Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Department of Isère (38)

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 786 106 793 212 803 241
Working age adult in % 73,2 74,8 75,9
 including working age adults with a job in % 65,9 66,0 68,4
 including unemployed workers in % 7,3 8,8 7,5
Economically inactive people in % 26,8 25,2 24,1
 including pupils, students or interns in % 11,1 11,3 11,3
 including retirees in % 8,0 6,7 5,5
 including other economically inactive people in % 7,7 7,1 7,2
  • 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 803 241 609 684 75,9 549 681 68,4
 15 to 24 years old 161 674 66 851 41,3 53 350 33,0
 25 to 54 years old 484 350 445 667 92,0 406 886 84,0
 55 to 64 years old 157 217 97 166 61,8 89 445 56,9
Male 401 531 314 731 78,4 286 420 71,3
 15 to 24 years old 84 594 38 017 44,9 30 636 36,2
 25 to 54 years old 240 120 228 032 95,0 210 817 87,8
 55 to 64 years old 76 817 48 682 63,4 44 967 58,5
Female 401 711 294 953 73,4 263 260 65,5
 15 to 24 years old 77 080 28 834 37,4 22 714 29,5
 25 to 54 years old 244 230 217 635 89,1 196 069 80,3
 55 to 64 years old 80 400 48 484 60,3 44 478 55,3
  • 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 68,4
Unemployed workers 7,5
Retirees 5,5
Pupils, students or interns 11,3
Other economically inactive people 7,2
  • 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 575 603 518 558 593 666 523 793 610 765 551 636
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 4 642 4 567 4 811 4 741 4 216 4 176
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 33 844 32 008 36 588 34 394 39 084 37 452
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 99 917 96 373 107 626 103 298 119 616 115 548
 Intermediate professions 150 384 139 873 159 043 145 592 166 449 154 821
 Employees 150 972 133 465 154 610 132 944 153 090 134 279
 Workers 131 502 112 273 124 913 102 825 122 133 105 360
  • 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 57 316 70 095 60 003
Unemployment rate in % 10,0 11,8 9,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 21,9 26,1 20,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 8,4 10,2 8,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,6 9,1 7,9
  • 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 20,4
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 16,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 11,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 10,7
2 years at university 6,4
3 to 4 years at university 6,5
5 years or more at university 5,8
  • 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 484 607 487 497 508 876
Working age adult living in the area 521 862 529 288 557 072
Occupational concentration by industry 92,9 92,1 91,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 59,7 59,5 59,0
  • 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 484 607 100,0 487 497 100,0 508 876 100,0
Employee 426 350 88,0 425 478 87,3 440 406 86,5
 including women 210 231 43,4 211 971 43,5 219 387 43,1
 including partial time jobs 89 156 18,4 88 207 18,1 84 043 16,5
Non-employee 58 256 12,0 62 019 12,7 68 470 13,5
 including women 19 726 4,1 22 201 4,6 26 062 5,1
 including partial time jobs 7 151 1,5 8 842 1,8 10 683 2,1
  • 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 513 055 100,0
Farmer operators 4 387 0,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 37 045 7,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 107 976 21,0
Intermediate professions 139 639 27,2
Employees 126 567 24,7
Workers 97 442 19,0
  • 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 1,0 1,0 0,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6,5 7,0 7,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 18,7 19,8 21,0
Intermediate professions 26,5 27,2 27,2
Employees 25,9 25,5 24,7
Workers 21,5 19,5 19,0
  • 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 485 904 100,0 487 686 100,0 513 055 100,0 48,2 87,6
Agriculture 6 431 1,3 6 660 1,4 6 287 1,2 29,3 33,6
Industry 85 104 17,5 80 401 16,5 80 906 15,8 30,3 94,4
Construction 35 648 7,3 33 776 6,9 34 883 6,8 11,8 72,6
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 216 082 44,5 217 366 44,6 233 838 45,6 45,0 85,8
Public administration/education/human health/social work 142 639 29,4 149 482 30,7 157 142 30,6 71,1 92,1
  • 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 39,2 24,3
Industry 30,6 25,2
Construction 14,5 4,4
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,2 38,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 71,8 62,2
  • 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.