Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Municipality of Thouars (79329)

Detailed figures

Paru le :27/06/2024

This municipality has experienced contour changes since 2012 :

  • 01/01/2019 – Thouars (commune chef-lieu) est rattachée à Thouars (79329) (commune nouvelle).
  • 01/01/2019 – Création de la commune nouvelle de Thouars en lieu et place des communes de Mauzé-Thouarsais (79171), de Missé (79178), de Sainte-Radegonde (79292) et de Thouars (79329).

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 8 917 8 293 7 879
Working age adult in % 70,6 72,2 71,9
 including working age adults with a job in % 61,8 60,8 61,2
 including unemployed workers in % 8,8 11,4 10,7
Economically inactive people in % 29,4 27,8 28,1
 including pupils, students or interns in % 8,4 7,3 7,9
 including retirees in % 11,6 11,1 10,8
 including other economically inactive people in % 9,4 9,5 9,4
  • 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 7 879 5 669 71,9 4 824 61,2
 15 to 24 years old 1 393 703 50,4 540 38,7
 25 to 54 years old 4 324 3 876 89,6 3 334 77,1
 55 to 64 years old 2 162 1 090 50,4 950 43,9
Male 3 891 2 904 74,6 2 508 64,4
 15 to 24 years old 717 404 56,3 337 46,9
 25 to 54 years old 2 147 1 981 92,2 1 721 80,2
 55 to 64 years old 1 027 519 50,6 450 43,8
Female 3 988 2 765 69,3 2 316 58,1
 15 to 24 years old 676 299 44,2 203 30,1
 25 to 54 years old 2 177 1 896 87,1 1 613 74,1
 55 to 64 years old 1 135 571 50,3 500 44,1
  • 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 61,2
Unemployed workers 10,7
Retirees 10,8
Pupils, students or interns 7,9
Other economically inactive people 9,4
  • 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 6 251 5 481 6 017 5 104 6 312 5 460
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 40 40 54 54 73 73
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 247 222 355 331 312 290
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 521 512 471 442 526 518
 Intermediate professions 1 078 998 1 187 1 046 1 211 1 167
 Employees 1 819 1 576 1 655 1 429 1 778 1 505
 Workers 2 520 2 134 2 209 1 802 2 295 1 907
  • 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 787 946 845
Unemployment rate in % 12,5 15,8 14,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 22,3 34,4 23,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,3 13,5 14,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 6,9 10,7 12,9
  • 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 27,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 20,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 17,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,1
2 years at university 7,4
3 to 4 years at university 6,5
5 years or more at university 4,2
  • 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 8 589 8 155 7 789
Working age adult living in the area 5 526 5 075 4 895
Occupational concentration by industry 155,4 160,7 159,1
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 51,4 50,2 48,5
  • 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 8 589 100,0 8 155 100,0 7 789 100,0
Employee 7 921 92,2 7 443 91,3 7 012 90,0
 including women 3 948 46,0 3 751 46,0 3 470 44,5
 including partial time jobs 1 529 17,8 1 455 17,8 1 229 15,8
Non-employee 668 7,8 712 8,7 777 10,0
 including women 246 2,9 260 3,2 318 4,1
 including partial time jobs 82 1,0 79 1,0 97 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 8 030 100,0
Farmer operators 81 1,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 428 5,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 846 10,5
Intermediate professions 1 812 22,6
Employees 2 186 27,2
Workers 2 677 33,3
  • 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 0,8 0,7 1,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,3 4,9 5,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9,7 9,4 10,5
Intermediate professions 22,2 23,0 22,6
Employees 28,3 29,4 27,2
Workers 34,7 32,6 33,3
  • 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 8 445 100,0 7 907 100,0 8 030 100,0 49,4 91,3
Agriculture 113 1,3 118 1,5 192 2,4 25,0 54,9
Industry 1 961 23,2 1 635 20,7 1 637 20,4 28,4 97,3
Construction 525 6,2 459 5,8 451 5,6 19,2 86,9
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 3 349 39,7 3 106 39,3 3 309 41,2 49,0 88,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 2 496 29,6 2 589 32,7 2 442 30,4 71,3 95,3
  • 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 30,0 18,9
Industry 28,5 24,8
Construction 20,7 9,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,9 42,5
Public administration, education, human health, social work 71,7 64,1
  • 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.