Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Urban unit 2020 of Bourges (18501)

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 55 861 53 734 51 058
Working age adult in % 70,3 70,4 72,2
 including working age adults with a job in % 61,1 59,3 62,2
 including unemployed workers in % 9,2 11,1 10,0
Economically inactive people in % 29,7 29,6 27,8
 including pupils, students or interns in % 10,8 11,4 10,6
 including retirees in % 9,8 8,5 6,9
 including other economically inactive people in % 9,1 9,7 10,3
  • 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 51 058 36 861 72,2 31 751 62,2
 15 to 24 years old 10 751 4 822 44,9 3 695 34,4
 25 to 54 years old 29 379 25 763 87,7 22 455 76,4
 55 to 64 years old 10 929 6 277 57,4 5 601 51,2
Male 25 147 18 597 74,0 16 033 63,8
 15 to 24 years old 5 726 2 679 46,8 2 048 35,8
 25 to 54 years old 14 398 12 985 90,2 11 373 79,0
 55 to 64 years old 5 023 2 932 58,4 2 612 52,0
Female 25 912 18 265 70,5 15 718 60,7
 15 to 24 years old 5 025 2 142 42,6 1 648 32,8
 25 to 54 years old 14 980 12 778 85,3 11 082 74,0
 55 to 64 years old 5 906 3 344 56,6 2 988 50,6
  • 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 62,2
Unemployed workers 10,0
Retirees 6,9
Pupils, students or interns 10,6
Other economically inactive people 10,3
  • 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 39 276 34 232 37 809 31 787 36 842 31 860
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 108 99 95 95 54 51
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 1 783 1 640 1 714 1 534 1 768 1 598
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 5 855 5 712 5 849 5 681 6 138 6 006
 Intermediate professions 9 745 9 144 9 595 8 870 9 817 9 150
 Employees 12 245 10 490 11 728 9 624 11 140 9 340
 Workers 9 060 7 148 8 100 5 983 7 269 5 716
  • 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 5 124 5 960 5 110
Unemployment rate in % 13,1 15,8 13,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 25,1 30,4 23,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,8 14,6 12,8
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,2 9,8 10,8
  • 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 32,1
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 20,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 17,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 15,2
2 years at university 8,8
3 to 4 years at university 6,4
5 years or more at university 5,0
  • 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 50 127 48 031 49 751
Working age adult living in the area 34 504 32 285 32 439
Occupational concentration by industry 145,3 148,8 153,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,3 52,3 52,5
  • 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

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
Working status 2010 % 2015 % 2021 %
Altogether 50 127 100,0 48 031 100,0 49 751 100,0
Employee 46 322 92,4 44 222 92,1 45 484 91,4
 including women 23 008 45,9 22 346 46,5 22 590 45,4
 including partial time jobs 7 462 14,9 7 075 14,7 6 563 13,2
Non-employee 3 805 7,6 3 809 7,9 4 267 8,6
 including women 1 312 2,6 1 388 2,9 1 611 3,2
 including partial time jobs 429 0,9 491 1,0 591 1,2
  • 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 50 037 100,0
Farmer operators 89 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 2 492 5,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 7 935 15,9
Intermediate professions 14 866 29,7
Employees 14 138 28,3
Workers 10 516 21,0
  • 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 0,3 0,2 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,6 4,3 5,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14,4 14,6 15,9
Intermediate professions 27,9 28,8 29,7
Employees 30,4 30,9 28,3
Workers 22,4 21,2 21,0
  • 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 49 751 100,0 48 030 100,0 50 037 100,0 48,6 92,2
Agriculture 254 0,5 154 0,3 208 0,4 28,6 68,7
Industry 6 773 13,6 6 032 12,6 6 776 13,5 27,7 94,5
Construction 2 868 5,8 2 517 5,2 2 488 5,0 9,0 81,3
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 21 551 43,3 21 417 44,6 22 195 44,4 45,8 90,3
Public administration/education/human health/social work 18 305 36,8 17 909 37,3 18 369 36,7 65,4 95,4
  • 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 25,3 35,7
Industry 28,1 20,2
Construction 10,0 4,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,4 40,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 65,9 54,8
  • 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.