Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Department of Loire (42)

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 468 447 459 651 456 571
Working age adult in % 70,6 72,5 73,7
 including working age adults with a job in % 62,5 62,4 65,0
 including unemployed workers in % 8,0 10,1 8,7
Economically inactive people in % 29,4 27,5 26,3
 including pupils, students or interns in % 10,0 10,4 10,5
 including retirees in % 10,2 8,4 6,8
 including other economically inactive people in % 9,2 8,7 9,0
  • 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 456 571 336 719 73,7 296 882 65,0
 15 to 24 years old 91 100 39 708 43,6 30 664 33,7
 25 to 54 years old 269 720 242 845 90,0 217 476 80,6
 55 to 64 years old 95 751 54 166 56,6 48 743 50,9
Male 227 209 174 148 76,6 154 819 68,1
 15 to 24 years old 47 147 22 447 47,6 17 575 37,3
 25 to 54 years old 133 864 125 067 93,4 113 234 84,6
 55 to 64 years old 46 199 26 634 57,7 24 011 52,0
Female 229 362 162 571 70,9 142 063 61,9
 15 to 24 years old 43 953 17 262 39,3 13 089 29,8
 25 to 54 years old 135 856 117 777 86,7 104 242 76,7
 55 to 64 years old 49 553 27 532 55,6 24 732 49,9
  • 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 65,0
Unemployed workers 8,7
Retirees 6,8
Pupils, students or interns 10,5
Other economically inactive people 9,0
  • 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 330 492 293 206 333 832 287 025 337 861 298 820
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 5 292 5 260 4 764 4 716 4 225 4 180
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 20 850 19 565 21 915 20 378 22 634 21 656
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 34 071 32 932 37 077 35 640 41 339 39 872
 Intermediate professions 79 127 73 876 81 738 74 850 87 229 81 073
 Employees 94 285 82 321 94 620 79 940 92 624 80 367
 Workers 93 499 79 252 88 433 71 500 84 765 71 671
  • 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 37 667 46 448 39 837
Unemployment rate in % 11,4 13,9 11,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 23,6 29,3 22,8
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,8 12,1 10,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,1 11,3 10,0
  • 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 25,3
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 19,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 13,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,9
2 years at university 6,7
3 to 4 years at university 6,7
5 years or more at university 6,2
  • 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 285 459 279 509 288 158
Working age adult living in the area 295 002 289 801 300 661
Occupational concentration by industry 96,8 96,4 95,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,3 54,2 53,9
  • 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 285 459 100,0 279 509 100,0 288 158 100,0
Employee 248 773 87,1 241 986 86,6 248 674 86,3
 including women 124 788 43,7 123 618 44,2 127 089 44,1
 including partial time jobs 55 481 19,4 54 150 19,4 51 229 17,8
Non-employee 36 686 12,9 37 523 13,4 39 485 13,7
 including women 11 787 4,1 12 522 4,5 13 690 4,8
 including partial time jobs 3 833 1,3 4 448 1,6 5 191 1,8
  • 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 289 413 100,0
Farmer operators 4 338 1,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 22 094 7,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 38 702 13,4
Intermediate professions 77 760 26,9
Employees 78 907 27,3
Workers 67 613 23,4
  • 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 1,9 1,7 1,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7,0 7,4 7,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,4 12,7 13,4
Intermediate professions 24,8 25,6 26,9
Employees 28,4 28,2 27,3
Workers 26,5 24,4 23,4
  • 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 285 328 100,0 279 878 100,0 289 413 100,0 48,9 87,3
Agriculture 7 085 2,5 6 380 2,3 5 942 2,1 27,1 28,5
Industry 54 670 19,2 49 800 17,8 50 538 17,5 28,3 93,6
Construction 21 922 7,7 20 170 7,2 20 962 7,2 11,2 73,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 111 278 39,0 112 055 40,0 119 117 41,2 46,9 85,1
Public administration/education/human health/social work 90 374 31,7 91 473 32,7 92 855 32,1 72,4 93,5
  • 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 34,5 24,2
Industry 28,7 23,6
Construction 14,2 2,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,9 35,8
Public administration, education, human health, social work 73,3 59,4
  • 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.