EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Altogether |
7 092 250 |
7 105 949 |
7 181 202 |
| Working age adult in % |
75,4 |
76,2 |
76,4 |
| including working age adults with a job in % |
66,8 |
66,2 |
67,4 |
| including unemployed workers in % |
8,6 |
10,0 |
8,9 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
24,6 |
23,8 |
23,6 |
| including pupils, students or interns in % |
11,4 |
11,6 |
11,9 |
| including retirees in % |
5,5 |
4,3 |
3,3 |
| including other economically inactive people in % |
7,7 |
7,8 |
8,4 |
- 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 |
7 181 202 |
5 485 140 |
76,4 |
4 843 282 |
67,4 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
1 414 069 |
528 541 |
37,4 |
411 575 |
29,1 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
4 558 775 |
4 111 993 |
90,2 |
3 672 045 |
80,5 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
1 208 359 |
844 606 |
69,9 |
759 662 |
62,9 |
| Male |
3 501 350 |
2 766 094 |
79,0 |
2 454 997 |
70,1 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
703 175 |
269 602 |
38,3 |
205 258 |
29,2 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
2 222 577 |
2 071 741 |
93,2 |
1 868 542 |
84,1 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
575 598 |
424 751 |
73,8 |
381 197 |
66,2 |
| Female |
3 679 852 |
2 719 046 |
73,9 |
2 388 286 |
64,9 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
710 894 |
258 939 |
36,4 |
206 317 |
29,0 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
2 336 197 |
2 040 252 |
87,3 |
1 803 503 |
77,2 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
632 761 |
419 855 |
66,4 |
378 465 |
59,8 |
- 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 |
67,4 |
| Unemployed workers |
8,9 |
| Retirees |
3,3 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
11,9 |
| Other economically inactive people |
8,4 |
- 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 |
5 347 575 |
4 736 463 |
5 415 603 |
4 704 005 |
5 496 118 |
4 874 888 |
| including |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
| Farmer operators |
2 687 |
2 513 |
1 558 |
1 333 |
1 431 |
1 310 |
| Handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
231 006 |
211 692 |
252 370 |
230 676 |
274 307 |
256 144 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
1 469 209 |
1 404 522 |
1 548 206 |
1 470 259 |
1 722 103 |
1 648 456 |
| Intermediate professions |
1 365 780 |
1 236 206 |
1 361 350 |
1 214 279 |
1 356 176 |
1 225 657 |
| Employees |
1 449 840 |
1 252 414 |
1 429 958 |
1 200 826 |
1 357 790 |
1 162 588 |
| Workers |
761 933 |
629 115 |
731 173 |
586 632 |
693 215 |
580 734 |
- 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 |
611 202 |
711 117 |
641 858 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
11,4 |
13,1 |
11,7 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
22,5 |
26,2 |
22,1 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
10,3 |
11,9 |
10,7 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
9,2 |
10,8 |
10,1 |
- 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 |
20,1 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
19,1 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
14,4 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
14,8 |
| 2 years at university |
9,5 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
9,7 |
| 5 years or more at university |
6,6 |
- 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 |
5 292 349 |
5 299 204 |
5 496 002 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
4 792 406 |
4 786 650 |
4 945 325 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
110,4 |
110,7 |
111,1 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
64,2 |
63,9 |
63,5 |
- 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 |
5 292 349 |
100,0 |
5 299 204 |
100,0 |
5 496 002 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
4 781 552 |
90,3 |
4 740 748 |
89,5 |
4 873 899 |
88,7 |
| including women |
2 376 058 |
44,9 |
2 367 307 |
44,7 |
2 426 501 |
44,2 |
| including partial time jobs |
681 010 |
12,9 |
669 626 |
12,6 |
622 002 |
11,3 |
| Non-employee |
510 797 |
9,7 |
558 456 |
10,5 |
622 103 |
11,3 |
| including women |
175 693 |
3,3 |
203 857 |
3,8 |
237 080 |
4,3 |
| including partial time jobs |
75 006 |
1,4 |
96 972 |
1,8 |
111 030 |
2,0 |
- 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 |
5 539 616 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
1 801 |
0,0 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
289 037 |
5,2 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
1 852 426 |
33,4 |
| Intermediate professions |
1 422 877 |
25,7 |
| Employees |
1 314 176 |
23,7 |
| Workers |
659 299 |
11,9 |
- 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 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
4,4 |
4,8 |
5,2 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
29,3 |
30,9 |
33,4 |
| Intermediate professions |
26,6 |
26,4 |
25,7 |
| Employees |
26,3 |
25,3 |
23,7 |
| Workers |
13,3 |
12,5 |
11,9 |
- 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 |
5 283 354 |
100,0 |
5 307 128 |
100,0 |
5 539 616 |
100,0 |
48,4 |
89,7 |
| Agriculture |
4 831 |
0,1 |
3 809 |
0,1 |
4 328 |
0,1 |
37,3 |
68,8 |
| Industry |
434 227 |
8,2 |
393 163 |
7,4 |
360 690 |
6,5 |
35,5 |
94,0 |
| Construction |
262 480 |
5,0 |
261 240 |
4,9 |
283 135 |
5,1 |
15,3 |
83,6 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
3 187 970 |
60,3 |
3 226 650 |
60,8 |
3 412 861 |
61,6 |
44,6 |
87,9 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
1 393 846 |
26,4 |
1 422 266 |
26,8 |
1 478 602 |
26,7 |
66,6 |
94,1 |
- 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 |
39,2 |
33,3 |
| Industry |
35,5 |
36,0 |
| Construction |
17,1 |
6,0 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
45,9 |
35,1 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
67,2 |
57,4 |
- 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.
