EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Altogether |
142 355 |
140 003 |
139 534 |
| Working age adult in % |
68,1 |
67,8 |
68,8 |
| including working age adults with a job in % |
58,0 |
56,5 |
58,2 |
| including unemployed workers in % |
10,1 |
11,3 |
10,6 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
31,9 |
32,2 |
31,2 |
| including pupils, students or interns in % |
15,3 |
16,4 |
16,6 |
| including retirees in % |
8,1 |
6,7 |
5,3 |
| including other economically inactive people in % |
8,5 |
9,1 |
9,3 |
- 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
| Sex and age |
Population |
Active people |
Activity rate in % |
Working people |
Employment rate in % |
| Altogether |
139 534 |
96 037 |
68,8 |
81 227 |
58,2 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
37 622 |
13 808 |
36,7 |
9 959 |
26,5 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
78 327 |
68 915 |
88,0 |
59 326 |
75,7 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
23 586 |
13 314 |
56,5 |
11 941 |
50,6 |
| Male |
67 907 |
48 515 |
71,4 |
40 944 |
60,3 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
18 199 |
7 027 |
38,6 |
4 984 |
27,4 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
38 645 |
35 035 |
90,7 |
30 226 |
78,2 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
11 063 |
6 453 |
58,3 |
5 733 |
51,8 |
| Female |
71 627 |
47 523 |
66,3 |
40 283 |
56,2 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
19 423 |
6 782 |
34,9 |
4 975 |
25,6 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
39 681 |
33 880 |
85,4 |
29 100 |
73,3 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
12 523 |
6 861 |
54,8 |
6 208 |
49,6 |
- 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 |
58,2 |
| Unemployed workers |
10,6 |
| Retirees |
5,3 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
16,6 |
| Other economically inactive people |
9,3 |
- 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 |
96 911 |
82 762 |
95 361 |
79 392 |
96 732 |
82 364 |
| including |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
| Farmer operators |
601 |
594 |
540 |
533 |
648 |
644 |
| Handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
3 491 |
3 253 |
3 636 |
3 246 |
3 991 |
3 692 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
15 386 |
14 964 |
16 522 |
15 888 |
18 305 |
17 675 |
| Intermediate professions |
25 496 |
23 278 |
25 488 |
22 913 |
26 207 |
23 883 |
| Employees |
29 054 |
24 375 |
27 887 |
22 809 |
27 304 |
22 661 |
| Workers |
20 669 |
16 299 |
18 585 |
14 003 |
17 685 |
13 808 |
- 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 |
14 338 |
15 889 |
14 811 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
14,8 |
16,7 |
15,4 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
31,0 |
33,6 |
27,9 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
12,7 |
14,7 |
13,9 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
7,6 |
10,8 |
10,3 |
- 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
|
Taux de chômage en % |
| No diploma or primary education certificate |
32,4 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
25,1 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
19,9 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
18,6 |
| 2 years at university |
9,3 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
8,5 |
| 5 years or more at university |
6,1 |
- 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 |
102 549 |
99 891 |
103 866 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
83 142 |
79 836 |
82 225 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
123,3 |
125,1 |
126,3 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
56,9 |
55,4 |
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
| Working status |
2010 |
% |
2015 |
% |
2021 |
% |
| Altogether |
102 549 |
100,0 |
99 891 |
100,0 |
103 866 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
94 991 |
92,6 |
92 127 |
92,2 |
94 881 |
91,3 |
| including women |
47 245 |
46,1 |
46 514 |
46,6 |
47 677 |
45,9 |
| including partial time jobs |
17 314 |
16,9 |
16 520 |
16,5 |
15 987 |
15,4 |
| Non-employee |
7 557 |
7,4 |
7 764 |
7,8 |
8 985 |
8,7 |
| including women |
2 623 |
2,6 |
2 807 |
2,8 |
3 375 |
3,2 |
| including partial time jobs |
860 |
0,8 |
1 038 |
1,0 |
1 304 |
1,3 |
- 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 |
104 335 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
731 |
0,7 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
4 451 |
4,3 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
19 154 |
18,4 |
| Intermediate professions |
30 323 |
29,1 |
| Employees |
29 516 |
28,3 |
| Workers |
20 160 |
19,3 |
- 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 |
0,7 |
0,6 |
0,7 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
3,7 |
3,8 |
4,3 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
15,7 |
17,2 |
18,4 |
| Intermediate professions |
28,2 |
29,2 |
29,1 |
| Employees |
30,1 |
29,5 |
28,3 |
| Workers |
21,6 |
19,7 |
19,3 |
- 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 |
102 037 |
100,0 |
100 118 |
100,0 |
104 335 |
100,0 |
48,9 |
92,0 |
| Agriculture |
938 |
0,9 |
951 |
1,0 |
1 073 |
1,0 |
21,4 |
38,2 |
| Industry |
11 509 |
11,3 |
10 387 |
10,4 |
9 628 |
9,2 |
22,6 |
96,4 |
| Construction |
5 783 |
5,7 |
5 188 |
5,2 |
6 034 |
5,8 |
10,3 |
84,2 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
44 317 |
43,4 |
43 157 |
43,1 |
45 949 |
44,0 |
44,7 |
90,3 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
39 489 |
38,7 |
40 435 |
40,4 |
41 651 |
39,9 |
66,0 |
95,5 |
- 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
|
Employees |
Non-employees |
| Agriculture |
22,3 |
20,8 |
| Industry |
22,3 |
28,9 |
| Construction |
11,1 |
6,0 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
45,5 |
36,7 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
66,5 |
54,4 |
- 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.