Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Municipality of Blois (41018)

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 30 161 28 743 28 322
Working age adult in % 69,3 69,7 69,6
 including working age adults with a job in % 57,0 56,4 57,5
 including unemployed workers in % 12,3 13,4 12,0
Economically inactive people in % 30,7 30,3 30,4
 including pupils, students or interns in % 12,4 12,3 12,9
 including retirees in % 7,6 6,9 5,1
 including other economically inactive people in % 10,7 11,1 12,4
  • 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 28 322 19 707 69,6 16 295 57,5
 15 to 24 years old 6 774 2 816 41,6 2 129 31,4
 25 to 54 years old 16 531 14 033 84,9 11 671 70,6
 55 to 64 years old 5 017 2 858 57,0 2 495 49,7
Male 13 829 10 052 72,7 8 384 60,6
 15 to 24 years old 3 590 1 482 41,3 1 166 32,5
 25 to 54 years old 8 118 7 282 89,7 6 127 75,5
 55 to 64 years old 2 121 1 287 60,7 1 090 51,4
Female 14 493 9 655 66,6 7 911 54,6
 15 to 24 years old 3 185 1 333 41,9 962 30,2
 25 to 54 years old 8 413 6 751 80,2 5 544 65,9
 55 to 64 years old 2 896 1 571 54,2 1 405 48,5
  • 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 57,5
Unemployed workers 12,0
Retirees 5,1
Pupils, students or interns 12,9
Other economically inactive people 12,4
  • 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 20 917 17 162 20 046 16 186 19 428 16 299
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 29 28 22 22 50 35
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 779 712 784 699 918 866
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 2 935 2 823 2 992 2 863 3 113 3 042
 Intermediate professions 4 750 4 221 4 706 4 249 4 606 4 262
 Employees 6 369 5 202 5 837 4 503 5 360 4 367
 Workers 5 689 4 176 5 292 3 851 4 927 3 727
  • 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 3 718 3 847 3 412
Unemployment rate in % 17,8 19,2 17,3
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 29,0 31,4 24,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 16,9 18,3 16,8
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,3 11,5 12,7
  • 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 32,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 27,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 20,8
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 18,7
2 years at university 11,8
3 to 4 years at university 8,2
5 years or more at university 6,1
  • 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 34 138 32 740 32 606
Working age adult living in the area 17 285 16 449 16 658
Occupational concentration by industry 197,5 199,0 195,7
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,7 54,2 52,8
  • 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 34 138 100,0 32 740 100,0 32 606 100,0
Employee 31 742 93,0 30 304 92,6 29 959 91,9
 including women 16 436 48,1 15 810 48,3 15 665 48,0
 including partial time jobs 5 120 15,0 4 763 14,5 4 445 13,6
Non-employee 2 397 7,0 2 436 7,4 2 647 8,1
 including women 904 2,6 899 2,7 998 3,1
 including partial time jobs 261 0,8 339 1,0 404 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 32 212 100,0
Farmer operators 61 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 406 4,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 5 996 18,6
Intermediate professions 10 084 31,3
Employees 8 584 26,6
Workers 6 081 18,9
  • 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 0,2 0,1 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,0 3,8 4,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 16,5 17,4 18,6
Intermediate professions 28,9 30,6 31,3
Employees 28,7 28,6 26,6
Workers 21,7 19,5 18,9
  • 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 33 998 100,0 32 444 100,0 32 212 100,0 51,1 92,9
Agriculture 129 0,4 175 0,5 125 0,4 32,7 73,2
Industry 4 874 14,3 5 180 16,0 4 090 12,7 22,7 95,7
Construction 1 863 5,5 1 541 4,8 1 699 5,3 10,3 82,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 14 405 42,4 13 124 40,5 13 490 41,9 48,0 90,2
Public administration/education/human health/social work 12 727 37,4 12 424 38,3 12 809 39,8 69,0 96,5
  • 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

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 28,3 44,5
Industry 21,5 48,7
Construction 11,9 2,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,4 34,8
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,3 59,5
  • 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.