Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Municipality of Lyon (69123)

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 341 226 358 592 365 824
Working age adult in % 72,3 73,2 74,2
 including working age adults with a job in % 63,7 63,0 65,7
 including unemployed workers in % 8,6 10,2 8,5
Economically inactive people in % 27,7 26,8 25,8
 including pupils, students or interns in % 16,9 17,3 16,9
 including retirees in % 4,6 3,5 2,6
 including other economically inactive people in % 6,2 5,9 6,3
  • 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 365 824 271 385 74,2 240 243 65,7
 15 to 24 years old 99 235 37 901 38,2 30 661 30,9
 25 to 54 years old 221 413 202 394 91,4 181 460 82,0
 55 to 64 years old 45 175 31 089 68,8 28 122 62,3
Male 175 180 136 389 77,9 121 377 69,3
 15 to 24 years old 44 600 18 332 41,1 14 774 33,1
 25 to 54 years old 109 697 102 694 93,6 92 828 84,6
 55 to 64 years old 20 884 15 363 73,6 13 776 66,0
Female 190 643 134 996 70,8 118 866 62,3
 15 to 24 years old 54 635 19 569 35,8 15 887 29,1
 25 to 54 years old 111 716 99 700 89,2 88 632 79,3
 55 to 64 years old 24 291 15 726 64,7 14 347 59,1
  • 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 65,7
Unemployed workers 8,5
Retirees 2,6
Pupils, students or interns 16,9
Other economically inactive people 6,3
  • 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 246 645 217 216 262 695 226 129 272 848 243 170
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 146 145 72 59 85 72
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 9 923 9 086 11 174 10 162 12 958 12 116
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 69 759 66 451 80 398 76 207 96 522 92 348
 Intermediate professions 71 284 64 192 75 167 66 223 74 911 67 456
 Employees 62 279 53 224 62 901 51 574 59 373 50 566
 Workers 30 641 24 119 28 779 21 905 25 225 20 612
  • 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 29 394 36 576 31 141
Unemployment rate in % 11,9 13,9 11,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 19,7 24,0 19,1
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,9 12,6 10,3
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,7 9,8 9,5
  • 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 24,2
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 21,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 16,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 16,9
2 years at university 9,9
3 to 4 years at university 9,8
5 years or more at university 6,8
  • 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 298 388 314 322 349 589
Working age adult living in the area 219 205 229 262 244 217
Occupational concentration by industry 136,1 137,1 143,1
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 60,7 61,4 62,1
  • 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 298 388 100,0 314 322 100,0 349 589 100,0
Employee 267 685 89,7 277 740 88,4 304 081 87,0
 including women 144 731 48,5 150 015 47,7 160 741 46,0
 including partial time jobs 51 219 17,2 53 219 16,9 52 024 14,9
Non-employee 30 703 10,3 36 582 11,6 45 507 13,0
 including women 10 549 3,5 13 838 4,4 17 851 5,1
 including partial time jobs 4 105 1,4 6 176 2,0 8 115 2,3
  • 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 350 907 100,0
Farmer operators 130 0,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 19 751 5,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 116 665 33,2
Intermediate professions 100 808 28,7
Employees 82 332 23,5
Workers 31 221 8,9
  • 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 0,1 0,0 0,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,7 5,1 5,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 27,0 29,4 33,2
Intermediate professions 29,7 29,9 28,7
Employees 27,7 26,1 23,5
Workers 10,8 9,5 8,9
  • 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 295 858 100,0 312 677 100,0 350 907 100,0 51,2 88,1
Agriculture 252 0,1 152 0,0 287 0,1 29,5 53,4
Industry 22 402 7,6 21 309 6,8 23 905 6,8 39,7 93,1
Construction 10 759 3,6 10 550 3,4 13 075 3,7 14,3 75,4
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 169 992 57,5 183 582 58,7 209 493 59,7 47,2 86,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 92 453 31,2 97 083 31,0 104 147 29,7 66,5 92,2
  • 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 40,7 16,7
Industry 39,8 38,3
Construction 17,9 3,5
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,8 37,2
Public administration, education, human health, social work 67,3 56,5
  • 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.