EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Altogether |
331 633 |
332 785 |
335 047 |
| Working age adult in % |
77,4 |
77,9 |
78,5 |
| including working age adults with a job in % |
69,8 |
69,4 |
71,0 |
| including unemployed workers in % |
7,6 |
8,5 |
7,5 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
22,6 |
22,1 |
21,5 |
| including pupils, students or interns in % |
10,7 |
11,6 |
11,7 |
| including retirees in % |
5,9 |
4,5 |
3,5 |
| including other economically inactive people in % |
6,0 |
6,0 |
6,3 |
- 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
| Sex and age |
Population |
Active people |
Activity rate in % |
Working people |
Employment rate in % |
| Altogether |
335 047 |
263 050 |
78,5 |
237 941 |
71,0 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
60 825 |
20 922 |
34,4 |
16 670 |
27,4 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
214 633 |
199 255 |
92,8 |
181 953 |
84,8 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
59 589 |
42 873 |
71,9 |
39 319 |
66,0 |
| Male |
161 132 |
129 651 |
80,5 |
117 649 |
73,0 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
29 771 |
10 407 |
35,0 |
8 106 |
27,2 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
103 381 |
98 292 |
95,1 |
90 317 |
87,4 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
27 980 |
20 952 |
74,9 |
19 226 |
68,7 |
| Female |
173 914 |
133 399 |
76,7 |
120 292 |
69,2 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
31 054 |
10 514 |
33,9 |
8 563 |
27,6 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
111 252 |
100 963 |
90,8 |
91 636 |
82,4 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
31 608 |
21 921 |
69,4 |
20 093 |
63,6 |
- Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.
EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
|
Population (%) |
| Working age adults who have a job |
71,0 |
| Unemployed workers |
7,5 |
| Retirees |
3,5 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
11,7 |
| Other economically inactive people |
6,3 |
- Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.
- Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.
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 |
256 694 |
231 558 |
259 222 |
230 922 |
262 595 |
238 057 |
| including |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
| Farmer operators |
107 |
93 |
25 |
25 |
33 |
33 |
| Handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
12 575 |
11 531 |
13 107 |
12 069 |
14 104 |
13 355 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
78 066 |
75 284 |
84 925 |
81 388 |
95 998 |
92 554 |
| Intermediate professions |
70 337 |
64 013 |
69 205 |
62 243 |
68 073 |
61 873 |
| Employees |
64 550 |
56 501 |
62 136 |
53 444 |
58 042 |
50 414 |
| Workers |
28 765 |
24 135 |
26 697 |
21 753 |
23 476 |
19 829 |
- Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional operations, geography as of
01/01/2024.
EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population
| Number of unemployed workers and unemployment rate |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Number of unemployed workers |
25 153 |
28 337 |
25 109 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
9,8 |
10,9 |
9,5 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
21,2 |
24,3 |
20,3 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
8,8 |
9,9 |
8,7 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
8,1 |
9,0 |
8,3 |
- 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
|
Taux de chômage en % |
| No diploma or primary education certificate |
17,1 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
16,3 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
13,0 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
12,6 |
| 2 years at university |
8,8 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
8,0 |
| 5 years or more at university |
5,6 |
- Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.
- Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.
EMP T5 - Employment and activity
| Employment activity |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Number of jobs in the area |
160 249 |
160 440 |
164 639 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
234 420 |
234 785 |
243 032 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
68,4 |
68,3 |
67,7 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
64,3 |
63,6 |
63,8 |
- 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
| Working status |
2010 |
% |
2015 |
% |
2021 |
% |
| Altogether |
160 249 |
100,0 |
160 440 |
100,0 |
164 639 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
140 927 |
87,9 |
139 704 |
87,1 |
141 868 |
86,2 |
| including women |
75 642 |
47,2 |
74 666 |
46,5 |
75 704 |
46,0 |
| including partial time jobs |
22 882 |
14,3 |
22 223 |
13,9 |
20 540 |
12,5 |
| Non-employee |
19 322 |
12,1 |
20 736 |
12,9 |
22 771 |
13,8 |
| including women |
6 938 |
4,3 |
7 855 |
4,9 |
9 105 |
5,5 |
| including partial time jobs |
2 613 |
1,6 |
3 515 |
2,2 |
3 885 |
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
| Socio-economic activity |
Number |
% |
| Altogether |
166 435 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
20 |
0,0 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
10 945 |
6,6 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
48 847 |
29,3 |
| Intermediate professions |
44 685 |
26,8 |
| Employees |
43 586 |
26,2 |
| Workers |
18 351 |
11,0 |
- Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.
EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity
|
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Farmer operators |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
5,7 |
6,0 |
6,6 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
23,9 |
26,2 |
29,3 |
| Intermediate professions |
28,2 |
27,7 |
26,8 |
| Employees |
29,1 |
28,0 |
26,2 |
| Workers |
13,1 |
12,2 |
11,0 |
- Sources: Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography
as of 01/01/2024.
- Sources: Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography
as of 01/01/2024.
EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
| Economic sector |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
including women in % |
including employees % |
| Altogether |
161 388 |
100,0 |
161 644 |
100,0 |
166 435 |
100,0 |
51,5 |
87,2 |
| Agriculture |
108 |
0,1 |
37 |
0,0 |
154 |
0,1 |
48,5 |
90,5 |
| Industry |
10 364 |
6,4 |
9 529 |
5,9 |
8 042 |
4,8 |
37,1 |
89,1 |
| Construction |
10 746 |
6,7 |
10 477 |
6,5 |
9 859 |
5,9 |
14,3 |
80,0 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
87 543 |
54,2 |
88 694 |
54,9 |
92 457 |
55,6 |
46,6 |
84,5 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
52 627 |
32,6 |
52 907 |
32,7 |
55 922 |
33,6 |
68,0 |
92,7 |
- 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
|
Employees |
Non-employees |
| Agriculture |
46,3 |
69,1 |
| Industry |
37,7 |
32,6 |
| Construction |
16,5 |
5,6 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
48,6 |
36,1 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
68,7 |
59,6 |
- Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.
- Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.