EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Altogether |
1 018 842 |
1 050 725 |
1 096 564 |
| Working age adult in % |
72,9 |
73,2 |
72,7 |
| including working age adults with a job in % |
60,6 |
59,3 |
60,8 |
| including unemployed workers in % |
12,3 |
13,9 |
11,9 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
27,1 |
26,8 |
27,3 |
| including pupils, students or interns in % |
10,8 |
10,7 |
11,4 |
| including retirees in % |
5,3 |
4,2 |
3,1 |
| including other economically inactive people in % |
11,0 |
11,8 |
12,8 |
- 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 |
1 096 564 |
796 947 |
72,7 |
666 337 |
60,8 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
221 186 |
83 912 |
37,9 |
59 968 |
27,1 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
700 365 |
597 374 |
85,3 |
506 107 |
72,3 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
175 013 |
115 661 |
66,1 |
100 262 |
57,3 |
| Male |
545 135 |
419 077 |
76,9 |
353 199 |
64,8 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
112 230 |
44 207 |
39,4 |
30 692 |
27,3 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
347 428 |
314 206 |
90,4 |
270 236 |
77,8 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
85 476 |
60 664 |
71,0 |
52 271 |
61,2 |
| Female |
551 429 |
377 870 |
68,5 |
313 138 |
56,8 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
108 955 |
39 705 |
36,4 |
29 276 |
26,9 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
352 937 |
283 168 |
80,2 |
235 871 |
66,8 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
89 537 |
54 997 |
61,4 |
47 991 |
53,6 |
- Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.
EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
|
Population (%) |
| Working age adults who have a job |
60,8 |
| Unemployed workers |
11,9 |
| Retirees |
3,1 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
11,4 |
| Other economically inactive people |
12,8 |
- 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 |
742 664 |
617 299 |
768 671 |
622 613 |
797 750 |
673 029 |
| including |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
| Farmer operators |
108 |
77 |
154 |
104 |
96 |
56 |
| Handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
33 541 |
29 612 |
36 839 |
32 319 |
41 867 |
37 982 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
94 344 |
88 850 |
103 869 |
96 941 |
131 965 |
124 547 |
| Intermediate professions |
172 086 |
153 589 |
174 780 |
153 242 |
184 854 |
165 063 |
| Employees |
252 467 |
209 002 |
258 623 |
208 479 |
251 707 |
210 289 |
| Workers |
171 630 |
136 168 |
169 598 |
131 528 |
164 538 |
135 093 |
- 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 |
125 409 |
145 987 |
130 610 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
16,9 |
19,0 |
16,4 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
30,5 |
34,9 |
28,5 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
15,4 |
17,5 |
15,3 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
12,5 |
14,8 |
13,3 |
- 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 |
22,5 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
22,9 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
17,7 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
18,0 |
| 2 years at university |
12,2 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
12,3 |
| 5 years or more at university |
8,9 |
- 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 |
544 261 |
565 179 |
595 731 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
622 317 |
630 763 |
677 739 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
87,5 |
89,6 |
87,9 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
63,2 |
63,0 |
62,3 |
- 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 |
544 261 |
100,0 |
565 179 |
100,0 |
595 731 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
497 565 |
91,4 |
512 909 |
90,8 |
537 442 |
90,2 |
| including women |
235 760 |
43,3 |
245 959 |
43,5 |
258 405 |
43,4 |
| including partial time jobs |
66 681 |
12,3 |
70 250 |
12,4 |
67 834 |
11,4 |
| Non-employee |
46 695 |
8,6 |
52 270 |
9,2 |
58 288 |
9,8 |
| including women |
13 430 |
2,5 |
16 101 |
2,8 |
19 136 |
3,2 |
| including partial time jobs |
6 207 |
1,1 |
8 357 |
1,5 |
9 296 |
1,6 |
- 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 |
604 396 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
83 |
0,0 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
33 342 |
5,5 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
155 905 |
25,8 |
| Intermediate professions |
158 968 |
26,3 |
| Employees |
157 243 |
26,0 |
| Workers |
98 855 |
16,4 |
- 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 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
4,9 |
5,2 |
5,5 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
22,6 |
24,1 |
25,8 |
| Intermediate professions |
26,8 |
26,5 |
26,3 |
| Employees |
27,1 |
27,0 |
26,0 |
| Workers |
18,6 |
17,2 |
16,4 |
- 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 |
549 214 |
100,0 |
571 265 |
100,0 |
604 396 |
100,0 |
46,3 |
91,2 |
| Agriculture |
219 |
0,0 |
157 |
0,0 |
292 |
0,0 |
39,7 |
77,3 |
| Industry |
48 648 |
8,9 |
42 668 |
7,5 |
37 793 |
6,3 |
34,3 |
93,4 |
| Construction |
41 047 |
7,5 |
43 161 |
7,6 |
44 660 |
7,4 |
13,1 |
84,1 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
288 618 |
52,6 |
306 691 |
53,7 |
329 602 |
54,5 |
40,5 |
89,2 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
170 682 |
31,1 |
178 587 |
31,3 |
192 049 |
31,8 |
66,4 |
96,0 |
- 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 |
42,2 |
31,0 |
| Industry |
34,6 |
30,2 |
| Construction |
14,5 |
6,1 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
41,8 |
29,3 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
67,0 |
52,6 |
- 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.