EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Altogether |
497 740 |
525 819 |
564 476 |
| Working age adult in % |
71,7 |
74,0 |
74,1 |
| including working age adults with a job in % |
62,7 |
62,6 |
64,7 |
| including unemployed workers in % |
9,0 |
11,3 |
9,4 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
28,3 |
26,0 |
25,9 |
| including pupils, students or interns in % |
16,1 |
15,9 |
15,3 |
| including retirees in % |
5,7 |
4,1 |
3,3 |
| including other economically inactive people in % |
6,5 |
6,1 |
7,4 |
- 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 |
564 476 |
418 230 |
74,1 |
365 277 |
64,7 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
142 772 |
55 631 |
39,0 |
43 208 |
30,3 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
339 639 |
307 113 |
90,4 |
271 569 |
80,0 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
82 065 |
55 485 |
67,6 |
50 501 |
61,5 |
| Male |
279 633 |
214 899 |
76,9 |
190 096 |
68,0 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
69 882 |
28 346 |
40,6 |
22 205 |
31,8 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
170 827 |
158 952 |
93,0 |
142 775 |
83,6 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
38 924 |
27 601 |
70,9 |
25 116 |
64,5 |
| Female |
284 843 |
203 331 |
71,4 |
175 181 |
61,5 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
72 890 |
27 285 |
37,4 |
21 003 |
28,8 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
168 812 |
148 161 |
87,8 |
128 793 |
76,3 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
43 140 |
27 885 |
64,6 |
25 384 |
58,8 |
- 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 |
64,7 |
| Unemployed workers |
9,4 |
| Retirees |
3,3 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
15,3 |
| Other economically inactive people |
7,4 |
- 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 |
357 044 |
312 305 |
388 884 |
328 902 |
419 407 |
369 167 |
| including |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
| Farmer operators |
384 |
351 |
342 |
305 |
300 |
256 |
| Handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
16 197 |
14 844 |
18 652 |
16 652 |
20 683 |
19 571 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
91 379 |
87 501 |
105 143 |
99 949 |
125 275 |
120 464 |
| Intermediate professions |
98 460 |
88 746 |
106 191 |
93 516 |
112 328 |
101 464 |
| Employees |
92 863 |
78 337 |
96 121 |
77 049 |
99 017 |
82 913 |
| Workers |
53 141 |
42 527 |
54 782 |
41 432 |
55 016 |
44 499 |
- 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 |
44 868 |
59 637 |
52 952 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
12,6 |
15,3 |
12,7 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
22,9 |
28,1 |
22,3 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
11,4 |
13,9 |
11,6 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
8,2 |
10,5 |
9,0 |
- 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
|
Taux de chômage en % |
| No diploma or primary education certificate |
27,8 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
22,0 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
16,8 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
17,2 |
| 2 years at university |
10,4 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
10,2 |
| 5 years or more at university |
6,5 |
- 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 |
418 770 |
446 403 |
499 753 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
314 828 |
333 201 |
370 502 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
133,0 |
134,0 |
134,9 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
60,7 |
62,0 |
61,6 |
- 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 |
418 770 |
100,0 |
446 403 |
100,0 |
499 753 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
378 657 |
90,4 |
400 628 |
89,7 |
444 335 |
88,9 |
| including women |
176 241 |
42,1 |
186 509 |
41,8 |
207 145 |
41,4 |
| including partial time jobs |
61 926 |
14,8 |
64 247 |
14,4 |
66 008 |
13,2 |
| Non-employee |
40 113 |
9,6 |
45 776 |
10,3 |
55 418 |
11,1 |
| including women |
14 584 |
3,5 |
17 499 |
3,9 |
22 330 |
4,5 |
| including partial time jobs |
5 495 |
1,3 |
7 405 |
1,7 |
9 523 |
1,9 |
- 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 |
501 106 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
461 |
0,1 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
26 188 |
5,2 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
156 671 |
31,3 |
| Intermediate professions |
143 681 |
28,7 |
| Employees |
108 504 |
21,7 |
| Workers |
65 600 |
13,1 |
- 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 |
0,1 |
0,1 |
0,1 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
4,5 |
5,0 |
5,2 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
27,1 |
29,1 |
31,3 |
| Intermediate professions |
29,1 |
29,2 |
28,7 |
| Employees |
24,4 |
23,0 |
21,7 |
| Workers |
14,7 |
13,7 |
13,1 |
- 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 |
415 396 |
100,0 |
445 385 |
100,0 |
501 106 |
100,0 |
45,8 |
90,2 |
| Agriculture |
719 |
0,2 |
673 |
0,2 |
772 |
0,2 |
34,8 |
52,2 |
| Industry |
54 803 |
13,2 |
56 080 |
12,6 |
49 328 |
9,8 |
29,2 |
95,5 |
| Construction |
24 873 |
6,0 |
25 371 |
5,7 |
30 219 |
6,0 |
15,6 |
80,1 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
214 347 |
51,6 |
233 046 |
52,3 |
282 948 |
56,5 |
41,3 |
89,7 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
120 655 |
29,0 |
130 216 |
29,2 |
137 840 |
27,5 |
67,6 |
91,8 |
- 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
|
Employees |
Non-employees |
| Agriculture |
41,0 |
28,1 |
| Industry |
28,8 |
37,9 |
| Construction |
18,0 |
6,0 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
41,8 |
37,0 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
67,9 |
63,4 |
- 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.