5 539 |
5,8 |
5 134 |
5,1 |
6 041 |
5,6 |
31,3 |
86,9 |
| Construction |
7 093 |
7,4 |
6 068 |
6,0 |
6 434 |
6,0 |
10,3 |
74,7 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
41 728 |
43,3 |
43 760 |
43,6 |
45 677 |
42,6 |
45,0 |
85,1 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
40 328 |
41,9 |
43 906 |
43,7 |
47 732 |
44,5 |
62,9 |
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
|
Employees |
Non-employees |
| Agriculture |
26,6 |
14,5 |
| Industry |
32,4 |
24,2 |
| Construction |
11,8 |
5,8 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
47,0 |
33,6 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
63,4 |
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.