EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
Economic activity |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
Altogether |
126 583 |
129 462 |
126 294 |
Working age adult in % |
68,2 |
67,5 |
68,6 |
including working age adults with a job in % |
55,7 |
54,5 |
57,0 |
including unemployed workers in % |
12,4 |
13,0 |
11,6 |
Economically inactive people in % |
31,8 |
32,5 |
31,4 |
including pupils, students or interns in % |
12,1 |
12,8 |
12,9 |
including retirees in % |
8,5 |
6,6 |
5,4 |
including other economically inactive people in % |
11,3 |
13,0 |
13,1 |
- 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 |
126 294 |
86 678 |
68,6 |
71 991 |
57,0 |
15 to 24 years old |
28 475 |
10 631 |
37,3 |
7 331 |
25,7 |
25 to 54 years old |
72 417 |
61 363 |
84,7 |
51 981 |
71,8 |
55 to 64 years old |
25 402 |
14 684 |
57,8 |
12 679 |
49,9 |
Male |
61 551 |
44 838 |
72,8 |
37 652 |
61,2 |
15 to 24 years old |
14 825 |
6 127 |
41,3 |
4 402 |
29,7 |
25 to 54 years old |
34 910 |
31 457 |
90,1 |
27 070 |
77,5 |
55 to 64 years old |
11 817 |
7 254 |
61,4 |
6 180 |
52,3 |
Female |
64 743 |
41 840 |
64,6 |
34 339 |
53,0 |
15 to 24 years old |
13 650 |
4 503 |
33,0 |
2 930 |
21,5 |
25 to 54 years old |
37 508 |
29 906 |
79,7 |
24 911 |
66,4 |
55 to 64 years old |
13 585 |
7 430 |
54,7 |
6 498 |
47,8 |
- Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.
EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
|
Population (%) |
Working age adults who have a job |
57,0 |
Unemployed workers |
11,6 |
Retirees |
5,4 |
Pupils, students or interns |
12,9 |
Other economically inactive people |
13,1 |
- 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 |
86 213 |
70 497 |
87 545 |
70 549 |
86 712 |
72 719 |
including |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
Farmer operators |
442 |
406 |
314 |
281 |
349 |
336 |
Handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
5 532 |
4 832 |
5 569 |
4 959 |
6 340 |
5 860 |
Managers and higher intellectual professions |
11 268 |
10 708 |
11 840 |
11 192 |
12 000 |
11 477 |
Intermediate professions |
20 953 |
18 785 |
22 012 |
19 636 |
22 576 |
20 466 |
Employees |
28 762 |
23 093 |
29 301 |
23 170 |
27 711 |
22 738 |
Workers |
17 364 |
12 673 |
16 487 |
11 311 |
15 624 |
11 842 |
- 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 |
15 727 |
16 887 |
14 687 |
Unemployment rate in % |
18,2 |
19,3 |
16,9 |
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
34,2 |
35,1 |
31,0 |
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
16,1 |
17,8 |
15,3 |
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
14,0 |
14,0 |
13,7 |
- 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
|
Taux de chômage en % |
No diploma or primary education certificate |
31,5 |
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
26,1 |
CAP, BEP or equivalent |
20,5 |
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
18,1 |
2 years at university |
10,7 |
3 to 4 years at university |
10,1 |
5 years or more at university |
6,6 |
- 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 |
87 730 |
89 179 |
92 929 |
Working age adult living in the area |
71 438 |
71 772 |
73 871 |
Occupational concentration by industry |
122,8 |
124,3 |
125,8 |
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
53,9 |
51,8 |
51,5 |
- 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
Working status |
2010 |
% |
2015 |
% |
2021 |
% |
Altogether |
87 730 |
100,0 |
89 179 |
100,0 |
92 929 |
100,0 |
Employee |
76 908 |
87,7 |
77 541 |
86,9 |
79 987 |
86,1 |
including women |
39 231 |
44,7 |
40 207 |
45,1 |
41 119 |
44,2 |
including partial time jobs |
16 035 |
18,3 |
15 837 |
17,8 |
14 536 |
15,6 |
Non-employee |
10 823 |
12,3 |
11 638 |
13,1 |
12 941 |
13,9 |
including women |
3 787 |
4,3 |
4 171 |
4,7 |
4 827 |
5,2 |
including partial time jobs |
1 364 |
1,6 |
1 742 |
2,0 |
2 116 |
2,3 |
- 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 |
93 639 |
100,0 |
Farmer operators |
426 |
0,5 |
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
7 290 |
7,8 |
Managers and higher intellectual professions |
14 290 |
15,3 |
Intermediate professions |
27 472 |
29,3 |
Employees |
29 770 |
31,8 |
Workers |
14 390 |
15,4 |
- 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 |
0,5 |
0,3 |
0,5 |
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
6,5 |
6,7 |
7,8 |
Managers and higher intellectual professions |
14,7 |
15,2 |
15,3 |
Intermediate professions |
27,7 |
28,7 |
29,3 |
Employees |
33,3 |
33,6 |
31,8 |
Workers |
17,4 |
15,4 |
15,4 |
- 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 |
87 515 |
100,0 |
89 169 |
100,0 |
93 639 |
100,0 |
49,6 |
87,2 |
Agriculture |
2 061 |
2,4 |
1 586 |
1,8 |
1 198 |
1,3 |
26,5 |
64,8 |
Industry |
5 265 |
6,0 |
4 780 |
5,4 |
4 859 |
5,2 |
29,8 |
88,6 |
Construction |
6 233 |
7,1 |
5 920 |
6,6 |
6 342 |
6,8 |
10,9 |
68,8 |
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
40 378 |
46,1 |
39 965 |
44,8 |
42 972 |
45,9 |
45,2 |
85,1 |
Public administration/education/human health/social work |
33 577 |
38,4 |
36 918 |
41,4 |
38 268 |
40,9 |
64,3 |
93,0 |
- 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
|
Employees |
Non-employees |
Agriculture |
25,7 |
28,0 |
Industry |
30,8 |
22,3 |
Construction |
13,7 |
4,8 |
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
46,7 |
36,6 |
Public administration, education, human health, social work |
64,8 |
57,8 |
- 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.