Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Living zone 2022 of Besançon (25056)

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 123 373 120 864 121 766
Working age adult in % 70,0 70,3 71,0
 including working age adults with a job in % 61,4 60,4 62,5
 including unemployed workers in % 8,6 9,9 8,5
Economically inactive people in % 30,0 29,7 29,0
 including pupils, students or interns in % 15,9 16,2 16,0
 including retirees in % 7,5 6,3 5,2
 including other economically inactive people in % 6,6 7,1 7,8
  • 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 121 766 86 413 71,0 76 092 62,5
 15 to 24 years old 32 122 12 188 37,9 9 732 30,3
 25 to 54 years old 67 669 60 600 89,6 53 957 79,7
 55 to 64 years old 21 976 13 625 62,0 12 403 56,4
Male 59 330 43 456 73,2 38 099 64,2
 15 to 24 years old 15 872 6 463 40,7 5 173 32,6
 25 to 54 years old 33 312 30 491 91,5 27 051 81,2
 55 to 64 years old 10 145 6 502 64,1 5 875 57,9
Female 62 437 42 957 68,8 37 993 60,9
 15 to 24 years old 16 249 5 725 35,2 4 559 28,1
 25 to 54 years old 34 357 30 109 87,6 26 906 78,3
 55 to 64 years old 11 830 7 123 60,2 6 528 55,2
  • 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 62,5
Unemployed workers 8,5
Retirees 5,2
Pupils, students or interns 16,0
Other economically inactive people 7,8
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

  • 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 86 110 75 543 85 075 73 253 86 487 76 318
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 285 277 336 298 303 288
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 045 3 787 4 348 4 017 4 518 4 227
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 15 211 14 724 15 475 14 748 17 089 16 552
 Intermediate professions 23 560 21 757 23 959 21 843 24 043 22 093
 Employees 23 809 20 533 23 382 19 843 23 220 20 217
 Workers 17 946 14 465 16 111 12 504 15 834 12 941
  • 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 10 578 11 926 10 321
Unemployment rate in % 12,2 14,0 11,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 22,9 26,6 20,1
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,9 12,7 11,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,1 9,7 9,0
  • 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 25,3
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 22,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 14,7
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 14,4
2 years at university 7,9
3 to 4 years at university 7,4
5 years or more at university 6,1
  • 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 90 197 88 813 92 922
Working age adult living in the area 76 452 73 872 77 417
Occupational concentration by industry 118,0 120,2 120,0
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 57,7 56,1 55,5
  • 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 90 197 100,0 88 813 100,0 92 922 100,0
Employee 82 272 91,2 80 078 90,2 83 429 89,8
 including women 42 473 47,1 42 051 47,3 43 546 46,9
 including partial time jobs 17 325 19,2 16 755 18,9 16 274 17,5
Non-employee 7 925 8,8 8 735 9,8 9 493 10,2
 including women 2 537 2,8 3 024 3,4 3 469 3,7
 including partial time jobs 867 1,0 1 194 1,3 1 521 1,6
  • 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 92 915 100,0
Farmer operators 312 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 063 5,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 17 949 19,3
Intermediate professions 27 383 29,5
Employees 25 864 27,8
Workers 16 345 17,6
  • 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 0,4 0,4 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,8 5,0 5,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 17,3 18,4 19,3
Intermediate professions 28,6 30,0 29,5
Employees 28,8 28,2 27,8
Workers 20,1 18,0 17,6
  • 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 89 380 100,0 88 812 100,0 92 915 100,0 50,7 90,7
Agriculture 556 0,6 648 0,7 601 0,6 21,0 52,5
Industry 11 340 12,7 10 602 11,9 11 138 12,0 30,1 94,1
Construction 4 379 4,9 3 498 3,9 4 038 4,3 11,2 74,1
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 37 476 41,9 36 839 41,5 38 900 41,9 46,7 88,2
Public administration/education/human health/social work 35 628 39,9 37 226 41,9 38 238 41,2 65,5 94,5
  • 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 29,2 12,0
Industry 30,5 22,5
Construction 13,5 4,5
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,3 34,8
Public administration, education, human health, social work 65,8 60,7
  • 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.