Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Municipality of Istres (13047)

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 28 821 28 169 27 945
Working age adult in % 71,9 73,8 76,0
 including working age adults with a job in % 63,1 64,2 67,7
 including unemployed workers in % 8,8 9,6 8,3
Economically inactive people in % 28,1 26,2 24,0
 including pupils, students or interns in % 8,6 8,4 7,7
 including retirees in % 9,3 7,8 6,0
 including other economically inactive people in % 10,2 10,0 10,4
  • 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 27 945 21 238 76,0 18 909 67,7
 15 to 24 years old 4 973 2 575 51,8 2 053 41,3
 25 to 54 years old 17 270 15 444 89,4 13 862 80,3
 55 to 64 years old 5 702 3 219 56,5 2 994 52,5
Male 13 597 10 895 80,1 9 965 73,3
 15 to 24 years old 2 612 1 470 56,3 1 222 46,8
 25 to 54 years old 8 415 7 912 94,0 7 306 86,8
 55 to 64 years old 2 570 1 514 58,9 1 437 55,9
Female 14 348 10 342 72,1 8 945 62,3
 15 to 24 years old 2 361 1 105 46,8 831 35,2
 25 to 54 years old 8 855 7 532 85,1 6 557 74,0
 55 to 64 years old 3 132 1 705 54,4 1 556 49,7
  • 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 67,7
Unemployed workers 8,3
Retirees 6,0
Pupils, students or interns 7,7
Other economically inactive people 10,4
  • 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 20 724 18 178 20 785 18 074 21 206 18 952
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 61 61 62 62 36 33
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 811 743 747 680 818 778
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 2 066 2 008 2 008 1 946 2 281 2 193
 Intermediate professions 6 000 5 612 5 954 5 471 6 199 5 843
 Employees 7 255 6 173 7 306 6 218 7 291 6 360
 Workers 4 299 3 582 4 437 3 697 4 318 3 745
  • 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 2 548 2 711 2 328
Unemployment rate in % 12,3 13,0 11,0
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 24,4 28,6 20,3
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,5 11,3 10,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,2 8,5 7,0
  • 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 23,6
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 11,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 9,5
2 years at university 7,2
3 to 4 years at university 8,5
5 years or more at university 7,9
  • 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 16 285 16 237 16 076
Working age adult living in the area 18 305 18 207 19 240
Occupational concentration by industry 89,0 89,2 83,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 60,7 59,7 59,2
  • 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 16 285 100,0 16 237 100,0 16 076 100,0
Employee 14 827 91,0 14 803 91,2 14 549 90,5
 including women 6 945 42,6 7 215 44,4 7 170 44,6
 including partial time jobs 2 598 16,0 2 571 15,8 2 143 13,3
Non-employee 1 459 9,0 1 434 8,8 1 527 9,5
 including women 581 3,6 659 4,1 703 4,4
 including partial time jobs 151 0,9 144 0,9 199 1,2
  • 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 16 081 100,0
Farmer operators 55 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 794 4,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 2 359 14,7
Intermediate professions 4 509 28,0
Employees 5 918 36,8
Workers 2 446 15,2
  • 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 0,5 0,5 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,2 4,7 4,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,4 13,3 14,7
Intermediate professions 26,1 26,8 28,0
Employees 39,5 39,5 36,8
Workers 16,3 15,2 15,2
  • 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 16 279 100,0 16 291 100,0 16 081 100,0 49,5 91,1
Agriculture 98 0,6 108 0,7 109 0,7 34,3 65,3
Industry 1 344 8,3 1 483 9,1 1 589 9,9 20,7 95,5
Construction 824 5,1 760 4,7 900 5,6 16,0 81,1
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 4 724 29,0 4 807 29,5 4 841 30,1 54,4 85,1
Public administration/education/human health/social work 9 288 57,1 9 134 56,1 8 642 53,7 55,7 95,0
  • 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 31,2 40,1
Industry 19,8 38,5
Construction 18,4 5,5
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 56,4 43,0
Public administration, education, human health, social work 55,1 66,6
  • 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.