Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Arrondissement of Avignon (842)

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 129 238 129 702 128 340
Working age adult in % 69,9 71,1 72,3
 including working age adults with a job in % 58,3 57,1 60,2
 including unemployed workers in % 11,7 14,0 12,1
Economically inactive people in % 30,1 28,9 27,7
 including pupils, students or interns in % 10,3 10,1 10,3
 including retirees in % 8,1 6,5 5,3
 including other economically inactive people in % 11,6 12,3 12,2
  • 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 128 340 92 747 72,3 77 267 60,2
 15 to 24 years old 25 005 10 461 41,8 7 346 29,4
 25 to 54 years old 77 139 66 687 86,5 56 450 73,2
 55 to 64 years old 26 196 15 599 59,5 13 471 51,4
Male 61 793 46 959 76,0 39 705 64,3
 15 to 24 years old 12 553 5 505 43,9 3 869 30,8
 25 to 54 years old 37 117 33 795 91,1 29 227 78,7
 55 to 64 years old 12 124 7 659 63,2 6 609 54,5
Female 66 547 45 788 68,8 37 562 56,4
 15 to 24 years old 12 452 4 956 39,8 3 477 27,9
 25 to 54 years old 40 022 32 892 82,2 27 223 68,0
 55 to 64 years old 14 072 7 941 56,4 6 862 48,8
  • 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 60,2
Unemployed workers 12,1
Retirees 5,3
Pupils, students or interns 10,3
Other economically inactive people 12,2
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

  • 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 90 531 75 555 92 374 74 211 92 482 77 804
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 531 524 455 426 480 466
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 6 274 5 784 6 695 6 078 6 982 6 537
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 10 539 10 105 11 544 10 785 12 716 12 027
 Intermediate professions 21 303 19 182 21 941 19 432 22 663 20 432
 Employees 28 179 22 811 28 569 22 366 27 390 22 043
 Workers 22 170 17 149 21 213 15 124 20 609 16 300
  • 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 15 067 18 213 15 480
Unemployment rate in % 16,7 19,7 16,7
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 32,5 38,0 29,8
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 14,9 17,7 15,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 11,0 15,1 13,6
  • 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 29,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 25,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 19,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 18,2
2 years at university 10,6
3 to 4 years at university 8,9
5 years or more at university 7,9
  • 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 97 260 97 319 101 095
Working age adult living in the area 75 991 75 029 78 787
Occupational concentration by industry 128,0 129,7 128,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,6 55,0 54,8
  • 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 97 260 100,0 97 319 100,0 101 095 100,0
Employee 84 927 87,3 84 450 86,8 86 480 85,5
 including women 43 524 44,8 44 088 45,3 45 052 44,6
 including partial time jobs 17 539 18,0 17 197 17,7 15 680 15,5
Non-employee 12 333 12,7 12 869 13,2 14 615 14,5
 including women 4 095 4,2 4 599 4,7 5 596 5,5
 including partial time jobs 1 455 1,5 1 858 1,9 2 379 2,4
  • 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 101 046 100,0
Farmer operators 565 0,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8 427 8,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 16 092 15,9
Intermediate professions 28 642 28,3
Employees 28 293 28,0
Workers 19 027 18,8
  • 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 0,6 0,5 0,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7,4 7,9 8,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14,0 14,7 15,9
Intermediate professions 26,8 28,1 28,3
Employees 30,3 29,9 28,0
Workers 20,8 18,9 18,8
  • 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 96 711 100,0 96 836 100,0 101 046 100,0 49,9 86,8
Agriculture 1 311 1,4 1 189 1,2 1 306 1,3 28,6 57,4
Industry 8 976 9,3 8 869 9,2 8 720 8,6 33,1 90,6
Construction 6 885 7,1 6 271 6,5 6 952 6,9 13,8 70,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 48 348 50,0 48 837 50,4 50 961 50,4 46,2 85,5
Public administration/education/human health/social work 31 190 32,3 31 670 32,7 33 108 32,8 68,4 92,4
  • 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 30,9 25,6
Industry 33,2 32,4
Construction 17,3 5,4
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,5 38,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,0 61,2
  • 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.