Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Living zone 2022 of Nantes (44109)

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 417 478 437 912 466 757
Working age adult in % 71,7 73,8 75,7
 including working age adults with a job in % 63,8 63,9 67,4
 including unemployed workers in % 7,9 9,9 8,3
Economically inactive people in % 28,3 26,2 24,3
 including pupils, students or interns in % 14,1 14,0 13,3
 including retirees in % 7,8 6,1 4,7
 including other economically inactive people in % 6,3 6,2 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

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 466 757 353 500 75,7 314 556 67,4
 15 to 24 years old 105 469 41 788 39,6 33 516 31,8
 25 to 54 years old 285 557 264 399 92,6 237 448 83,2
 55 to 64 years old 75 731 47 313 62,5 43 591 57,6
Male 230 574 179 874 78,0 160 399 69,6
 15 to 24 years old 52 312 22 253 42,5 17 956 34,3
 25 to 54 years old 142 744 134 689 94,4 121 392 85,0
 55 to 64 years old 35 519 22 932 64,6 21 051 59,3
Female 236 183 173 626 73,5 154 157 65,3
 15 to 24 years old 53 157 19 535 36,7 15 560 29,3
 25 to 54 years old 142 813 129 710 90,8 116 057 81,3
 55 to 64 years old 40 212 24 381 60,6 22 540 56,1
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 67,4
Unemployed workers 8,3
Retirees 4,7
Pupils, students or interns 13,3
Other economically inactive people 6,3
  • 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 299 514 266 729 322 728 279 252 355 989 319 049
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 737 679 602 531 593 557
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 13 009 11 979 16 180 15 065 18 277 17 317
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 63 290 60 704 75 623 71 869 98 584 94 806
 Intermediate professions 86 335 78 727 93 828 83 925 101 163 92 670
 Employees 80 716 70 899 81 243 68 640 82 983 71 947
 Workers 52 911 43 741 50 662 39 221 50 320 41 751
  • 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 32 883 43 332 38 944
Unemployment rate in % 11,0 13,4 11,0
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 21,8 26,5 19,8
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,7 12,1 10,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,3 9,0 7,9
  • 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 27,1
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 22,1
CAP, BEP or equivalent 13,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 14,2
2 years at university 7,9
3 to 4 years at university 8,3
5 years or more at university 6,4
  • 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 328 050 348 348 394 707
Working age adult living in the area 267 896 281 793 317 373
Occupational concentration by industry 122,5 123,6 124,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 59,2 60,0 61,0
  • 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 328 050 100,0 348 348 100,0 394 707 100,0
Employee 299 090 91,2 314 574 90,3 353 182 89,5
 including women 148 708 45,3 156 757 45,0 173 831 44,0
 including partial time jobs 61 720 18,8 62 108 17,8 62 797 15,9
Non-employee 28 960 8,8 33 774 9,7 41 525 10,5
 including women 10 145 3,1 12 756 3,7 16 849 4,3
 including partial time jobs 4 168 1,3 5 403 1,6 7 215 1,8
  • 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 398 970 100,0
Farmer operators 695 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 20 619 5,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 106 221 26,6
Intermediate professions 119 720 30,0
Employees 93 010 23,3
Workers 58 705 14,7
  • 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 0,3 0,2 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,2 5,0 5,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 20,8 22,9 26,6
Intermediate professions 29,6 30,4 30,0
Employees 27,4 25,7 23,3
Workers 17,7 15,8 14,7
  • 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 326 367 100,0 347 386 100,0 398 970 100,0 48,1 90,3
Agriculture 1 978 0,6 1 793 0,5 2 129 0,5 33,8 67,1
Industry 33 333 10,2 31 435 9,0 35 066 8,8 30,3 94,1
Construction 19 639 6,0 19 665 5,7 23 544 5,9 16,1 83,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 173 110 53,0 191 601 55,2 226 966 56,9 43,9 89,5
Public administration/education/human health/social work 98 307 30,1 102 893 29,6 111 264 27,9 69,2 92,8
  • 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 42,9 15,2
Industry 30,1 32,1
Construction 18,3 5,8
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,6 38,0
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,8 61,6
  • 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.