Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Living zone 2022 of Blois (41018)

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 71 683 70 532 68 405
Working age adult in % 72,9 74,1 74,7
 including working age adults with a job in % 64,6 64,6 66,4
 including unemployed workers in % 8,3 9,5 8,3
Economically inactive people in % 27,1 25,9 25,3
 including pupils, students or interns in % 9,5 9,6 10,0
 including retirees in % 9,9 8,9 7,2
 including other economically inactive people in % 7,7 7,3 8,1
  • 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

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 68 405 51 090 74,7 45 401 66,4
 15 to 24 years old 12 870 5 504 42,8 4 320 33,6
 25 to 54 years old 40 624 36 960 91,0 33 185 81,7
 55 to 64 years old 14 910 8 626 57,9 7 897 53,0
Male 33 558 25 785 76,8 22 975 68,5
 15 to 24 years old 6 784 3 051 45,0 2 453 36,2
 25 to 54 years old 19 843 18 594 93,7 16 758 84,5
 55 to 64 years old 6 931 4 140 59,7 3 764 54,3
Female 34 847 25 304 72,6 22 426 64,4
 15 to 24 years old 6 086 2 453 40,3 1 866 30,7
 25 to 54 years old 20 781 18 365 88,4 16 426 79,0
 55 to 64 years old 7 979 4 485 56,2 4 133 51,8
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 66,4
Unemployed workers 8,3
Retirees 7,2
Pupils, students or interns 10,0
Other economically inactive people 8,1
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

  • 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 52 409 46 302 52 236 45 529 50 966 45 494
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 470 465 369 364 400 385
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 2 667 2 533 2 726 2 520 3 036 2 930
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 7 021 6 781 7 194 6 953 7 889 7 680
 Intermediate professions 13 272 12 266 13 763 12 724 13 594 12 815
 Employees 15 359 13 448 14 929 12 653 13 818 12 101
 Workers 13 144 10 809 12 661 10 315 11 615 9 584
  • 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 5 942 6 727 5 688
Unemployment rate in % 11,4 12,9 11,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 24,8 27,6 21,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,0 11,5 10,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,4 9,1 8,4
  • 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 24,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 19,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,4
2 years at university 7,3
3 to 4 years at university 6,2
5 years or more at university 5,0
  • 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 53 268 52 214 52 087
Working age adult living in the area 46 605 46 146 46 177
Occupational concentration by industry 114,3 113,1 112,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 57,4 56,7 54,8
  • 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

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
Working status 2010 % 2015 % 2021 %
Altogether 53 268 100,0 52 214 100,0 52 087 100,0
Employee 48 233 90,5 46 986 90,0 46 671 89,6
 including women 24 794 46,5 24 435 46,8 24 231 46,5
 including partial time jobs 7 907 14,8 7 504 14,4 6 936 13,3
Non-employee 5 034 9,5 5 227 10,0 5 416 10,4
 including women 1 753 3,3 1 906 3,6 2 060 4,0
 including partial time jobs 505 0,9 653 1,3 769 1,5
  • 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 52 276 100,0
Farmer operators 451 0,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3 111 6,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 8 161 15,6
Intermediate professions 14 962 28,6
Employees 14 435 27,6
Workers 11 155 21,3
  • 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 1,0 0,8 0,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,3 5,4 6,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,8 14,0 15,6
Intermediate professions 26,5 28,2 28,6
Employees 29,3 29,4 27,6
Workers 24,1 22,3 21,3
  • 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 53 285 100,0 52 300 100,0 52 276 100,0 50,3 90,6
Agriculture 887 1,7 892 1,7 814 1,6 29,3 49,0
Industry 7 647 14,4 7 996 15,3 7 005 13,4 26,2 94,4
Construction 3 656 6,9 3 178 6,1 3 370 6,4 11,9 79,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 23 644 44,4 22 731 43,5 23 358 44,7 48,9 88,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 17 451 32,7 17 504 33,5 17 727 33,9 69,7 95,3
  • 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 35,2 23,7
Industry 25,4 39,1
Construction 13,3 6,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 50,2 39,2
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,2 59,8
  • 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.