Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Arrondissement of Laon (022)

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 101 792 98 675 94 105
Working age adult in % 69,9 71,5 72,9
 including working age adults with a job in % 59,9 58,7 61,1
 including unemployed workers in % 10,0 12,8 11,7
Economically inactive people in % 30,1 28,5 27,1
 including pupils, students or interns in % 8,4 8,3 8,6
 including retirees in % 9,8 9,1 7,5
 including other economically inactive people in % 11,9 11,1 11,1
  • 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 94 105 68 558 72,9 57 543 61,1
 15 to 24 years old 17 100 7 705 45,1 5 138 30,0
 25 to 54 years old 56 196 49 802 88,6 42 815 76,2
 55 to 64 years old 20 808 11 051 53,1 9 589 46,1
Male 47 431 36 241 76,4 30 672 64,7
 15 to 24 years old 8 972 4 431 49,4 3 016 33,6
 25 to 54 years old 28 304 26 218 92,6 22 790 80,5
 55 to 64 years old 10 155 5 593 55,1 4 867 47,9
Female 46 673 32 317 69,2 26 871 57,6
 15 to 24 years old 8 128 3 274 40,3 2 123 26,1
 25 to 54 years old 27 892 23 585 84,6 20 026 71,8
 55 to 64 years old 10 653 5 459 51,2 4 722 44,3
  • 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 61,1
Unemployed workers 11,7
Retirees 7,5
Pupils, students or interns 8,6
Other economically inactive people 11,1
  • 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 70 938 60 613 70 699 58 021 68 116 57 515
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 1 063 1 054 961 951 867 847
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 332 3 101 3 393 3 039 3 091 2 854
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 5 502 5 356 5 452 5 229 5 600 5 417
 Intermediate professions 15 163 14 059 15 424 14 148 15 855 14 725
 Employees 22 579 19 257 22 511 18 259 21 176 17 679
 Workers 22 134 17 786 21 399 16 396 20 072 15 993
  • 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 10 187 12 638 11 015
Unemployment rate in % 14,3 17,9 16,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 32,3 39,1 33,3
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 12,1 15,4 14,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,6 13,9 13,2
  • 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 30,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 23,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 17,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 14,9
2 years at university 9,0
3 to 4 years at university 5,8
5 years or more at university 5,2
  • 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 54 427 50 510 48 565
Working age adult living in the area 61 332 58 494 58 231
Occupational concentration by industry 88,7 86,4 83,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,2 56,0 55,2
  • 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 54 427 100,0 50 510 100,0 48 565 100,0
Employee 48 954 89,9 45 025 89,1 43 298 89,2
 including women 23 593 43,3 22 601 44,7 21 994 45,3
 including partial time jobs 9 292 17,1 8 928 17,7 7 757 16,0
Non-employee 5 473 10,1 5 485 10,9 5 267 10,8
 including women 1 777 3,3 1 864 3,7 1 985 4,1
 including partial time jobs 461 0,8 620 1,2 606 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 48 531 100,0
Farmer operators 924 1,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 2 706 5,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 5 031 10,4
Intermediate professions 12 236 25,2
Employees 15 384 31,7
Workers 12 250 25,2
  • 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 2,0 2,1 1,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,6 5,7 5,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9,4 9,8 10,4
Intermediate professions 22,7 24,4 25,2
Employees 32,2 32,1 31,7
Workers 28,0 26,0 25,2
  • 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 54 288 100,0 50 819 100,0 48 531 100,0 49,9 90,4
Agriculture 2 140 3,9 1 886 3,7 1 717 3,5 22,5 48,9
Industry 7 456 13,7 6 758 13,3 5 493 11,3 29,9 93,5
Construction 4 334 8,0 3 693 7,3 3 716 7,7 10,1 82,3
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 18 343 33,8 17 085 33,6 16 597 34,2 47,6 87,6
Public administration/education/human health/social work 22 015 40,6 21 397 42,1 21 008 43,3 66,2 96,6
  • 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 23,8 21,3
Industry 30,0 28,3
Construction 11,0 5,6
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,4 41,9
Public administration, education, human health, social work 66,3 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.