Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Living zone 2022 of Limoges (87085)

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 156 616 150 702 145 361
Working age adult in % 70,2 71,1 71,8
 including working age adults with a job in % 62,0 61,1 63,0
 including unemployed workers in % 8,1 10,0 8,8
Economically inactive people in % 29,8 28,9 28,2
 including pupils, students or interns in % 12,4 13,0 13,7
 including retirees in % 10,1 8,4 6,9
 including other economically inactive people in % 7,4 7,5 7,6
  • 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 145 361 104 375 71,8 91 539 63,0
 15 to 24 years old 33 394 12 740 38,2 9 552 28,6
 25 to 54 years old 82 746 75 195 90,9 67 033 81,0
 55 to 64 years old 29 221 16 441 56,3 14 954 51,2
Male 70 328 52 096 74,1 45 784 65,1
 15 to 24 years old 16 082 6 491 40,4 4 928 30,6
 25 to 54 years old 40 595 37 871 93,3 33 913 83,5
 55 to 64 years old 13 651 7 734 56,7 6 943 50,9
Female 75 034 52 279 69,7 45 755 61,0
 15 to 24 years old 17 312 6 249 36,1 4 624 26,7
 25 to 54 years old 42 151 37 324 88,5 33 120 78,6
 55 to 64 years old 15 570 8 706 55,9 8 011 51,5
  • 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 63,0
Unemployed workers 8,8
Retirees 6,9
Pupils, students or interns 13,7
Other economically inactive people 7,6
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

  • 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 109 824 97 152 106 893 91 663 104 653 92 136
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 966 928 798 752 907 851
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 233 4 873 5 411 4 862 5 610 5 369
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 15 393 14 999 15 729 15 158 16 654 16 092
 Intermediate professions 29 866 27 952 29 260 27 072 29 335 27 469
 Employees 32 240 28 210 31 641 26 826 29 749 25 526
 Workers 24 501 20 191 21 978 16 993 20 536 16 830
  • 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 12 723 15 098 12 836
Unemployment rate in % 11,6 14,1 12,3
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 24,9 29,6 25,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,2 12,7 10,9
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 6,8 9,1 9,0
  • 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 29,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 20,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 14,0
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,1
2 years at university 7,9
3 to 4 years at university 7,3
5 years or more at university 6,7
  • 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 108 559 104 591 104 734
Working age adult living in the area 97 987 93 129 92 876
Occupational concentration by industry 110,8 112,3 112,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,2 54,3 53,0
  • 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 108 559 100,0 104 591 100,0 104 734 100,0
Employee 98 466 90,7 94 270 90,1 93 178 89,0
 including women 50 224 46,3 48 500 46,4 47 841 45,7
 including partial time jobs 15 503 14,3 15 384 14,7 14 514 13,9
Non-employee 10 093 9,3 10 321 9,9 11 556 11,0
 including women 3 605 3,3 3 805 3,6 4 362 4,2
 including partial time jobs 1 079 1,0 1 282 1,2 1 490 1,4
  • 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 104 812 100,0
Farmer operators 951 0,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6 049 5,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 17 197 16,4
Intermediate professions 30 996 29,6
Employees 29 610 28,3
Workers 20 008 19,1
  • 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 4,9 5,3 5,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14,5 15,8 16,4
Intermediate professions 28,6 29,5 29,6
Employees 29,2 29,5 28,3
Workers 21,7 19,1 19,1
  • 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 108 374 100,0 104 332 100,0 104 812 100,0 49,7 90,0
Agriculture 1 402 1,3 1 167 1,1 1 340 1,3 28,3 34,0
Industry 12 534 11,6 10 282 9,9 9 816 9,4 29,7 94,1
Construction 6 881 6,3 5 725 5,5 6 460 6,2 11,1 77,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 46 170 42,6 44 923 43,1 46 032 43,9 43,7 88,5
Public administration/education/human health/social work 41 387 38,2 42 235 40,5 41 164 39,3 67,9 94,4
  • 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 21,3 31,9
Industry 29,9 26,2
Construction 13,2 3,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,8 35,5
Public administration, education, human health, social work 68,4 58,3
  • 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.