Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Urban unit 2020 of Nantes (44701)

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 398 723 418 300 446 229
Working age adult in % 71,5 73,6 75,5
 including working age adults with a job in % 63,5 63,5 67,1
 including unemployed workers in % 8,0 10,1 8,5
Economically inactive people in % 28,5 26,4 24,5
 including pupils, students or interns in % 14,4 14,2 13,5
 including retirees in % 7,7 6,0 4,6
 including other economically inactive people in % 6,4 6,3 6,4
  • 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

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 446 229 337 104 75,5 299 197 67,1
 15 to 24 years old 102 108 40 496 39,7 32 431 31,8
 25 to 54 years old 272 631 251 896 92,4 225 619 82,8
 55 to 64 years old 71 490 44 711 62,5 41 147 57,6
Male 220 292 171 508 77,9 152 536 69,2
 15 to 24 years old 50 592 21 509 42,5 17 331 34,3
 25 to 54 years old 136 324 128 405 94,2 115 413 84,7
 55 to 64 years old 33 375 21 594 64,7 19 791 59,3
Female 225 937 165 596 73,3 146 661 64,9
 15 to 24 years old 51 516 18 987 36,9 15 100 29,3
 25 to 54 years old 136 306 123 492 90,6 110 205 80,9
 55 to 64 years old 38 115 23 117 60,7 21 356 56,0
  • 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 67,1
Unemployed workers 8,5
Retirees 4,6
Pupils, students or interns 13,5
Other economically inactive people 6,4
  • 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 285 247 253 397 307 388 265 147 339 506 303 584
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 532 486 459 393 430 395
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 12 268 11 310 15 058 13 977 17 049 16 116
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 60 598 58 097 72 595 68 978 94 926 91 224
 Intermediate professions 82 165 74 800 89 154 79 593 95 948 87 760
 Employees 77 019 67 461 77 635 65 324 79 490 68 759
 Workers 50 189 41 241 47 977 36 882 47 643 39 331
  • 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 32 026 42 153 37 907
Unemployment rate in % 11,2 13,7 11,2
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 21,9 26,7 19,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,0 12,4 10,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,4 9,1 8,0
  • 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 27,4
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 22,6
CAP, BEP or equivalent 13,7
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 14,6
2 years at university 8,1
3 to 4 years at university 8,4
5 years or more at university 6,5
  • 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 320 751 340 606 386 754
Working age adult living in the area 254 509 267 664 301 881
Occupational concentration by industry 126,0 127,3 128,1
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 59,0 59,8 60,9
  • 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 320 751 100,0 340 606 100,0 386 754 100,0
Employee 292 929 91,3 308 193 90,5 346 668 89,6
 including women 145 898 45,5 153 880 45,2 170 877 44,2
 including partial time jobs 60 400 18,8 60 837 17,9 61 669 15,9
Non-employee 27 822 8,7 32 413 9,5 40 086 10,4
 including women 9 780 3,0 12 266 3,6 16 270 4,2
 including partial time jobs 4 057 1,3 5 227 1,5 7 037 1,8
  • 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 390 936 100,0
Farmer operators 503 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 19 824 5,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 105 163 26,9
Intermediate professions 117 628 30,1
Employees 91 329 23,4
Workers 56 489 14,4
  • 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 0,1 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,1 4,9 5,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 21,0 23,1 26,9
Intermediate professions 29,8 30,5 30,1
Employees 27,5 25,9 23,4
Workers 17,3 15,5 14,4
  • 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 318 823 100,0 339 664 100,0 390 936 100,0 48,1 90,5
Agriculture 1 500 0,5 1 472 0,4 1 701 0,4 35,9 70,1
Industry 31 546 9,9 29 700 8,7 33 330 8,5 30,3 94,1
Construction 18 696 5,9 18 853 5,6 22 659 5,8 16,0 83,1
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 170 271 53,4 188 481 55,5 223 730 57,2 43,9 89,6
Public administration/education/human health/social work 96 810 30,4 101 159 29,8 109 515 28,0 69,0 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 45,1 14,5
Industry 30,1 33,2
Construction 18,2 5,4
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,6 38,2
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,6 61,5
  • 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.