Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Arrondissement of Besançon (251)

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 162 807 160 329 160 520
Working age adult in % 71,2 71,8 72,6
 including working age adults with a job in % 63,3 62,7 64,8
 including unemployed workers in % 7,8 9,2 7,8
Economically inactive people in % 28,8 28,2 27,4
 including pupils, students or interns in % 14,2 14,5 14,3
 including retirees in % 8,1 6,9 5,8
 including other economically inactive people in % 6,6 6,8 7,3
  • 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 160 520 116 490 72,6 103 960 64,8
 15 to 24 years old 38 979 15 285 39,2 12 350 31,7
 25 to 54 years old 91 095 82 666 90,7 74 637 81,9
 55 to 64 years old 30 446 18 539 60,9 16 973 55,7
Male 78 820 58 938 74,8 52 517 66,6
 15 to 24 years old 19 520 8 336 42,7 6 772 34,7
 25 to 54 years old 44 934 41 682 92,8 37 623 83,7
 55 to 64 years old 14 366 8 920 62,1 8 122 56,5
Female 81 700 57 552 70,4 51 443 63,0
 15 to 24 years old 19 459 6 948 35,7 5 578 28,7
 25 to 54 years old 46 161 40 984 88,8 37 014 80,2
 55 to 64 years old 16 080 9 619 59,8 8 851 55,0
  • 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 64,8
Unemployed workers 7,8
Retirees 5,8
Pupils, students or interns 14,3
Other economically inactive people 7,3
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

  • 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 115 304 102 699 115 487 100 853 116 324 104 055
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 1 232 1 220 1 273 1 234 1 160 1 154
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 798 5 464 6 135 5 758 6 492 6 126
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 18 098 17 547 18 805 17 950 20 511 19 884
 Intermediate professions 30 580 28 450 31 633 29 114 32 084 29 855
 Employees 31 979 27 995 31 715 27 349 31 151 27 468
 Workers 26 247 22 024 24 309 19 448 23 296 19 569
  • 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 12 772 14 693 12 530
Unemployment rate in % 11,0 12,8 10,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 21,8 25,6 19,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,6 11,3 9,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,7 9,5 8,4
  • 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 23,1
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 19,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 12,4
2 years at university 6,9
3 to 4 years at university 6,6
5 years or more at university 6,0
  • 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 109 431 107 852 112 357
Working age adult living in the area 103 885 101 615 105 661
Occupational concentration by industry 105,3 106,1 106,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 58,1 56,8 56,0
  • 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 109 431 100,0 107 852 100,0 112 357 100,0
Employee 98 266 89,8 95 843 88,9 99 482 88,5
 including women 50 027 45,7 49 627 46,0 51 165 45,5
 including partial time jobs 20 750 19,0 20 078 18,6 19 324 17,2
Non-employee 11 165 10,2 12 009 11,1 12 874 11,5
 including women 3 464 3,2 4 001 3,7 4 598 4,1
 including partial time jobs 1 151 1,1 1 507 1,4 1 924 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 112 436 100,0
Farmer operators 1 191 1,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6 578 5,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 19 936 17,7
Intermediate professions 32 328 28,8
Employees 30 543 27,2
Workers 21 859 19,4
  • 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 1,2 1,2 1,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,3 5,6 5,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 15,8 16,8 17,7
Intermediate professions 27,1 28,8 28,8
Employees 28,1 27,6 27,2
Workers 22,4 20,0 19,4
  • 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 108 707 100,0 107 655 100,0 112 436 100,0 49,7 89,5
Agriculture 1 863 1,7 2 137 2,0 1 945 1,7 25,1 41,9
Industry 15 706 14,4 14 499 13,5 15 325 13,6 29,3 94,1
Construction 6 561 6,0 5 348 5,0 5 732 5,1 10,4 75,7
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 43 924 40,4 43 111 40,0 45 709 40,7 46,6 87,2
Public administration/education/human health/social work 40 653 37,4 42 559 39,5 43 725 38,9 66,4 94,3
  • 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 31,2 20,7
Industry 29,9 19,7
Construction 12,2 4,8
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,3 35,0
Public administration, education, human health, social work 66,7 61,9
  • 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.