Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Urban unit 2020 of Laon (02403)

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 19 213 18 488 17 127
Working age adult in % 68,1 67,7 66,8
 including working age adults with a job in % 55,3 50,9 51,4
 including unemployed workers in % 12,8 16,8 15,5
Economically inactive people in % 31,9 32,3 33,2
 including pupils, students or interns in % 9,5 9,1 10,1
 including retirees in % 8,5 8,5 6,6
 including other economically inactive people in % 13,9 14,7 16,5
  • 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 17 127 11 449 66,8 8 798 51,4
 15 to 24 years old 3 664 1 540 42,0 976 26,6
 25 to 54 years old 10 020 8 119 81,0 6 320 63,1
 55 to 64 years old 3 444 1 790 52,0 1 503 43,7
Male 8 605 6 002 69,7 4 581 53,2
 15 to 24 years old 1 882 841 44,7 527 28,0
 25 to 54 years old 5 175 4 283 82,8 3 325 64,2
 55 to 64 years old 1 548 878 56,7 729 47,1
Female 8 522 5 447 63,9 4 218 49,5
 15 to 24 years old 1 781 698 39,2 449 25,2
 25 to 54 years old 4 845 3 836 79,2 2 995 61,8
 55 to 64 years old 1 896 912 48,1 774 40,8
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 51,4
Unemployed workers 15,5
Retirees 6,6
Pupils, students or interns 10,1
Other economically inactive people 16,5
  • 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 13 059 10 562 12 600 9 478 11 306 8 742
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 31 31 23 23 41 41
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 495 458 436 383 453 400
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 1 339 1 290 1 177 1 119 1 089 1 053
 Intermediate professions 2 769 2 515 2 792 2 466 2 493 2 233
 Employees 4 414 3 566 4 130 3 073 3 525 2 727
 Workers 3 656 2 703 3 581 2 413 3 312 2 288
  • 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 2 463 3 115 2 650
Unemployment rate in % 18,8 24,9 23,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 34,9 41,9 36,6
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 16,2 22,7 22,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,2 18,0 16,0
  • 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

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation
Taux de chômage en %
No diploma or primary education certificate 38,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 30,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 26,5
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 22,4
2 years at university 15,2
3 to 4 years at university 8,5
5 years or more at university 6,4
  • 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 18 998 17 783 17 707
Working age adult living in the area 10 707 9 540 8 959
Occupational concentration by industry 177,4 186,4 197,7
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,3 53,6 51,3
  • 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 18 998 100,0 17 783 100,0 17 707 100,0
Employee 17 790 93,6 16 582 93,3 16 449 92,9
 including women 9 125 48,0 8 643 48,6 8 526 48,1
 including partial time jobs 3 233 17,0 3 107 17,5 2 730 15,4
Non-employee 1 207 6,4 1 200 6,7 1 258 7,1
 including women 429 2,3 436 2,5 520 2,9
 including partial time jobs 100 0,5 179 1,0 167 0,9
  • 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 17 572 100,0
Farmer operators 55 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 662 3,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 2 511 14,3
Intermediate professions 5 086 28,9
Employees 5 671 32,3
Workers 3 587 20,4
  • 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 0,2 0,3 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3,9 3,2 3,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,8 13,3 14,3
Intermediate professions 27,6 28,2 28,9
Employees 32,9 33,8 32,3
Workers 22,6 21,2 20,4
  • 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 18 817 100,0 17 561 100,0 17 572 100,0 51,3 94,0
Agriculture 85 0,5 75 0,4 97 0,6 10,8 54,1
Industry 1 551 8,2 1 534 8,7 1 358 7,7 29,3 93,8
Construction 1 090 5,8 786 4,5 1 029 5,9 12,5 88,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 7 544 40,1 6 879 39,2 6 654 37,9 48,0 91,3
Public administration/education/human health/social work 8 547 45,4 8 287 47,2 8 432 48,0 62,6 97,3
  • 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

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 13,1 8,1
Industry 28,4 43,3
Construction 13,3 6,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,1 36,6
Public administration, education, human health, social work 62,7 59,9
  • 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.