Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Municipality of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (50129)

Detailed figures

Paru le :27/06/2024

This municipality has experienced contour changes since 2012 :

  • 01/01/2016 – Cherbourg-Octeville devient commune déléguée (chef-lieu) au sein de Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (50129) (commune nouvelle).
  • 01/01/2016 – Création de la commune nouvelle de Cherbourg-en-Cotentin en lieu et place des communes de Cherbourg-Octeville (50129), d'Équeurdreville-Hainneville (50173), de La Glacerie (50203), de Querqueville (50416) et de Tourlaville (50602) devenues déléguées.

In the case of a merger, when the geography of the source indicated under the table / graph is after the date of the merger, the data correspond to those of the new municipality.

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 53 757 51 680 49 276
Working age adult in % 69,8 71,6 74,6
 including working age adults with a job in % 59,5 59,7 65,9
 including unemployed workers in % 10,3 11,9 8,7
Economically inactive people in % 30,2 28,4 25,4
 including pupils, students or interns in % 10,2 9,6 8,6
 including retirees in % 10,1 9,0 7,7
 including other economically inactive people in % 9,9 9,7 9,1
  • 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 49 276 36 748 74,6 32 469 65,9
 15 to 24 years old 9 404 4 864 51,7 3 861 41,1
 25 to 54 years old 28 905 26 102 90,3 23 372 80,9
 55 to 64 years old 10 968 5 781 52,7 5 237 47,7
Male 24 917 19 157 76,9 17 036 68,4
 15 to 24 years old 5 007 2 737 54,7 2 217 44,3
 25 to 54 years old 14 530 13 602 93,6 12 271 84,5
 55 to 64 years old 5 380 2 818 52,4 2 548 47,4
Female 24 359 17 590 72,2 15 434 63,4
 15 to 24 years old 4 396 2 127 48,4 1 644 37,4
 25 to 54 years old 14 375 12 500 87,0 11 101 77,2
 55 to 64 years old 5 587 2 963 53,0 2 689 48,1
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 65,9
Unemployed workers 8,7
Retirees 7,7
Pupils, students or interns 8,6
Other economically inactive people 9,1
  • 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 37 430 31 888 36 882 30 792 37 978 33 903
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 87 87 50 48 37 37
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 1 321 1 231 1 311 1 140 1 241 1 147
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 4 198 4 069 4 755 4 608 6 091 5 951
 Intermediate professions 9 868 9 083 10 016 9 269 10 687 10 110
 Employees 12 403 10 281 11 715 9 451 11 246 9 754
 Workers 9 033 7 138 8 328 6 275 8 180 6 905
  • 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 5 553 6 139 4 278
Unemployment rate in % 14,8 16,6 11,6
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 29,5 31,4 20,6
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 12,6 14,7 10,5
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,7 11,9 9,4
  • 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 24,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 21,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 15,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,1
2 years at university 7,2
3 to 4 years at university 5,4
5 years or more at university 4,4
  • 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 38 122 36 912 40 259
Working age adult living in the area 32 128 31 106 32 746
Occupational concentration by industry 118,7 118,7 122,9
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,4 55,7 56,4
  • 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 38 122 100,0 36 912 100,0 40 259 100,0
Employee 35 202 92,3 34 146 92,5 37 146 92,3
 including women 17 634 46,3 17 465 47,3 18 694 46,4
 including partial time jobs 7 001 18,4 6 780 18,4 6 237 15,5
Non-employee 2 920 7,7 2 766 7,5 3 113 7,7
 including women 1 258 3,3 1 282 3,5 1 485 3,7
 including partial time jobs 319 0,8 374 1,0 466 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 42 141 100,0
Farmer operators 50 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 561 3,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 6 687 15,9
Intermediate professions 12 499 29,7
Employees 12 869 30,5
Workers 8 475 20,1
  • 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 0,3 0,2 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,3 3,9 3,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,3 14,6 15,9
Intermediate professions 28,1 29,1 29,7
Employees 33,5 32,8 30,5
Workers 21,5 19,4 20,1
  • 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 38 032 100,0 37 131 100,0 42 141 100,0 50,2 93,6
Agriculture 237 0,6 180 0,5 164 0,4 12,2 74,7
Industry 5 922 15,6 5 577 15,0 6 728 16,0 23,7 97,2
Construction 1 948 5,1 1 500 4,0 1 652 3,9 10,3 90,4
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 14 850 39,0 14 955 40,3 17 655 41,9 49,7 91,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 15 075 39,6 14 919 40,2 15 942 37,8 66,6 95,6
  • 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 15,3 3,0
Industry 23,3 38,7
Construction 11,2 2,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,8 48,2
Public administration, education, human health, social work 66,8 63,4
  • 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.