EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Altogether |
181 251 |
173 073 |
162 714 |
| Working age adult in % |
69,3 |
71,4 |
73,0 |
| including working age adults with a job in % |
59,0 |
59,1 |
61,9 |
| including unemployed workers in % |
10,3 |
12,3 |
11,1 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
30,7 |
28,6 |
27,0 |
| including pupils, students or interns in % |
8,4 |
8,4 |
8,0 |
| including retirees in % |
9,8 |
8,9 |
7,7 |
| including other economically inactive people in % |
12,5 |
11,3 |
11,3 |
- 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
| Sex and age |
Population |
Active people |
Activity rate in % |
Working people |
Employment rate in % |
| Altogether |
162 714 |
118 827 |
73,0 |
100 728 |
61,9 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
28 032 |
13 063 |
46,6 |
9 159 |
32,7 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
96 354 |
85 490 |
88,7 |
73 980 |
76,8 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
38 328 |
20 274 |
52,9 |
17 589 |
45,9 |
| Male |
81 735 |
63 060 |
77,2 |
53 905 |
66,0 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
14 953 |
7 628 |
51,0 |
5 474 |
36,6 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
47 920 |
44 785 |
93,5 |
39 167 |
81,7 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
18 863 |
10 647 |
56,4 |
9 263 |
49,1 |
| Female |
80 978 |
55 766 |
68,9 |
46 823 |
57,8 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
13 079 |
5 435 |
41,6 |
3 685 |
28,2 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
48 434 |
40 705 |
84,0 |
34 813 |
71,9 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
19 465 |
9 626 |
49,5 |
8 325 |
42,8 |
- 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 |
61,9 |
| Unemployed workers |
11,1 |
| Retirees |
7,7 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
8,0 |
| Other economically inactive people |
11,3 |
- 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 |
125 866 |
107 409 |
123 227 |
102 044 |
118 858 |
100 675 |
| including |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
| Farmer operators |
3 137 |
3 110 |
2 768 |
2 744 |
2 476 |
2 452 |
| Handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
6 753 |
6 250 |
6 511 |
5 948 |
6 485 |
6 000 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
9 627 |
9 397 |
9 864 |
9 533 |
9 171 |
8 816 |
| Intermediate professions |
25 811 |
24 081 |
25 846 |
23 586 |
27 325 |
25 189 |
| Employees |
36 614 |
30 737 |
36 675 |
29 864 |
35 183 |
29 440 |
| Workers |
41 651 |
33 833 |
38 746 |
30 369 |
35 629 |
28 778 |
- 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 |
18 739 |
21 294 |
18 099 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
14,9 |
17,2 |
15,2 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
32,5 |
36,9 |
29,9 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
12,9 |
15,1 |
13,5 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
10,3 |
13,2 |
13,2 |
- 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 |
30,0 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
22,5 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
17,4 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
13,0 |
| 2 years at university |
8,7 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
5,7 |
| 5 years or more at university |
5,5 |
- 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 |
98 878 |
94 263 |
91 350 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
107 722 |
103 505 |
102 253 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
91,8 |
91,1 |
89,3 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
55,1 |
55,0 |
54,2 |
- 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
| Working status |
2010 |
% |
2015 |
% |
2021 |
% |
| Altogether |
98 878 |
100,0 |
94 263 |
100,0 |
91 350 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
86 515 |
87,5 |
82 062 |
87,1 |
79 472 |
87,0 |
| including women |
40 470 |
40,9 |
39 499 |
41,9 |
38 654 |
42,3 |
| including partial time jobs |
16 774 |
17,0 |
16 565 |
17,6 |
14 935 |
16,3 |
| Non-employee |
12 363 |
12,5 |
12 201 |
12,9 |
11 879 |
13,0 |
| including women |
4 038 |
4,1 |
3 981 |
4,2 |
4 147 |
4,5 |
| including partial time jobs |
1 111 |
1,1 |
1 255 |
1,3 |
1 299 |
1,4 |
- 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 |
91 304 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
2 606 |
2,9 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
5 951 |
6,5 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
8 515 |
9,3 |
| Intermediate professions |
22 172 |
24,3 |
| Employees |
26 871 |
29,4 |
| Workers |
25 189 |
27,6 |
- 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 |
3,3 |
3,0 |
2,9 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
6,2 |
6,3 |
6,5 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
9,0 |
9,8 |
9,3 |
| Intermediate professions |
22,0 |
22,7 |
24,3 |
| Employees |
28,7 |
29,5 |
29,4 |
| Workers |
30,8 |
28,6 |
27,6 |
- 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 |
99 388 |
100,0 |
94 075 |
100,0 |
91 304 |
100,0 |
46,8 |
88,1 |
| Agriculture |
4 680 |
4,7 |
4 350 |
4,6 |
3 849 |
4,2 |
22,7 |
32,6 |
| Industry |
21 970 |
22,1 |
19 421 |
20,6 |
17 916 |
19,6 |
21,8 |
95,2 |
| Construction |
7 064 |
7,1 |
6 374 |
6,8 |
5 991 |
6,6 |
9,9 |
76,1 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
32 690 |
32,9 |
30 887 |
32,8 |
30 415 |
33,3 |
47,7 |
85,6 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
32 984 |
33,2 |
33 043 |
35,1 |
33 134 |
36,3 |
69,1 |
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
|
Employees |
Non-employees |
| Agriculture |
24,8 |
21,6 |
| Industry |
21,8 |
21,3 |
| Construction |
11,1 |
6,0 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
49,0 |
39,9 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
69,4 |
62,6 |
- 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.
