Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Urban unit 2020 of Besançon (25601)

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 95 331 92 244 92 916
Working age adult in % 68,2 68,0 68,6
 including working age adults with a job in % 58,5 57,0 59,0
 including unemployed workers in % 9,7 11,0 9,6
Economically inactive people in % 31,8 32,0 31,4
 including pupils, students or interns in % 17,9 18,3 17,9
 including retirees in % 6,8 5,6 4,6
 including other economically inactive people in % 7,1 8,0 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

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 92 916 63 701 68,6 54 817 59,0
 15 to 24 years old 27 320 10 319 37,8 8 138 29,8
 25 to 54 years old 49 958 43 675 87,4 37 938 75,9
 55 to 64 years old 15 638 9 707 62,1 8 741 55,9
Male 45 140 32 101 71,1 27 471 60,9
 15 to 24 years old 13 378 5 391 40,3 4 267 31,9
 25 to 54 years old 24 733 22 179 89,7 19 171 77,5
 55 to 64 years old 7 029 4 531 64,5 4 033 57,4
Female 47 776 31 600 66,1 27 345 57,2
 15 to 24 years old 13 942 4 929 35,4 3 871 27,8
 25 to 54 years old 25 225 21 496 85,2 18 766 74,4
 55 to 64 years old 8 609 5 176 60,1 4 708 54,7
  • 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 59,0
Unemployed workers 9,6
Retirees 4,6
Pupils, students or interns 17,9
Other economically inactive people 8,9
  • 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 65 086 55 804 62 746 52 617 63 637 54 867
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 62 58 61 57 83 77
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 2 797 2 579 3 016 2 788 3 015 2 745
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 11 965 11 555 11 969 11 358 13 203 12 736
 Intermediate professions 17 543 16 027 17 423 15 649 17 024 15 466
 Employees 18 265 15 393 17 444 14 387 17 414 14 844
 Workers 13 271 10 193 11 469 8 378 11 506 8 998
  • 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 9 264 10 182 8 884
Unemployment rate in % 14,2 16,2 13,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 24,0 27,6 21,1
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 13,0 15,1 13,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,7 10,3 9,9
  • 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

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation
Taux de chômage en %
No diploma or primary education certificate 28,4
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 25,3
CAP, BEP or equivalent 17,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 17,0
2 years at university 9,6
3 to 4 years at university 8,4
5 years or more at university 6,9
  • 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 81 045 79 154 82 830
Working age adult living in the area 56 319 53 229 55 895
Occupational concentration by industry 143,9 148,7 148,2
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,1 54,3 54,0
  • 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 81 045 100,0 79 154 100,0 82 830 100,0
Employee 74 612 92,1 72 048 91,0 75 007 90,6
 including women 38 747 47,8 38 145 48,2 39 611 47,8
 including partial time jobs 15 642 19,3 15 076 19,0 14 792 17,9
Non-employee 6 433 7,9 7 106 9,0 7 823 9,4
 including women 2 147 2,6 2 530 3,2 2 900 3,5
 including partial time jobs 741 0,9 1 010 1,3 1 323 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

EMP T7 - Employment by socio-economic activity in 2021
Socio-economic activity Number %
Altogether 82 727 100,0
Farmer operators 108 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3 963 4,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 16 928 20,5
Intermediate professions 24 750 29,9
Employees 23 647 28,6
Workers 13 330 16,1
  • 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 0,1 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,3 4,5 4,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 18,3 19,5 20,5
Intermediate professions 29,4 30,8 29,9
Employees 29,2 28,7 28,6
Workers 18,7 16,3 16,1
  • 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 80 359 100,0 79 285 100,0 82 727 100,0 51,5 91,5
Agriculture 233 0,3 275 0,3 281 0,3 24,0 69,0
Industry 8 891 11,1 7 989 10,1 8 500 10,3 28,8 95,2
Construction 3 366 4,2 2 663 3,4 3 202 3,9 11,0 74,9
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 34 771 43,3 33 776 42,6 35 131 42,5 47,6 89,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 33 098 41,2 34 582 43,6 35 613 43,0 64,7 94,8
  • 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 32,1 5,8
Industry 29,2 20,3
Construction 13,6 3,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,3 33,9
Public administration, education, human health, social work 65,0 59,4
  • 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.