Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 inter-communality metropolis of 7343 Limoges Métropole (248719312)

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 138 661 132 432 127 367
Working age adult in % 69,6 70,3 70,9
 including working age adults with a job in % 61,0 59,8 61,6
 including unemployed workers in % 8,5 10,5 9,3
Economically inactive people in % 30,4 29,7 29,1
 including pupils, students or interns in % 13,1 13,8 14,6
 including retirees in % 9,9 8,1 6,6
 including other economically inactive people in % 7,5 7,8 8,0
  • 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 127 367 90 261 70,9 78 412 61,6
 15 to 24 years old 30 936 11 733 37,9 8 741 28,3
 25 to 54 years old 71 492 64 470 90,2 56 928 79,6
 55 to 64 years old 24 939 14 058 56,4 12 743 51,1
Male 61 300 44 865 73,2 39 052 63,7
 15 to 24 years old 14 812 5 907 39,9 4 450 30,0
 25 to 54 years old 34 974 32 422 92,7 28 763 82,2
 55 to 64 years old 11 515 6 536 56,8 5 840 50,7
Female 66 067 45 396 68,7 39 359 59,6
 15 to 24 years old 16 125 5 826 36,1 4 291 26,6
 25 to 54 years old 36 518 32 048 87,8 28 165 77,1
 55 to 64 years old 13 424 7 523 56,0 6 903 51,4
  • 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 61,6
Unemployed workers 9,3
Retirees 6,6
Pupils, students or interns 14,6
Other economically inactive people 8,0
  • 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 96 600 84 815 92 689 78 648 90 525 79 116
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 350 312 367 336 356 309
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 347 4 011 4 470 3 991 4 788 4 603
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 14 185 13 815 14 331 13 799 15 160 14 637
 Intermediate professions 26 528 24 779 25 210 23 223 25 243 23 571
 Employees 28 440 24 722 27 677 23 174 25 863 22 028
 Workers 21 205 17 176 18 646 14 125 17 304 13 969
  • 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 11 808 13 913 11 849
Unemployment rate in % 12,2 14,9 13,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 25,1 30,1 25,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,9 13,7 11,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,0 9,1 9,4
  • 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 31,4
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 21,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 15,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 14,2
2 years at university 8,4
3 to 4 years at university 7,6
5 years or more at university 7,0
  • 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 103 104 99 225 99 402
Working age adult living in the area 85 376 80 115 79 565
Occupational concentration by industry 120,8 123,9 124,9
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,9 53,8 52,2
  • 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 103 104 100,0 99 225 100,0 99 402 100,0
Employee 94 399 91,6 90 270 91,0 89 235 89,8
 including women 48 103 46,7 46 339 46,7 45 707 46,0
 including partial time jobs 14 658 14,2 14 542 14,7 13 720 13,8
Non-employee 8 704 8,4 8 955 9,0 10 167 10,2
 including women 3 126 3,0 3 340 3,4 3 832 3,9
 including partial time jobs 987 1,0 1 143 1,2 1 352 1,4
  • 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 99 356 100,0
Farmer operators 429 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 522 5,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 16 729 16,8
Intermediate professions 29 794 30,0
Employees 28 194 28,4
Workers 18 687 18,8
  • 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 0,4 0,4 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,5 4,9 5,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14,9 16,2 16,8
Intermediate professions 29,2 30,0 30,0
Employees 29,4 29,5 28,4
Workers 21,6 18,9 18,8
  • 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 102 762 100,0 98 885 100,0 99 356 100,0 49,8 90,8
Agriculture 709 0,7 659 0,7 688 0,7 25,2 46,7
Industry 11 396 11,1 9 415 9,5 8 936 9,0 29,8 94,4
Construction 6 379 6,2 5 235 5,3 6 034 6,1 11,2 78,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 44 487 43,3 43 201 43,7 44 430 44,7 43,8 88,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 39 790 38,7 40 374 40,8 39 268 39,5 67,5 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 21,2 28,7
Industry 30,0 25,3
Construction 13,1 4,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,7 35,9
Public administration, education, human health, social work 68,1 58,0
  • 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.