Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Municipality of Besançon (25056)

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 81 998 79 223 80 074
Working age adult in % 67,2 66,8 67,2
 including working age adults with a job in % 56,8 55,0 57,0
 including unemployed workers in % 10,4 11,8 10,2
Economically inactive people in % 32,8 33,2 32,8
 including pupils, students or interns in % 19,1 19,5 19,1
 including retirees in % 6,2 5,1 4,2
 including other economically inactive people in % 7,5 8,6 9,5
  • 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 80 074 53 803 67,2 45 660 57,0
 15 to 24 years old 25 040 9 470 37,8 7 439 29,7
 25 to 54 years old 42 456 36 575 86,1 31 310 73,7
 55 to 64 years old 12 578 7 758 61,7 6 911 54,9
Male 38 819 27 146 69,9 22 911 59,0
 15 to 24 years old 12 195 4 918 40,3 3 884 31,9
 25 to 54 years old 21 052 18 644 88,6 15 878 75,4
 55 to 64 years old 5 572 3 584 64,3 3 148 56,5
Female 41 255 26 657 64,6 22 750 55,1
 15 to 24 years old 12 844 4 551 35,4 3 554 27,7
 25 to 54 years old 21 404 17 932 83,8 15 432 72,1
 55 to 64 years old 7 007 4 174 59,6 3 763 53,7
  • 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 57,0
Unemployed workers 10,2
Retirees 4,2
Pupils, students or interns 19,1
Other economically inactive people 9,5
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

  • 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 55 121 46 541 52 875 43 556 53 810 45 841
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 25 21 34 30 53 47
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 2 154 1 945 2 157 1 960 2 179 1 940
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 10 028 9 641 9 929 9 385 11 064 10 657
 Intermediate professions 14 537 13 183 14 358 12 770 13 867 12 545
 Employees 15 680 13 047 15 009 12 223 15 080 12 751
 Workers 11 548 8 704 10 063 7 189 10 222 7 902
  • 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 8 545 9 312 8 142
Unemployment rate in % 15,5 17,6 15,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 24,3 28,1 21,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 14,3 16,6 14,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,7 11,1 10,9
  • 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 29,4
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 27,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 19,4
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 18,4
2 years at university 10,5
3 to 4 years at university 9,2
5 years or more at university 7,5
  • 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 71 223 69 842 73 150
Working age adult living in the area 47 029 44 163 46 607
Occupational concentration by industry 151,4 158,1 156,9
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,7 54,0 53,8
  • 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

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
Working status 2010 % 2015 % 2021 %
Altogether 71 223 100,0 69 842 100,0 73 150 100,0
Employee 65 785 92,4 63 751 91,3 66 411 90,8
 including women 34 996 49,1 34 442 49,3 35 921 49,1
 including partial time jobs 14 057 19,7 13 626 19,5 13 447 18,4
Non-employee 5 437 7,6 6 091 8,7 6 739 9,2
 including women 1 882 2,6 2 209 3,2 2 540 3,5
 including partial time jobs 641 0,9 883 1,3 1 200 1,6
  • 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 72 876 100,0
Farmer operators 73 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3 256 4,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 15 628 21,4
Intermediate professions 21 975 30,2
Employees 21 184 29,1
Workers 10 761 14,8
  • 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 0,1 0,1 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,1 4,2 4,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 19,2 20,5 21,4
Intermediate professions 30,0 31,4 30,2
Employees 29,8 28,8 29,1
Workers 16,8 15,0 14,8
  • 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 70 554 100,0 69 936 100,0 72 876 100,0 52,9 91,9
Agriculture 165 0,2 231 0,3 229 0,3 27,8 75,2
Industry 6 748 9,6 6 135 8,8 6 468 8,9 30,0 95,7
Construction 2 420 3,4 1 978 2,8 2 410 3,3 10,4 72,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 29 759 42,2 28 632 40,9 29 950 41,1 48,5 89,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 31 462 44,6 32 960 47,1 33 819 46,4 64,3 95,1
  • 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 34,0 9,0
Industry 30,3 22,2
Construction 13,1 3,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 50,2 34,8
Public administration, education, human health, social work 64,5 59,6
  • 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.