Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Functional area 2020 of Genève - Annemasse (partie française) (GEN)

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 245 613 270 880 291 249
Working age adult in % 78,4 80,3 81,0
 including working age adults with a job in % 71,4 71,2 72,8
 including unemployed workers in % 7,0 9,1 8,1
Economically inactive people in % 21,6 19,7 19,0
 including pupils, students or interns in % 7,6 7,7 7,7
 including retirees in % 5,8 4,4 3,5
 including other economically inactive people in % 8,1 7,6 7,8
  • 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 291 249 235 830 81,0 212 104 72,8
 15 to 24 years old 43 885 20 007 45,6 16 279 37,1
 25 to 54 years old 198 670 182 611 91,9 165 714 83,4
 55 to 64 years old 48 693 33 212 68,2 30 111 61,8
Male 145 297 123 037 84,7 111 823 77,0
 15 to 24 years old 22 669 10 959 48,3 8 932 39,4
 25 to 54 years old 98 752 94 527 95,7 87 021 88,1
 55 to 64 years old 23 876 17 550 73,5 15 870 66,5
Female 145 952 112 793 77,3 100 281 68,7
 15 to 24 years old 21 217 9 048 42,6 7 348 34,6
 25 to 54 years old 99 918 88 084 88,2 78 693 78,8
 55 to 64 years old 24 817 15 661 63,1 14 241 57,4
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021

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 8,1
Retirees 3,5
Pupils, students or interns 7,7
Other economically inactive people 7,8
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021

  • 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 191 987 174 815 217 082 192 510 237 647 214 136
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 1 503 1 500 1 376 1 357 1 358 1 338
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 10 960 10 369 12 207 11 529 13 538 12 940
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 31 218 30 092 35 897 34 227 41 935 40 179
 Intermediate professions 50 250 46 735 57 756 52 522 65 834 60 492
 Employees 54 472 48 661 62 960 54 563 66 584 58 402
 Workers 42 463 37 459 45 183 38 312 46 614 40 785
  • 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 17 246 24 630 23 726
Unemployment rate in % 9,0 11,3 10,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 18,0 21,3 18,6
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 7,9 10,3 9,3
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,2 10,1 9,3
  • 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 17,6
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 17,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 11,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 10,8
2 years at university 7,6
3 to 4 years at university 7,6
5 years or more at university 6,5
  • 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 104 832 110 239 112 295
Working age adult living in the area 176 522 194 728 214 547
Occupational concentration by industry 59,4 56,6 52,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 67,0 67,8 67,6
  • 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 104 832 100,0 110 239 100,0 112 295 100,0
Employee 89 493 85,4 93 445 84,8 94 235 83,9
 including women 46 367 44,2 49 443 44,9 50 115 44,6
 including partial time jobs 18 469 17,6 19 752 17,9 18 329 16,3
Non-employee 15 339 14,6 16 794 15,2 18 060 16,1
 including women 4 994 4,8 6 000 5,4 7 057 6,3
 including partial time jobs 2 021 1,9 2 845 2,6 3 261 2,9
  • 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 115 014 100,0
Farmer operators 1 361 1,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 10 434 9,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14 995 13,0
Intermediate professions 30 050 26,1
Employees 34 234 29,8
Workers 23 939 20,8
  • 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 1,4 1,3 1,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8,2 8,7 9,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,1 12,1 13,0
Intermediate professions 24,8 25,2 26,1
Employees 29,6 30,7 29,8
Workers 23,9 22,1 20,8
  • 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 105 141 100,0 109 968 100,0 115 014 100,0 50,5 85,3
Agriculture 2 171 2,1 2 111 1,9 2 271 2,0 23,2 40,6
Industry 15 124 14,4 14 130 12,8 13 717 11,9 34,5 92,4
Construction 9 374 8,9 9 515 8,7 9 455 8,2 10,9 73,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 48 752 46,4 49 982 45,5 53 716 46,7 47,5 82,8
Public administration/education/human health/social work 29 720 28,3 34 230 31,1 35 855 31,2 73,1 92,3
  • 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 31,6 17,5
Industry 35,4 24,0
Construction 13,3 4,5
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,9 40,9
Public administration, education, human health, social work 74,1 61,2
  • 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.