Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Department of Meuse (55)

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 123 804 117 662 108 789
Working age adult in % 71,3 73,2 74,2
 including working age adults with a job in % 62,8 62,8 65,5
 including unemployed workers in % 8,5 10,4 8,7
Economically inactive people in % 28,7 26,8 25,8
 including pupils, students or interns in % 7,8 7,9 7,9
 including retirees in % 10,4 9,3 8,3
 including other economically inactive people in % 10,4 9,6 9,6
  • 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 108 789 80 676 74,2 71 233 65,5
 15 to 24 years old 18 755 9 151 48,8 7 063 37,7
 25 to 54 years old 63 816 57 557 90,2 51 629 80,9
 55 to 64 years old 26 218 13 968 53,3 12 541 47,8
Male 55 843 42 962 76,9 38 270 68,5
 15 to 24 years old 10 291 5 558 54,0 4 368 42,4
 25 to 54 years old 32 392 30 134 93,0 27 316 84,3
 55 to 64 years old 13 161 7 270 55,2 6 586 50,0
Female 52 945 37 714 71,2 32 964 62,3
 15 to 24 years old 8 464 3 593 42,5 2 695 31,8
 25 to 54 years old 31 425 27 423 87,3 24 313 77,4
 55 to 64 years old 13 057 6 698 51,3 5 955 45,6
  • 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 65,5
Unemployed workers 8,7
Retirees 8,3
Pupils, students or interns 7,9
Other economically inactive people 9,6
  • 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 88 905 78 508 85 900 73 297 80 492 70 942
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 3 162 3 138 2 987 2 962 2 576 2 558
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 313 4 092 4 489 4 132 4 402 4 141
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 6 582 6 377 6 418 6 225 6 526 6 331
 Intermediate professions 17 333 16 277 17 951 16 498 17 583 16 428
 Employees 28 403 24 810 27 212 22 780 24 219 20 991
 Workers 28 038 23 815 25 556 20 700 24 176 20 494
  • 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 10 560 12 216 9 443
Unemployment rate in % 12,0 14,2 11,7
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 24,9 30,8 22,8
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,3 12,3 10,3
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,6 11,2 10,2
  • 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

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation
Taux de chômage en %
No diploma or primary education certificate 23,6
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 13,4
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 10,6
2 years at university 6,4
3 to 4 years at university 4,5
5 years or more at university 5,1
  • 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 68 534 65 093 62 713
Working age adult living in the area 78 258 74 668 72 325
Occupational concentration by industry 87,6 87,2 86,7
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,9 55,5 53,7
  • 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 68 534 100,0 65 093 100,0 62 713 100,0
Employee 59 411 86,7 55 978 86,0 54 072 86,2
 including women 28 554 41,7 27 803 42,7 26 878 42,9
 including partial time jobs 11 428 16,7 11 182 17,2 10 234 16,3
Non-employee 9 124 13,3 9 115 14,0 8 641 13,8
 including women 2 860 4,2 2 858 4,4 2 918 4,7
 including partial time jobs 808 1,2 1 003 1,5 956 1,5
  • 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 62 574 100,0
Farmer operators 2 699 4,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3 955 6,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 6 096 9,7
Intermediate professions 14 326 22,9
Employees 18 686 29,9
Workers 16 812 26,9
  • 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 4,5 4,6 4,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,7 6,1 6,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 8,7 9,1 9,7
Intermediate professions 20,8 22,4 22,9
Employees 32,5 31,8 29,9
Workers 27,8 26,0 26,9
  • 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 69 504 100,0 64 991 100,0 62 574 100,0 47,4 87,1
Agriculture 4 712 6,8 4 614 7,1 4 011 6,4 21,1 34,3
Industry 11 505 16,6 10 186 15,7 9 878 15,8 28,7 94,1
Construction 5 092 7,3 4 461 6,9 4 073 6,5 9,6 78,6
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 21 481 30,9 19 215 29,6 19 809 31,7 48,1 85,2
Public administration/education/human health/social work 26 714 38,4 26 515 40,8 24 804 39,6 64,8 95,8
  • 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 19,8 21,9
Industry 28,8 26,1
Construction 10,9 4,6
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,8 44,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 65,3 53,0
  • 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.