EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Altogether |
3 631 007 |
3 560 055 |
3 477 405 |
| Working age adult in % |
71,7 |
73,1 |
74,3 |
| including working age adults with a job in % |
63,1 |
62,7 |
65,4 |
| including unemployed workers in % |
8,6 |
10,4 |
8,9 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
28,3 |
26,9 |
25,7 |
| including pupils, students or interns in % |
9,8 |
10,0 |
10,0 |
| including retirees in % |
9,1 |
8,0 |
6,8 |
| including other economically inactive people in % |
9,4 |
8,9 |
8,9 |
- 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 |
3 477 405 |
2 582 400 |
74,3 |
2 273 166 |
65,4 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
658 037 |
286 232 |
43,5 |
219 614 |
33,4 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
2 072 177 |
1 871 772 |
90,3 |
1 672 799 |
80,7 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
747 191 |
424 396 |
56,8 |
380 753 |
51,0 |
| Male |
1 734 453 |
1 341 150 |
77,3 |
1 187 478 |
68,5 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
339 884 |
160 420 |
47,2 |
123 876 |
36,4 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
1 031 676 |
966 723 |
93,7 |
871 135 |
84,4 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
362 892 |
214 007 |
59,0 |
192 467 |
53,0 |
| Female |
1 742 952 |
1 241 250 |
71,2 |
1 085 688 |
62,3 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
318 152 |
125 812 |
39,5 |
95 739 |
30,1 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
1 040 500 |
905 049 |
87,0 |
801 664 |
77,0 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
384 300 |
210 388 |
54,7 |
188 286 |
49,0 |
- Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.
EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
|
Population (%) |
| Working age adults who have a job |
65,4 |
| Unemployed workers |
8,9 |
| Retirees |
6,8 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
10,0 |
| Other economically inactive people |
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 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 |
2 605 079 |
2 294 393 |
2 598 370 |
2 227 658 |
2 583 991 |
2 280 280 |
| including |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
| Farmer operators |
38 849 |
38 590 |
35 901 |
35 483 |
32 401 |
32 003 |
| Handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
121 161 |
113 621 |
127 901 |
118 158 |
134 128 |
127 292 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
300 453 |
291 326 |
315 150 |
303 478 |
346 301 |
333 998 |
| Intermediate professions |
601 029 |
560 211 |
617 538 |
566 201 |
647 520 |
602 160 |
| Employees |
764 268 |
663 557 |
759 752 |
641 072 |
731 433 |
632 330 |
| Workers |
749 622 |
627 089 |
702 486 |
563 266 |
656 255 |
552 497 |
- 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 |
312 097 |
371 749 |
309 234 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
12,0 |
14,3 |
12,0 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
25,4 |
29,9 |
23,3 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
10,3 |
12,5 |
10,6 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
8,7 |
11,5 |
10,3 |
- 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 |
24,2 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
18,8 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
13,5 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
12,1 |
| 2 years at university |
7,3 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
6,7 |
| 5 years or more at university |
6,1 |
- 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 |
2 147 240 |
2 083 253 |
2 099 698 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
2 309 614 |
2 256 318 |
2 307 070 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
93,0 |
92,3 |
91,0 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
57,7 |
57,3 |
56,6 |
- 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 |
2 147 240 |
100,0 |
2 083 253 |
100,0 |
2 099 698 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
1 920 649 |
89,4 |
1 847 788 |
88,7 |
1 851 321 |
88,2 |
| including women |
941 893 |
43,9 |
923 826 |
44,3 |
928 374 |
44,2 |
| including partial time jobs |
359 316 |
16,7 |
351 351 |
16,9 |
326 952 |
15,6 |
| Non-employee |
226 591 |
10,6 |
235 465 |
11,3 |
248 376 |
11,8 |
| including women |
75 823 |
3,5 |
82 480 |
4,0 |
93 117 |
4,4 |
| including partial time jobs |
23 635 |
1,1 |
29 444 |
1,4 |
33 757 |
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 |
2 106 609 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
33 941 |
1,6 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
128 722 |
6,1 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
304 081 |
14,4 |
| Intermediate professions |
556 695 |
26,4 |
| Employees |
592 060 |
28,1 |
| Workers |
491 110 |
23,3 |
- 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 |
1,9 |
1,8 |
1,6 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
5,3 |
5,7 |
6,1 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
12,6 |
13,4 |
14,4 |
| Intermediate professions |
24,6 |
25,5 |
26,4 |
| Employees |
29,3 |
29,2 |
28,1 |
| Workers |
26,5 |
24,4 |
23,3 |
- 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 |
2 149 381 |
100,0 |
2 078 423 |
100,0 |
2 106 609 |
100,0 |
48,7 |
89,0 |
| Agriculture |
66 961 |
3,1 |
64 853 |
3,1 |
59 522 |
2,8 |
29,7 |
44,5 |
| Industry |
379 910 |
17,7 |
337 595 |
16,2 |
319 370 |
15,2 |
27,8 |
95,1 |
| Construction |
146 601 |
6,8 |
134 050 |
6,4 |
135 481 |
6,4 |
11,4 |
78,4 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
861 718 |
40,1 |
838 883 |
40,4 |
883 968 |
42,0 |
47,8 |
87,2 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
694 192 |
32,3 |
703 042 |
33,8 |
708 269 |
33,6 |
68,0 |
94,3 |
- 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 |
33,0 |
27,0 |
| Industry |
27,7 |
28,0 |
| Construction |
13,4 |
4,1 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
48,9 |
39,7 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
68,5 |
60,4 |
- 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.
