Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Arrondissement of Palaiseau (913)

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 387 891 400 762 411 063
Working age adult in % 75,7 77,0 77,5
 including working age adults with a job in % 69,4 69,2 70,3
 including unemployed workers in % 6,2 7,8 7,3
Economically inactive people in % 24,3 23,0 22,5
 including pupils, students or interns in % 11,2 11,5 11,5
 including retirees in % 7,0 5,4 4,5
 including other economically inactive people in % 6,1 6,1 6,5
  • 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 411 063 318 612 77,5 288 794 70,3
 15 to 24 years old 80 681 31 811 39,4 25 626 31,8
 25 to 54 years old 256 092 236 290 92,3 216 327 84,5
 55 to 64 years old 74 290 50 511 68,0 46 841 63,1
Male 205 513 163 390 79,5 149 010 72,5
 15 to 24 years old 42 643 17 595 41,3 14 078 33,0
 25 to 54 years old 126 423 119 877 94,8 110 887 87,7
 55 to 64 years old 36 446 25 917 71,1 24 045 66,0
Female 205 550 155 222 75,5 139 784 68,0
 15 to 24 years old 38 037 14 215 37,4 11 549 30,4
 25 to 54 years old 129 669 116 413 89,8 105 440 81,3
 55 to 64 years old 37 844 24 594 65,0 22 796 60,2
  • 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 70,3
Unemployed workers 7,3
Retirees 4,5
Pupils, students or interns 11,5
Other economically inactive people 6,5
  • 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 293 762 269 477 308 559 277 188 320 683 291 224
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 250 246 226 217 161 152
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 11 842 11 267 13 259 12 419 14 748 14 044
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 73 954 71 844 80 399 77 381 90 220 87 288
 Intermediate professions 84 927 79 475 87 208 80 506 88 896 82 775
 Employees 76 795 68 676 79 409 69 548 78 595 69 127
 Workers 43 718 37 970 44 168 37 117 43 822 37 837
  • 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 24 206 31 185 29 818
Unemployment rate in % 8,2 10,1 9,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 18,9 23,1 19,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 7,0 8,8 8,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 6,6 7,8 7,3
  • 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 17,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 15,1
CAP, BEP or equivalent 10,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,3
2 years at university 6,5
3 to 4 years at university 7,2
5 years or more at university 5,7
  • 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 236 252 242 623 251 872
Working age adult living in the area 271 415 280 394 292 471
Occupational concentration by industry 87,0 86,5 86,1
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 63,3 63,3 63,0
  • 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 236 252 100,0 242 623 100,0 251 872 100,0
Employee 216 784 91,8 220 837 91,0 228 199 90,6
 including women 99 041 41,9 101 086 41,7 104 850 41,6
 including partial time jobs 28 319 12,0 27 877 11,5 26 651 10,6
Non-employee 19 468 8,2 21 786 9,0 23 673 9,4
 including women 6 657 2,8 8 048 3,3 9 130 3,6
 including partial time jobs 2 359 1,0 3 211 1,3 3 561 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 253 396 100,0
Farmer operators 191 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 12 807 5,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 75 723 29,9
Intermediate professions 66 404 26,2
Employees 57 852 22,8
Workers 40 419 16,0
  • 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 0,1 0,1 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,5 4,7 5,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 27,1 28,4 29,9
Intermediate professions 26,4 26,7 26,2
Employees 24,8 23,9 22,8
Workers 17,2 16,2 16,0
  • 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 237 106 100,0 242 843 100,0 253 396 100,0 45,3 91,6
Agriculture 744 0,3 583 0,2 575 0,2 30,6 72,3
Industry 24 640 10,4 25 328 10,4 22 924 9,0 29,0 95,6
Construction 15 054 6,3 16 351 6,7 17 011 6,7 13,8 82,9
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 131 897 55,6 133 610 55,0 142 859 56,4 40,8 90,7
Public administration/education/human health/social work 64 771 27,3 66 971 27,6 70 028 27,6 67,5 94,4
  • 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 31,9 27,2
Industry 29,1 28,7
Construction 15,6 5,1
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 41,5 34,2
Public administration, education, human health, social work 67,8 63,5
  • 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.