Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Living zone 2022 of Laval (53130)

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 72 946 70 873 70 389
Working age adult in % 74,3 74,6 76,1
 including working age adults with a job in % 68,0 67,0 69,4
 including unemployed workers in % 6,3 7,6 6,6
Economically inactive people in % 25,7 25,4 23,9
 including pupils, students or interns in % 10,3 10,9 10,9
 including retirees in % 10,2 8,7 7,1
 including other economically inactive people in % 5,2 5,7 6,0
  • 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 70 389 53 552 76,1 48 877 69,4
 15 to 24 years old 14 734 6 576 44,6 5 429 36,8
 25 to 54 years old 41 570 38 973 93,8 35 951 86,5
 55 to 64 years old 14 085 8 003 56,8 7 497 53,2
Male 35 340 27 429 77,6 25 108 71,0
 15 to 24 years old 7 794 3 664 47,0 3 041 39,0
 25 to 54 years old 20 667 19 677 95,2 18 234 88,2
 55 to 64 years old 6 879 4 088 59,4 3 833 55,7
Female 35 049 26 123 74,5 23 769 67,8
 15 to 24 years old 6 940 2 912 42,0 2 388 34,4
 25 to 54 years old 20 903 19 296 92,3 17 716 84,8
 55 to 64 years old 7 206 3 915 54,3 3 664 50,8
  • 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 69,4
Unemployed workers 6,6
Retirees 7,1
Pupils, students or interns 10,9
Other economically inactive people 6,0
  • 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 54 257 49 692 52 834 47 343 53 761 49 162
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 1 045 1 032 837 822 866 845
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 2 389 2 291 2 449 2 295 2 538 2 438
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 6 772 6 631 7 092 6 870 7 410 7 212
 Intermediate professions 14 196 13 505 13 719 12 733 14 788 14 104
 Employees 15 518 14 104 14 754 12 989 13 832 12 445
 Workers 13 883 12 129 13 458 11 633 13 842 12 118
  • 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 4 610 5 404 4 676
Unemployment rate in % 8,5 10,2 8,7
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 18,8 21,6 17,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 7,2 9,0 7,8
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 6,4 7,6 6,3
  • 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

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation
Taux de chômage en %
No diploma or primary education certificate 20,6
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 16,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 9,7
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 9,0
2 years at university 4,7
3 to 4 years at university 5,5
5 years or more at university 4,6
  • 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 55 762 54 944 57 672
Working age adult living in the area 49 882 47 825 49 387
Occupational concentration by industry 111,8 114,9 116,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 60,6 58,4 57,4
  • 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 55 762 100,0 54 944 100,0 57 672 100,0
Employee 50 534 90,6 49 720 90,5 51 976 90,1
 including women 25 283 45,3 25 204 45,9 26 073 45,2
 including partial time jobs 8 539 15,3 8 488 15,4 7 916 13,7
Non-employee 5 228 9,4 5 223 9,5 5 697 9,9
 including women 1 783 3,2 1 761 3,2 2 055 3,6
 including partial time jobs 428 0,8 504 0,9 625 1,1
  • 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 57 481 100,0
Farmer operators 903 1,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 2 742 4,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 8 439 14,7
Intermediate professions 16 469 28,7
Employees 14 390 25,0
Workers 14 539 25,3
  • 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 1,9 1,6 1,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,4 4,7 4,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,0 13,8 14,7
Intermediate professions 27,2 27,3 28,7
Employees 28,0 27,0 25,0
Workers 25,5 25,7 25,3
  • 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 55 682 100,0 54 662 100,0 57 481 100,0 48,9 91,2
Agriculture 1 735 3,1 1 501 2,7 1 485 2,6 36,1 41,3
Industry 9 634 17,3 8 735 16,0 9 425 16,4 30,4 96,9
Construction 3 660 6,6 3 414 6,2 3 561 6,2 11,4 83,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 23 238 41,7 23 981 43,9 25 669 44,7 46,7 90,2
Public administration/education/human health/social work 17 415 31,3 17 032 31,2 17 341 30,2 71,1 95,6
  • 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 48,8 27,1
Industry 30,7 20,7
Construction 12,5 6,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,9 36,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 71,6 60,4
  • 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.