Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Municipality of Limoges (87085)

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 93 350 86 692 82 469
Working age adult in % 68,0 68,1 68,2
 including working age adults with a job in % 57,7 55,3 57,0
 including unemployed workers in % 10,3 12,8 11,2
Economically inactive people in % 32,0 31,9 31,8
 including pupils, students or interns in % 15,1 16,0 17,0
 including retirees in % 8,6 6,9 5,6
 including other economically inactive people in % 8,3 9,0 9,2
  • 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

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 82 469 56 250 68,2 46 976 57,0
 15 to 24 years old 23 690 9 267 39,1 6 840 28,9
 25 to 54 years old 44 409 38 953 87,7 33 036 74,4
 55 to 64 years old 14 370 8 029 55,9 7 100 49,4
Male 39 415 27 984 71,0 23 435 59,5
 15 to 24 years old 11 041 4 489 40,7 3 355 30,4
 25 to 54 years old 21 986 19 895 90,5 16 991 77,3
 55 to 64 years old 6 389 3 599 56,3 3 089 48,3
Female 43 053 28 266 65,7 23 540 54,7
 15 to 24 years old 12 649 4 778 37,8 3 484 27,5
 25 to 54 years old 22 423 19 058 85,0 16 045 71,6
 55 to 64 years old 7 981 4 431 55,5 4 011 50,3
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 57,0
Unemployed workers 11,2
Retirees 5,6
Pupils, students or interns 17,0
Other economically inactive people 9,2
  • 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 63 449 53 858 59 045 47 891 56 164 47 267
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 115 80 71 55 137 90
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 2 495 2 245 2 549 2 164 2 414 2 273
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 9 273 8 982 9 273 8 838 9 345 8 968
 Intermediate professions 16 834 15 468 15 025 13 548 14 794 13 587
 Employees 18 932 15 882 18 122 14 570 16 491 13 495
 Workers 14 460 11 202 12 337 8 717 11 452 8 854
  • 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 9 627 11 124 9 274
Unemployment rate in % 15,2 18,8 16,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 25,6 31,2 26,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 14,1 17,9 15,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,9 10,6 11,6
  • 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

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation
Taux de chômage en %
No diploma or primary education certificate 36,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 26,6
CAP, BEP or equivalent 19,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 17,9
2 years at university 10,9
3 to 4 years at university 9,3
5 years or more at university 8,3
  • 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 86 556 82 748 83 254
Working age adult living in the area 54 416 48 638 47 761
Occupational concentration by industry 159,1 170,1 174,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,7 52,5 51,2
  • 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 86 556 100,0 82 748 100,0 83 254 100,0
Employee 80 040 92,5 76 128 92,0 75 608 90,8
 including women 41 470 47,9 39 601 47,9 39 123 47,0
 including partial time jobs 12 315 14,2 12 221 14,8 11 542 13,9
Non-employee 6 517 7,5 6 620 8,0 7 646 9,2
 including women 2 399 2,8 2 552 3,1 2 900 3,5
 including partial time jobs 736 0,8 873 1,1 1 068 1,3
  • 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 83 180 100,0
Farmer operators 194 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3 931 4,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 15 041 18,1
Intermediate professions 25 621 30,8
Employees 23 566 28,3
Workers 14 827 17,8
  • 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 0,2 0,2 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,0 4,3 4,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 16,0 17,7 18,1
Intermediate professions 30,0 30,8 30,8
Employees 29,5 29,7 28,3
Workers 20,2 17,3 17,8
  • 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 85 809 100,0 82 429 100,0 83 180 100,0 50,4 91,9
Agriculture 325 0,4 264 0,3 352 0,4 26,1 58,5
Industry 8 758 10,2 7 246 8,8 6 877 8,3 30,9 95,3
Construction 4 492 5,2 3 653 4,4 4 515 5,4 11,3 81,4
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 37 795 44,0 36 372 44,1 37 355 44,9 43,5 90,1
Public administration/education/human health/social work 34 440 40,1 34 894 42,3 34 080 41,0 67,2 95,1
  • 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

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 27,3 24,3
Industry 31,2 25,2
Construction 13,2 3,1
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,4 35,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 67,7 58,2
  • 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.