Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Urban unit 2020 of Grenoble (38701)

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 294 778 296 049 295 942
Working age adult in % 70,7 72,1 72,7
 including working age adults with a job in % 63,0 62,7 64,4
 including unemployed workers in % 7,7 9,4 8,3
Economically inactive people in % 29,3 27,9 27,3
 including pupils, students or interns in % 15,7 15,8 15,8
 including retirees in % 6,4 5,4 4,2
 including other economically inactive people in % 7,1 6,8 7,3
  • 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 295 942 215 080 72,7 190 588 64,4
 15 to 24 years old 74 854 27 563 36,8 21 821 29,2
 25 to 54 years old 170 518 154 514 90,6 138 454 81,2
 55 to 64 years old 50 570 33 004 65,3 30 314 59,9
Male 147 936 111 183 75,2 99 187 67,0
 15 to 24 years old 38 679 15 220 39,3 12 147 31,4
 25 to 54 years old 85 306 79 892 93,7 72 331 84,8
 55 to 64 years old 23 951 16 071 67,1 14 709 61,4
Female 148 007 103 897 70,2 91 401 61,8
 15 to 24 years old 36 175 12 343 34,1 9 674 26,7
 25 to 54 years old 85 212 74 621 87,6 66 123 77,6
 55 to 64 years old 26 619 16 932 63,6 15 604 58,6
  • 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 64,4
Unemployed workers 8,3
Retirees 4,2
Pupils, students or interns 15,8
Other economically inactive people 7,3
  • 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 208 570 185 725 213 634 186 114 216 223 192 308
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 214 209 218 200 228 220
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 9 533 8 899 9 787 8 977 10 486 9 920
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 48 989 47 021 52 308 49 996 57 164 54 891
 Intermediate professions 55 809 51 339 57 362 51 950 56 663 52 082
 Employees 54 687 47 773 56 490 47 611 55 196 47 539
 Workers 37 076 30 484 34 387 27 379 33 065 27 656
  • 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 22 791 27 804 24 492
Unemployment rate in % 10,9 13,0 11,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 22,0 25,3 20,8
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,5 11,8 10,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,1 8,5 8,2
  • 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 23,6
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,7
CAP, BEP or equivalent 13,8
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,9
2 years at university 8,0
3 to 4 years at university 8,2
5 years or more at university 6,7
  • 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 229 382 230 190 237 370
Working age adult living in the area 187 406 187 900 193 409
Occupational concentration by industry 122,4 122,5 122,7
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 57,7 57,7 57,4
  • 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 229 382 100,0 230 190 100,0 237 370 100,0
Employee 208 120 90,7 207 714 90,2 212 013 89,3
 including women 101 013 44,0 101 111 43,9 103 200 43,5
 including partial time jobs 42 847 18,7 42 164 18,3 40 454 17,0
Non-employee 21 262 9,3 22 476 9,8 25 357 10,7
 including women 7 411 3,2 8 227 3,6 9 644 4,1
 including partial time jobs 2 977 1,3 3 511 1,5 4 504 1,9
  • 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 238 263 100,0
Farmer operators 263 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 12 447 5,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 69 458 29,2
Intermediate professions 67 237 28,2
Employees 56 561 23,7
Workers 32 297 13,6
  • 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 4,8 4,8 5,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 25,8 27,2 29,2
Intermediate professions 28,3 28,7 28,2
Employees 25,0 25,0 23,7
Workers 16,0 14,1 13,6
  • 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 229 010 100,0 230 353 100,0 238 263 100,0 47,4 90,2
Agriculture 563 0,2 510 0,2 457 0,2 32,2 46,2
Industry 33 634 14,7 30 853 13,4 31 305 13,1 28,0 95,7
Construction 12 742 5,6 12 002 5,2 12 491 5,2 12,2 75,7
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 110 153 48,1 111 210 48,3 115 339 48,4 43,0 88,7
Public administration/education/human health/social work 71 917 31,4 75 778 32,9 78 672 33,0 67,3 92,9
  • 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 30,5 33,6
Industry 28,2 23,7
Construction 14,5 5,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,0 35,0
Public administration, education, human health, social work 67,9 60,2
  • 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.