Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Municipality of Nantes (44109)

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 201 106 212 377 224 852
Working age adult in % 70,4 71,6 73,2
 including working age adults with a job in % 60,4 59,4 63,2
 including unemployed workers in % 10,0 12,2 10,1
Economically inactive people in % 29,6 28,4 26,8
 including pupils, students or interns in % 17,3 17,3 16,5
 including retirees in % 5,4 4,2 3,2
 including other economically inactive people in % 6,9 6,9 7,1
  • 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 224 852 164 684 73,2 141 997 63,2
 15 to 24 years old 60 282 22 968 38,1 18 089 30,0
 25 to 54 years old 135 597 123 133 90,8 107 163 79,0
 55 to 64 years old 28 973 18 583 64,1 16 745 57,8
Male 111 538 84 745 76,0 73 166 65,6
 15 to 24 years old 28 838 11 659 40,4 9 193 31,9
 25 to 54 years old 69 441 64 136 92,4 55 969 80,6
 55 to 64 years old 13 260 8 950 67,5 8 004 60,4
Female 113 314 79 939 70,5 68 831 60,7
 15 to 24 years old 31 445 11 310 36,0 8 897 28,3
 25 to 54 years old 66 156 58 997 89,2 51 194 77,4
 55 to 64 years old 15 713 9 633 61,3 8 741 55,6
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 63,2
Unemployed workers 10,1
Retirees 3,2
Pupils, students or interns 16,5
Other economically inactive people 7,1
  • 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 141 524 121 425 151 954 126 203 165 308 144 180
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 88 73 66 47 68 45
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 607 5 069 6 835 6 185 7 726 7 194
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 33 507 31 918 40 497 38 020 51 834 49 486
 Intermediate professions 39 618 35 083 43 012 37 193 44 220 39 500
 Employees 37 390 31 194 36 864 29 416 37 494 31 306
 Workers 23 657 18 088 21 785 15 341 21 403 16 647
  • 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 20 150 25 810 22 687
Unemployment rate in % 14,2 17,0 13,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 22,8 27,8 21,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 13,2 15,8 13,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,0 11,1 9,9
  • 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 32,3
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 27,3
CAP, BEP or equivalent 19,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 19,6
2 years at university 11,0
3 to 4 years at university 10,4
5 years or more at university 7,2
  • 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 168 838 181 849 209 980
Working age adult living in the area 122 139 127 233 143 435
Occupational concentration by industry 138,2 142,9 146,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 59,2 60,0 61,2
  • 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 168 838 100,0 181 849 100,0 209 980 100,0
Employee 153 814 91,1 163 418 89,9 186 436 88,8
 including women 83 041 49,2 87 066 47,9 96 337 45,9
 including partial time jobs 34 171 20,2 34 667 19,1 35 143 16,7
Non-employee 15 025 8,9 18 432 10,1 23 544 11,2
 including women 5 393 3,2 7 149 3,9 9 608 4,6
 including partial time jobs 2 325 1,4 3 161 1,7 4 468 2,1
  • 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 211 904 100,0
Farmer operators 104 0,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 10 850 5,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 65 075 30,7
Intermediate professions 62 777 29,6
Employees 49 326 23,3
Workers 23 773 11,2
  • 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 0,1 0,1 0,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,0 4,9 5,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 24,4 26,5 30,7
Intermediate professions 30,3 30,8 29,6
Employees 28,7 26,3 23,3
Workers 12,5 11,4 11,2
  • 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 168 262 100,0 181 665 100,0 211 904 100,0 50,1 89,7
Agriculture 295 0,2 268 0,1 376 0,2 38,3 72,3
Industry 9 927 5,9 9 306 5,1 11 131 5,3 34,7 91,4
Construction 7 229 4,3 7 846 4,3 10 202 4,8 12,8 79,7
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 89 568 53,2 99 878 55,0 122 267 57,7 44,7 88,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 61 243 36,4 64 366 35,4 67 928 32,1 67,9 93,4
  • 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 51,2 4,7
Industry 34,6 36,5
Construction 15,0 4,2
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,5 38,8
Public administration, education, human health, social work 68,4 61,2
  • 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.