EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Altogether |
189 413 |
191 858 |
199 965 |
| Working age adult in % |
67,5 |
67,5 |
68,2 |
| including working age adults with a job in % |
56,5 |
54,6 |
57,1 |
| including unemployed workers in % |
11,0 |
12,9 |
11,1 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
32,5 |
32,5 |
31,8 |
| including pupils, students or interns in % |
18,1 |
18,9 |
18,5 |
| including retirees in % |
5,2 |
4,0 |
3,1 |
| including other economically inactive people in % |
9,2 |
9,6 |
10,2 |
- 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
| Sex and age |
Population |
Active people |
Activity rate in % |
Working people |
Employment rate in % |
| Altogether |
199 965 |
136 424 |
68,2 |
114 164 |
57,1 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
57 208 |
20 080 |
35,1 |
14 955 |
26,1 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
115 126 |
98 962 |
86,0 |
84 010 |
73,0 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
27 630 |
17 382 |
62,9 |
15 198 |
55,0 |
| Male |
95 661 |
69 100 |
72,2 |
58 057 |
60,7 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
26 639 |
10 068 |
37,8 |
7 320 |
27,5 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
55 995 |
50 229 |
89,7 |
43 114 |
77,0 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
13 026 |
8 803 |
67,6 |
7 623 |
58,5 |
| Female |
104 304 |
67 324 |
64,5 |
56 107 |
53,8 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
30 569 |
10 012 |
32,8 |
7 635 |
25,0 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
59 131 |
48 732 |
82,4 |
40 897 |
69,2 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
14 604 |
8 579 |
58,7 |
7 575 |
51,9 |
- Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.
EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
|
Population (%) |
| Working age adults who have a job |
57,1 |
| Unemployed workers |
11,1 |
| Retirees |
3,1 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
18,5 |
| Other economically inactive people |
10,2 |
- Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.
- Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.
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 |
127 844 |
106 949 |
129 556 |
104 768 |
136 463 |
115 417 |
| including |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
| Farmer operators |
65 |
64 |
38 |
29 |
67 |
56 |
| Handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
4 827 |
4 206 |
5 189 |
4 583 |
5 963 |
5 505 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
28 262 |
27 002 |
30 300 |
28 555 |
34 363 |
32 563 |
| Intermediate professions |
31 283 |
27 962 |
31 789 |
27 750 |
34 344 |
30 674 |
| Employees |
35 121 |
28 181 |
34 277 |
26 680 |
35 097 |
28 599 |
| Workers |
25 819 |
19 533 |
24 437 |
17 171 |
23 446 |
18 020 |
- Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional operations, geography as of
01/01/2024.
EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population
| Number of unemployed workers and unemployment rate |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Number of unemployed workers |
20 890 |
24 796 |
22 260 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
16,3 |
19,1 |
16,3 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
26,5 |
32,1 |
25,5 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
15,1 |
17,5 |
15,1 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
11,0 |
13,9 |
12,6 |
- 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
|
Taux de chômage en % |
| No diploma or primary education certificate |
30,4 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
29,9 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
20,6 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
21,4 |
| 2 years at university |
12,5 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
11,4 |
| 5 years or more at university |
8,6 |
- Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.
- Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.
EMP T5 - Employment and activity
| Employment activity |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Number of jobs in the area |
160 095 |
161 559 |
176 642 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
108 072 |
106 397 |
116 504 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
148,1 |
151,8 |
151,6 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
57,2 |
57,1 |
57,4 |
- 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
| Working status |
2010 |
% |
2015 |
% |
2021 |
% |
| Altogether |
160 095 |
100,0 |
161 559 |
100,0 |
176 642 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
147 186 |
91,9 |
146 414 |
90,6 |
157 918 |
89,4 |
| including women |
78 568 |
49,1 |
78 404 |
48,5 |
83 496 |
47,3 |
| including partial time jobs |
27 663 |
17,3 |
27 751 |
17,2 |
28 152 |
15,9 |
| Non-employee |
12 909 |
8,1 |
15 146 |
9,4 |
18 724 |
10,6 |
| including women |
4 563 |
2,9 |
5 661 |
3,5 |
7 101 |
4,0 |
| including partial time jobs |
1 852 |
1,2 |
2 510 |
1,6 |
3 349 |
1,9 |
- Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main workplaces, geography as of 01/01/2024.
EMP T7 - Employment by socio-economic activity in 2021
| Socio-economic activity |
Number |
% |
| Altogether |
177 123 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
100 |
0,1 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
8 488 |
4,8 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
42 779 |
24,2 |
| Intermediate professions |
52 498 |
29,6 |
| Employees |
47 194 |
26,6 |
| Workers |
26 064 |
14,7 |
- Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.
EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity
|
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Farmer operators |
0,1 |
0,0 |
0,1 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
3,5 |
4,1 |
4,8 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
21,8 |
22,8 |
24,2 |
| Intermediate professions |
28,9 |
29,5 |
29,6 |
| Employees |
29,2 |
28,5 |
26,6 |
| Workers |
16,6 |
15,0 |
14,7 |
- Sources: Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography
as of 01/01/2024.
- Sources: Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography
as of 01/01/2024.
EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
| Economic sector |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
including women in % |
including employees % |
| Altogether |
159 503 |
100,0 |
161 770 |
100,0 |
177 123 |
100,0 |
51,0 |
90,5 |
| Agriculture |
273 |
0,2 |
249 |
0,2 |
258 |
0,1 |
44,2 |
69,4 |
| Industry |
11 854 |
7,4 |
10 060 |
6,2 |
10 147 |
5,7 |
31,2 |
93,7 |
| Construction |
5 537 |
3,5 |
6 070 |
3,8 |
7 746 |
4,4 |
10,6 |
79,7 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
81 856 |
51,3 |
83 202 |
51,4 |
93 812 |
53,0 |
46,2 |
88,6 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
59 982 |
37,6 |
62 189 |
38,4 |
65 161 |
36,8 |
65,9 |
94,1 |
- 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
|
Employees |
Non-employees |
| Agriculture |
48,7 |
34,1 |
| Industry |
31,1 |
32,5 |
| Construction |
12,3 |
4,3 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
47,6 |
34,9 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
66,6 |
54,7 |
- Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.
- Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.