Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Municipality of Palaiseau (91477)

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 20 328 22 544 23 445
Working age adult in % 74,3 74,7 76,1
 including working age adults with a job in % 68,1 68,5 69,4
 including unemployed workers in % 6,2 6,2 6,7
Economically inactive people in % 25,7 25,3 23,9
 including pupils, students or interns in % 14,8 15,9 15,3
 including retirees in % 6,5 4,8 4,1
 including other economically inactive people in % 4,5 4,6 4,5
  • 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 23 445 17 833 76,1 16 267 69,4
 15 to 24 years old 5 703 2 185 38,3 1 828 32,0
 25 to 54 years old 14 099 13 146 93,2 12 090 85,7
 55 to 64 years old 3 643 2 503 68,7 2 349 64,5
Male 12 158 9 317 76,6 8 538 70,2
 15 to 24 years old 3 355 1 331 39,7 1 104 32,9
 25 to 54 years old 7 044 6 700 95,1 6 217 88,3
 55 to 64 years old 1 758 1 286 73,2 1 218 69,2
Female 11 288 8 516 75,4 7 729 68,5
 15 to 24 years old 2 348 854 36,4 724 30,8
 25 to 54 years old 7 055 6 446 91,4 5 873 83,2
 55 to 64 years old 1 885 1 216 64,5 1 132 60,1
  • 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 69,4
Unemployed workers 6,7
Retirees 4,1
Pupils, students or interns 15,3
Other economically inactive people 4,5
  • 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 15 116 13 854 16 830 15 447 18 001 16 446
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 14 14 4 4 4 0
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 371 337 479 453 612 585
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 5 136 4 933 6 422 6 167 7 194 6 934
 Intermediate professions 4 327 3 997 4 412 4 067 4 502 4 121
 Employees 3 477 3 111 3 843 3 492 3 698 3 314
 Workers 1 703 1 462 1 476 1 265 1 749 1 491
  • 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 1 254 1 390 1 566
Unemployment rate in % 8,3 8,3 8,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 15,7 14,7 16,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 7,9 7,9 8,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 4,5 4,9 6,1
  • 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 16,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 15,7
CAP, BEP or equivalent 11,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,0
2 years at university 7,4
3 to 4 years at university 8,2
5 years or more at university 5,6
  • 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 12 715 14 276 16 870
Working age adult living in the area 14 081 15 604 16 441
Occupational concentration by industry 90,3 91,5 102,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 62,2 62,7 63,0
  • 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 12 715 100,0 14 276 100,0 16 870 100,0
Employee 11 750 92,4 13 060 91,5 15 550 92,2
 including women 5 393 42,4 5 775 40,5 6 887 40,8
 including partial time jobs 1 528 12,0 1 565 11,0 1 684 10,0
Non-employee 965 7,6 1 216 8,5 1 320 7,8
 including women 384 3,0 484 3,4 523 3,1
 including partial time jobs 110 0,9 180 1,3 187 1,1
  • 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 16 988 100,0
Farmer operators 10 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 625 3,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 7 952 46,8
Intermediate professions 3 635 21,4
Employees 3 021 17,8
Workers 1 744 10,3
  • 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 0,1 0,1 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3,0 3,9 3,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 37,0 41,5 46,8
Intermediate professions 25,4 23,8 21,4
Employees 22,1 19,7 17,8
Workers 12,4 11,1 10,3
  • 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 12 434 100,0 14 412 100,0 16 988 100,0 43,8 93,6
Agriculture 3 0,0 0 0,0 20 0,1 23,8 50,9
Industry 911 7,3 1 259 8,7 2 035 12,0 37,1 95,5
Construction 558 4,5 662 4,6 780 4,6 13,6 90,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 6 512 52,4 7 420 51,5 8 258 48,6 40,1 91,6
Public administration/education/human health/social work 4 449 35,8 5 071 35,2 5 895 34,7 55,5 96,3
  • 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 0,0 48,4
Industry 38,3 12,5
Construction 15,0 1,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 40,7 33,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 55,1 65,0
  • 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.