Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Arrondissement of Limoges (872)

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 192 026 185 585 178 904
Working age adult in % 70,4 71,7 72,5
 including working age adults with a job in % 62,6 62,1 64,0
 including unemployed workers in % 7,7 9,6 8,5
Economically inactive people in % 29,6 28,3 27,5
 including pupils, students or interns in % 11,4 11,9 12,6
 including retirees in % 10,8 9,0 7,3
 including other economically inactive people in % 7,4 7,5 7,6
  • 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 178 904 129 727 72,5 114 580 64,0
 15 to 24 years old 38 191 14 789 38,7 11 150 29,2
 25 to 54 years old 102 736 93 653 91,2 83 998 81,8
 55 to 64 years old 37 977 21 285 56,0 19 433 51,2
Male 87 044 64 987 74,7 57 539 66,1
 15 to 24 years old 18 621 7 697 41,3 5 891 31,6
 25 to 54 years old 50 473 47 132 93,4 42 455 84,1
 55 to 64 years old 17 950 10 158 56,6 9 193 51,2
Female 91 860 64 740 70,5 57 041 62,1
 15 to 24 years old 19 571 7 092 36,2 5 258 26,9
 25 to 54 years old 52 263 46 522 89,0 41 543 79,5
 55 to 64 years old 20 026 11 127 55,6 10 240 51,1
  • 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 64,0
Unemployed workers 8,5
Retirees 7,3
Pupils, students or interns 12,6
Other economically inactive people 7,6
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

  • 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 134 976 120 192 132 326 114 332 129 669 114 799
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 2 444 2 361 1 960 1 896 1 988 1 926
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 7 252 6 784 7 269 6 639 7 838 7 544
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 17 379 16 941 17 919 17 249 19 226 18 494
 Intermediate professions 35 573 33 354 35 116 32 592 35 311 33 133
 Employees 39 474 34 740 39 338 33 559 37 076 31 955
 Workers 31 145 26 010 28 382 22 397 26 132 21 747
  • 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 14 859 17 790 15 147
Unemployment rate in % 11,0 13,4 11,7
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 24,6 29,0 24,6
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,6 12,0 10,3
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 6,8 8,9 8,7
  • 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 27,4
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,7
CAP, BEP or equivalent 13,0
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 12,2
2 years at university 7,5
3 to 4 years at university 7,0
5 years or more at university 6,6
  • 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 124 932 120 872 120 802
Working age adult living in the area 121 275 116 594 116 331
Occupational concentration by industry 103,0 103,7 103,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,2 53,7 52,5
  • 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 124 932 100,0 120 872 100,0 120 802 100,0
Employee 111 037 88,9 106 675 88,3 105 389 87,2
 including women 56 949 45,6 55 277 45,7 54 441 45,1
 including partial time jobs 18 111 14,5 17 956 14,9 16 901 14,0
Non-employee 13 895 11,1 14 196 11,7 15 413 12,8
 including women 4 877 3,9 5 129 4,2 5 791 4,8
 including partial time jobs 1 367 1,1 1 656 1,4 1 996 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 120 981 100,0
Farmer operators 2 038 1,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8 076 6,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 18 799 15,5
Intermediate professions 34 485 28,5
Employees 34 193 28,3
Workers 23 391 19,3
  • 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 2,0 1,7 1,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,6 5,9 6,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,6 14,8 15,5
Intermediate professions 27,5 28,3 28,5
Employees 29,3 29,5 28,3
Workers 22,1 19,8 19,3
  • 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 124 975 100,0 120 549 100,0 120 981 100,0 50,0 88,1
Agriculture 3 298 2,6 2 806 2,3 2 771 2,3 28,1 31,4
Industry 14 692 11,8 12 430 10,3 12 281 10,2 30,4 92,6
Construction 8 270 6,6 7 027 5,8 7 393 6,1 11,1 74,6
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 51 461 41,2 49 928 41,4 51 335 42,4 44,6 86,5
Public administration/education/human health/social work 47 253 37,8 48 358 40,1 47 201 39,0 68,3 94,0
  • 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 22,7 30,6
Industry 30,4 30,1
Construction 13,5 3,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,7 37,8
Public administration, education, human health, social work 68,8 60,1
  • 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.