EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Altogether |
279 141 |
279 873 |
276 507 |
| Working age adult in % |
70,7 |
72,7 |
74,0 |
| including working age adults with a job in % |
60,1 |
60,1 |
63,2 |
| including unemployed workers in % |
10,5 |
12,6 |
10,8 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
29,3 |
27,3 |
26,0 |
| including pupils, students or interns in % |
9,4 |
9,2 |
9,2 |
| including retirees in % |
8,6 |
6,9 |
5,7 |
| including other economically inactive people in % |
11,3 |
11,1 |
11,1 |
- 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 |
276 507 |
204 746 |
74,0 |
174 774 |
63,2 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
49 443 |
21 409 |
43,3 |
15 350 |
31,0 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
166 437 |
146 876 |
88,2 |
127 319 |
76,5 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
60 627 |
36 461 |
60,1 |
32 105 |
53,0 |
| Male |
133 301 |
103 856 |
77,9 |
90 148 |
67,6 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
25 137 |
11 653 |
46,4 |
8 509 |
33,9 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
79 991 |
74 301 |
92,9 |
65 797 |
82,3 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
28 174 |
17 902 |
63,5 |
15 842 |
56,2 |
| Female |
143 206 |
100 890 |
70,5 |
84 626 |
59,1 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
24 307 |
9 756 |
40,1 |
6 841 |
28,1 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
86 446 |
72 575 |
84,0 |
61 522 |
71,2 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
32 453 |
18 559 |
57,2 |
16 264 |
50,1 |
- 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 |
63,2 |
| Unemployed workers |
10,8 |
| Retirees |
5,7 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
9,2 |
| Other economically inactive people |
11,1 |
- 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 |
197 761 |
168 187 |
203 206 |
167 729 |
203 773 |
175 290 |
| including |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
| Farmer operators |
2 898 |
2 839 |
2 527 |
2 468 |
2 360 |
2 281 |
| Handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
15 859 |
14 735 |
16 770 |
15 549 |
17 704 |
16 797 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
22 506 |
21 464 |
23 737 |
22 276 |
26 153 |
24 920 |
| Intermediate professions |
45 494 |
41 059 |
47 691 |
42 605 |
50 240 |
45 747 |
| Employees |
59 055 |
48 961 |
60 464 |
48 779 |
57 714 |
47 635 |
| Workers |
49 313 |
39 129 |
48 569 |
36 051 |
46 817 |
37 910 |
- 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 |
29 402 |
35 376 |
29 972 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
14,9 |
17,4 |
14,6 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
30,1 |
35,1 |
28,3 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
13,1 |
15,4 |
13,3 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
11,0 |
13,7 |
11,9 |
- 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 |
25,7 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
21,2 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
16,3 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
15,6 |
| 2 years at university |
9,8 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
8,4 |
| 5 years or more at university |
7,2 |
- 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 |
181 674 |
182 504 |
190 541 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
169 607 |
170 796 |
178 766 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
107,1 |
106,9 |
106,6 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
55,4 |
55,5 |
54,9 |
- 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 |
181 674 |
100,0 |
182 504 |
100,0 |
190 541 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
153 845 |
84,7 |
153 152 |
83,9 |
158 217 |
83,0 |
| including women |
78 198 |
43,0 |
79 111 |
43,3 |
81 855 |
43,0 |
| including partial time jobs |
32 654 |
18,0 |
31 731 |
17,4 |
29 161 |
15,3 |
| Non-employee |
27 828 |
15,3 |
29 352 |
16,1 |
32 325 |
17,0 |
| including women |
9 299 |
5,1 |
10 516 |
5,8 |
12 531 |
6,6 |
| including partial time jobs |
3 284 |
1,8 |
4 142 |
2,3 |
4 765 |
2,5 |
- 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 |
190 890 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
2 565 |
1,3 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
18 494 |
9,7 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
26 589 |
13,9 |
| Intermediate professions |
50 465 |
26,4 |
| Employees |
52 493 |
27,5 |
| Workers |
40 285 |
21,1 |
- 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 |
1,7 |
1,5 |
1,3 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
8,8 |
9,3 |
9,7 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
12,3 |
12,8 |
13,9 |
| Intermediate professions |
24,8 |
26,0 |
26,4 |
| Employees |
29,6 |
29,3 |
27,5 |
| Workers |
22,8 |
21,2 |
21,1 |
- 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 |
181 367 |
100,0 |
181 954 |
100,0 |
190 890 |
100,0 |
49,4 |
84,4 |
| Agriculture |
6 477 |
3,6 |
6 682 |
3,7 |
6 529 |
3,4 |
33,9 |
61,9 |
| Industry |
17 538 |
9,7 |
16 709 |
9,2 |
16 727 |
8,8 |
33,7 |
89,3 |
| Construction |
14 474 |
8,0 |
12 788 |
7,0 |
13 634 |
7,1 |
11,8 |
66,4 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
86 208 |
47,5 |
87 122 |
47,9 |
93 461 |
49,0 |
46,1 |
83,1 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
56 671 |
31,2 |
58 653 |
32,2 |
60 539 |
31,7 |
68,9 |
91,5 |
- 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 |
37,2 |
28,6 |
| Industry |
33,7 |
33,9 |
| Construction |
16,0 |
3,5 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
47,4 |
39,9 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
69,5 |
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.