Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Arrondissement of Nantes (442)

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 512 633 538 187 574 034
Working age adult in % 73,0 74,9 76,7
 including working age adults with a job in % 65,6 65,7 69,0
 including unemployed workers in % 7,4 9,3 7,7
Economically inactive people in % 27,0 25,1 23,3
 including pupils, students or interns in % 12,9 12,8 12,4
 including retirees in % 8,1 6,4 5,0
 including other economically inactive people in % 6,1 5,9 5,9
  • 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

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 574 034 440 209 76,7 395 798 69,0
 15 to 24 years old 123 508 50 176 40,6 40 738 33,0
 25 to 54 years old 355 243 331 445 93,3 300 926 84,7
 55 to 64 years old 95 283 58 588 61,5 54 134 56,8
Male 284 826 224 418 78,8 202 443 71,1
 15 to 24 years old 61 840 27 202 44,0 22 285 36,0
 25 to 54 years old 177 537 168 652 95,0 153 810 86,6
 55 to 64 years old 45 449 28 564 62,8 26 348 58,0
Female 289 208 215 791 74,6 193 355 66,9
 15 to 24 years old 61 668 22 974 37,3 18 453 29,9
 25 to 54 years old 177 706 162 793 91,6 147 116 82,8
 55 to 64 years old 49 834 30 024 60,2 27 786 55,8
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 69,0
Unemployed workers 7,7
Retirees 5,0
Pupils, students or interns 12,4
Other economically inactive people 5,9
  • 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 374 328 336 793 403 111 352 935 442 019 399 482
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 2 873 2 787 2 494 2 409 2 204 2 163
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 17 346 16 080 20 797 19 540 23 599 22 478
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 70 053 67 255 83 781 79 799 108 939 104 890
 Intermediate professions 104 335 95 747 114 435 103 084 124 995 115 269
 Employees 101 368 90 074 103 256 88 553 104 845 92 008
 Workers 75 664 64 850 73 394 59 551 73 065 62 674
  • 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 37 694 49 999 44 411
Unemployment rate in % 10,1 12,4 10,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 20,6 25,3 18,8
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 8,8 11,0 9,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,2 8,9 7,6
  • 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 24,4
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 19,1
CAP, BEP or equivalent 11,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 12,3
2 years at university 7,2
3 to 4 years at university 7,8
5 years or more at university 6,3
  • 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 375 770 397 515 447 305
Working age adult living in the area 338 074 355 773 399 047
Occupational concentration by industry 111,2 111,7 112,1
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 60,4 61,0 61,7
  • 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 375 770 100,0 397 515 100,0 447 305 100,0
Employee 339 536 90,4 356 174 89,6 397 737 88,9
 including women 168 817 44,9 177 521 44,7 196 082 43,8
 including partial time jobs 70 888 18,9 71 561 18,0 71 914 16,1
Non-employee 36 234 9,6 41 342 10,4 49 568 11,1
 including women 12 334 3,3 15 302 3,8 19 758 4,4
 including partial time jobs 4 910 1,3 6 280 1,6 8 115 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

EMP T7 - Employment by socio-economic activity in 2021
Socio-economic activity Number %
Altogether 452 417 100,0
Farmer operators 2 305 0,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 24 893 5,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 112 030 24,8
Intermediate professions 131 848 29,1
Employees 105 689 23,4
Workers 75 653 16,7
  • 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 0,8 0,6 0,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,6 5,3 5,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 19,1 21,2 24,8
Intermediate professions 28,6 29,4 29,1
Employees 27,1 25,7 23,4
Workers 19,8 17,8 16,7
  • 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 374 915 100,0 396 719 100,0 452 417 100,0 48,0 89,7
Agriculture 6 498 1,7 5 950 1,5 6 172 1,4 33,6 63,6
Industry 42 562 11,4 39 904 10,1 44 354 9,8 30,8 94,0
Construction 24 742 6,6 24 455 6,2 28 668 6,3 15,4 81,4
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 190 556 50,8 210 317 53,0 248 711 55,0 44,0 89,1
Public administration/education/human health/social work 110 557 29,5 116 094 29,3 124 512 27,5 70,3 92,7
  • 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 42,5 18,0
Industry 30,7 32,8
Construction 17,6 5,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,7 38,7
Public administration, education, human health, social work 71,0 62,5
  • 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.