Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Arrondissement of Le Mans (723)

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 167 233 163 310 161 581
Working age adult in % 72,1 73,0 73,6
 including working age adults with a job in % 63,1 61,9 63,9
 including unemployed workers in % 9,0 11,1 9,7
Economically inactive people in % 27,9 27,0 26,4
 including pupils, students or interns in % 10,8 11,1 11,4
 including retirees in % 9,7 8,6 7,0
 including other economically inactive people in % 7,4 7,3 7,9
  • 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 161 581 118 999 73,6 103 301 63,9
 15 to 24 years old 34 788 14 995 43,1 11 230 32,3
 25 to 54 years old 93 508 85 321 91,2 75 042 80,3
 55 to 64 years old 33 284 18 684 56,1 17 029 51,2
Male 79 212 59 482 75,1 52 071 65,7
 15 to 24 years old 17 925 8 077 45,1 6 081 33,9
 25 to 54 years old 45 608 42 523 93,2 37 874 83,0
 55 to 64 years old 15 679 8 883 56,7 8 116 51,8
Female 82 369 59 517 72,3 51 230 62,2
 15 to 24 years old 16 863 6 918 41,0 5 149 30,5
 25 to 54 years old 47 901 42 799 89,3 37 169 77,6
 55 to 64 years old 17 605 9 800 55,7 8 912 50,6
  • 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 63,9
Unemployed workers 9,7
Retirees 7,0
Pupils, students or interns 11,4
Other economically inactive people 7,9
  • 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 120 197 104 989 119 299 100 996 118 993 103 740
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 606 590 564 552 544 513
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 997 4 556 5 357 4 923 5 671 5 346
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 15 781 15 306 16 190 15 601 18 550 17 948
 Intermediate professions 31 199 28 812 30 588 28 002 31 518 29 135
 Employees 37 181 32 239 36 825 30 580 35 216 30 018
 Workers 28 987 23 486 27 296 21 339 25 175 20 780
  • 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 15 075 18 180 15 698
Unemployment rate in % 12,5 15,2 13,2
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 25,6 30,7 25,1
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,8 13,7 12,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,3 9,8 8,9
  • 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 29,1
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 22,6
CAP, BEP or equivalent 15,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 14,2
2 years at university 7,8
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 124 629 120 581 124 829
Working age adult living in the area 106 410 101 921 104 529
Occupational concentration by industry 117,1 118,3 119,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 57,3 56,0 54,7
  • 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 124 629 100,0 120 581 100,0 124 829 100,0
Employee 114 673 92,0 110 470 91,6 113 735 91,1
 including women 56 982 45,7 55 798 46,3 57 670 46,2
 including partial time jobs 22 039 17,7 21 384 17,7 20 455 16,4
Non-employee 9 956 8,0 10 111 8,4 11 094 8,9
 including women 3 574 2,9 3 867 3,2 4 300 3,4
 including partial time jobs 1 068 0,9 1 327 1,1 1 705 1,4
  • 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 125 264 100,0
Farmer operators 608 0,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6 315 5,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 19 122 15,3
Intermediate professions 35 868 28,6
Employees 36 955 29,5
Workers 26 395 21,1
  • 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 0,6 0,5 0,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,3 4,7 5,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,4 13,9 15,3
Intermediate professions 27,5 27,6 28,6
Employees 31,1 30,8 29,5
Workers 23,2 22,5 21,1
  • 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 123 703 100,0 120 102 100,0 125 264 100,0 49,6 91,8
Agriculture 1 152 0,9 1 004 0,8 1 139 0,9 34,8 51,7
Industry 15 907 12,9 14 644 12,2 14 327 11,4 25,0 94,3
Construction 7 972 6,4 7 598 6,3 7 627 6,1 10,9 83,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 57 831 46,7 56 928 47,4 59 962 47,9 46,7 90,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 40 842 33,0 39 929 33,2 42 208 33,7 69,3 95,5
  • 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 39,4 30,0
Industry 24,8 27,7
Construction 12,3 3,6
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,5 39,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,9 55,6
  • 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.