Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Arrondissement of Coutances (503)

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 42 692 41 102 39 712
Working age adult in % 70,9 73,4 75,4
 including working age adults with a job in % 64,2 65,3 68,6
 including unemployed workers in % 6,6 8,2 6,8
Economically inactive people in % 29,1 26,6 24,6
 including pupils, students or interns in % 7,6 7,5 6,9
 including retirees in % 13,2 11,1 9,7
 including other economically inactive people in % 8,4 7,9 8,0
  • 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 39 712 29 952 75,4 27 241 68,6
 15 to 24 years old 6 492 3 504 54,0 2 890 44,5
 25 to 54 years old 22 728 20 925 92,1 19 257 84,7
 55 to 64 years old 10 492 5 524 52,7 5 094 48,6
Male 20 179 15 548 77,1 14 164 70,2
 15 to 24 years old 3 513 2 090 59,5 1 770 50,4
 25 to 54 years old 11 401 10 695 93,8 9 872 86,6
 55 to 64 years old 5 265 2 762 52,5 2 522 47,9
Female 19 533 14 404 73,7 13 077 67,0
 15 to 24 years old 2 979 1 414 47,5 1 120 37,6
 25 to 54 years old 11 327 10 229 90,3 9 385 82,9
 55 to 64 years old 5 226 2 762 52,8 2 572 49,2
  • 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 68,6
Unemployed workers 6,8
Retirees 9,7
Pupils, students or interns 6,9
Other economically inactive people 8,0
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

  • 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 30 091 27 248 30 403 26 998 29 565 26 969
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 1 717 1 681 1 660 1 646 1 435 1 411
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 2 393 2 256 2 277 2 116 2 342 2 229
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 2 283 2 187 2 358 2 251 2 363 2 248
 Intermediate professions 5 517 5 094 5 992 5 560 6 269 5 950
 Employees 8 476 7 491 8 651 7 448 7 912 7 099
 Workers 9 566 8 539 9 298 7 977 9 062 8 032
  • 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 2 830 3 350 2 711
Unemployment rate in % 9,4 11,1 9,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 22,0 24,0 17,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 7,8 9,6 8,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 6,1 8,5 7,8
  • 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 16,2
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 12,4
CAP, BEP or equivalent 9,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 8,8
2 years at university 6,3
3 to 4 years at university 5,6
5 years or more at university 5,3
  • 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 25 522 24 714 24 682
Working age adult living in the area 27 657 27 140 27 674
Occupational concentration by industry 92,3 91,1 89,2
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 51,8 51,6 50,9
  • 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 25 522 100,0 24 714 100,0 24 682 100,0
Employee 20 438 80,1 19 802 80,1 19 871 80,5
 including women 10 175 39,9 10 312 41,7 10 302 41,7
 including partial time jobs 4 409 17,3 4 390 17,8 3 889 15,8
Non-employee 5 085 19,9 4 912 19,9 4 811 19,5
 including women 1 709 6,7 1 699 6,9 1 755 7,1
 including partial time jobs 393 1,5 460 1,9 510 2,1
  • 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 24 427 100,0
Farmer operators 1 535 6,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 2 167 8,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 2 040 8,4
Intermediate professions 5 183 21,2
Employees 6 466 26,5
Workers 7 036 28,8
  • 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 6,6 6,7 6,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8,8 8,6 8,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 8,0 8,3 8,4
Intermediate professions 18,1 19,3 21,2
Employees 27,4 27,9 26,5
Workers 31,1 29,2 28,8
  • 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 25 272 100,0 24 891 100,0 24 427 100,0 49,0 81,4
Agriculture 2 967 11,7 2 909 11,7 2 584 10,6 28,2 41,6
Industry 3 903 15,4 3 888 15,6 4 015 16,4 31,6 92,4
Construction 2 455 9,7 2 097 8,4 1 780 7,3 9,2 76,9
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 8 917 35,3 8 425 33,8 8 744 35,8 50,7 78,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 7 030 27,8 7 572 30,4 7 305 29,9 73,6 93,6
  • 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 27,7 28,5
Industry 31,0 39,0
Construction 10,8 3,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 53,4 40,5
Public administration, education, human health, social work 74,1 66,5
  • 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.