Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Department of Essonne (91)

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 805 415 826 649 842 157
Working age adult in % 74,9 75,9 76,1
 including working age adults with a job in % 67,9 67,3 68,3
 including unemployed workers in % 7,0 8,6 7,9
Economically inactive people in % 25,1 24,1 23,9
 including pupils, students or interns in % 10,9 11,2 11,2
 including retirees in % 7,0 5,4 4,5
 including other economically inactive people in % 7,3 7,4 8,2
  • 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 842 157 641 099 76,1 574 780 68,3
 15 to 24 years old 167 632 66 409 39,6 52 051 31,1
 25 to 54 years old 522 595 473 145 90,5 429 188 82,1
 55 to 64 years old 151 930 101 545 66,8 93 541 61,6
Male 419 326 327 774 78,2 295 977 70,6
 15 to 24 years old 87 375 36 032 41,2 27 994 32,0
 25 to 54 years old 257 525 239 565 93,0 219 952 85,4
 55 to 64 years old 74 426 52 177 70,1 48 031 64,5
Female 422 831 313 325 74,1 278 803 65,9
 15 to 24 years old 80 256 30 377 37,9 24 057 30,0
 25 to 54 years old 265 070 233 580 88,1 209 236 78,9
 55 to 64 years old 77 505 49 368 63,7 45 510 58,7
  • 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 68,3
Unemployed workers 7,9
Retirees 4,5
Pupils, students or interns 11,2
Other economically inactive people 8,2
  • 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 603 355 546 832 627 091 556 434 643 250 578 421
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 906 891 763 736 721 701
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 23 898 22 461 26 948 25 098 30 287 28 618
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 126 158 122 270 134 692 129 339 147 941 142 988
 Intermediate professions 172 675 160 828 176 824 162 777 178 736 165 909
 Employees 171 554 152 458 176 022 152 861 173 457 151 874
 Workers 102 313 87 924 102 998 85 623 102 506 88 330
  • 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 56 260 70 770 66 319
Unemployment rate in % 9,3 11,3 10,3
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 21,4 25,6 21,6
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 7,9 9,8 9,3
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,1 8,5 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 17,6
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 16,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 11,5
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 12,1
2 years at university 7,1
3 to 4 years at university 7,6
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 434 029 442 935 456 201
Working age adult living in the area 550 892 562 861 582 492
Occupational concentration by industry 78,8 78,7 78,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 63,1 62,8 62,1
  • 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 434 029 100,0 442 935 100,0 456 201 100,0
Employee 395 421 91,1 400 167 90,3 409 972 89,9
 including women 190 164 43,8 194 571 43,9 198 872 43,6
 including partial time jobs 54 651 12,6 54 708 12,4 51 869 11,4
Non-employee 38 608 8,9 42 768 9,7 46 229 10,1
 including women 13 317 3,1 15 791 3,6 17 783 3,9
 including partial time jobs 4 610 1,1 6 109 1,4 6 880 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 458 396 100,0
Farmer operators 842 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 25 707 5,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 114 700 25,0
Intermediate professions 124 980 27,3
Employees 115 793 25,3
Workers 76 375 16,7
  • 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 0,2 0,2 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,7 5,1 5,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 23,0 24,0 25,0
Intermediate professions 27,4 27,7 27,3
Employees 26,9 26,3 25,3
Workers 17,8 16,8 16,7
  • 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 436 321 100,0 444 044 100,0 458 396 100,0 47,5 90,8
Agriculture 1 709 0,4 1 467 0,3 1 570 0,3 29,9 51,9
Industry 45 095 10,3 44 356 10,0 40 677 8,9 28,5 94,9
Construction 29 431 6,7 31 109 7,0 32 576 7,1 13,6 82,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 224 540 51,5 225 147 50,7 237 792 51,9 42,1 89,2
Public administration/education/human health/social work 135 545 31,1 141 965 32,0 145 782 31,8 69,3 94,6
  • 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 32,8 26,8
Industry 28,5 28,6
Construction 15,6 4,8
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 42,9 34,7
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,8 61,4
  • 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.