EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Altogether |
398 927 |
419 118 |
446 824 |
| Working age adult in % |
71,6 |
73,6 |
75,6 |
| including working age adults with a job in % |
63,5 |
63,5 |
67,1 |
| including unemployed workers in % |
8,1 |
10,1 |
8,5 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
28,4 |
26,4 |
24,4 |
| including pupils, students or interns in % |
14,3 |
14,1 |
13,5 |
| including retirees in % |
7,7 |
6,0 |
4,6 |
| including other economically inactive people in % |
6,4 |
6,3 |
6,4 |
- 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 |
446 824 |
337 716 |
75,6 |
299 786 |
67,1 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
102 204 |
40 580 |
39,7 |
32 538 |
31,8 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
273 167 |
252 426 |
92,4 |
226 108 |
82,8 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
71 453 |
44 710 |
62,6 |
41 140 |
57,6 |
| Male |
220 605 |
171 775 |
77,9 |
152 786 |
69,3 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
50 644 |
21 531 |
42,5 |
17 359 |
34,3 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
136 614 |
128 659 |
94,2 |
115 651 |
84,7 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
33 347 |
21 585 |
64,7 |
19 775 |
59,3 |
| Female |
226 219 |
165 941 |
73,4 |
147 000 |
65,0 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
51 560 |
19 048 |
36,9 |
15 178 |
29,4 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
136 553 |
123 767 |
90,6 |
110 457 |
80,9 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
38 106 |
23 125 |
60,7 |
21 365 |
56,1 |
- 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 |
67,1 |
| Unemployed workers |
8,5 |
| Retirees |
4,6 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
13,5 |
| Other economically inactive people |
6,4 |
- 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 |
285 464 |
253 381 |
308 406 |
265 945 |
340 041 |
304 137 |
| including |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
| Farmer operators |
519 |
474 |
446 |
380 |
423 |
388 |
| Handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
12 194 |
11 212 |
15 099 |
14 017 |
17 059 |
16 130 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
60 561 |
58 044 |
72 522 |
68 909 |
94 862 |
91 157 |
| Intermediate professions |
82 260 |
74 872 |
89 468 |
79 827 |
96 216 |
88 040 |
| Employees |
77 242 |
67 585 |
78 094 |
65 767 |
79 675 |
68 901 |
| Workers |
50 179 |
41 194 |
48 265 |
37 045 |
47 812 |
39 521 |
- 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 |
32 174 |
42 340 |
37 930 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
11,3 |
13,7 |
11,2 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
22,0 |
26,7 |
19,8 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
10,0 |
12,4 |
10,4 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
7,4 |
9,2 |
8,0 |
- 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 |
27,4 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
22,5 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
13,8 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
14,6 |
| 2 years at university |
8,0 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
8,4 |
| 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 |
319 731 |
339 457 |
385 074 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
254 680 |
268 287 |
302 464 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
125,5 |
126,5 |
127,3 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
59,1 |
59,9 |
60,9 |
- 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
| Working status |
2010 |
% |
2015 |
% |
2021 |
% |
| Altogether |
319 731 |
100,0 |
339 457 |
100,0 |
385 074 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
292 009 |
91,3 |
307 185 |
90,5 |
345 139 |
89,6 |
| including women |
145 553 |
45,5 |
153 471 |
45,2 |
170 327 |
44,2 |
| including partial time jobs |
60 291 |
18,9 |
60 760 |
17,9 |
61 549 |
16,0 |
| Non-employee |
27 721 |
8,7 |
32 272 |
9,5 |
39 935 |
10,4 |
| including women |
9 766 |
3,1 |
12 247 |
3,6 |
16 274 |
4,2 |
| including partial time jobs |
4 029 |
1,3 |
5 235 |
1,5 |
7 007 |
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
| Socio-economic activity |
Number |
% |
| Altogether |
389 078 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
513 |
0,1 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
19 722 |
5,1 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
104 909 |
27,0 |
| Intermediate professions |
116 958 |
30,1 |
| Employees |
91 133 |
23,4 |
| Workers |
55 843 |
14,4 |
- 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 |
0,2 |
0,1 |
0,1 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
4,1 |
4,9 |
5,1 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
21,1 |
23,1 |
27,0 |
| Intermediate professions |
29,8 |
30,5 |
30,1 |
| Employees |
27,6 |
25,9 |
23,4 |
| Workers |
17,2 |
15,4 |
14,4 |
- 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 |
317 885 |
100,0 |
338 628 |
100,0 |
389 078 |
100,0 |
48,2 |
90,4 |
| Agriculture |
1 406 |
0,4 |
1 264 |
0,4 |
1 600 |
0,4 |
34,4 |
66,9 |
| Industry |
31 452 |
9,9 |
29 460 |
8,7 |
32 894 |
8,5 |
30,3 |
94,1 |
| Construction |
18 553 |
5,8 |
18 706 |
5,5 |
22 451 |
5,8 |
16,2 |
83,2 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
169 592 |
53,4 |
187 661 |
55,4 |
222 435 |
57,2 |
44,0 |
89,6 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
96 883 |
30,5 |
101 537 |
30,0 |
109 697 |
28,2 |
69,1 |
92,9 |
- 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 |
42,7 |
17,7 |
| Industry |
30,1 |
33,4 |
| Construction |
18,3 |
5,7 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
44,6 |
38,6 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
69,6 |
61,5 |
- 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.