Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Urban unit 2020 of Le Mans (72701)

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 136 964 132 508 130 620
Working age adult in % 71,3 72,1 72,7
 including working age adults with a job in % 61,5 60,0 62,1
 including unemployed workers in % 9,8 12,1 10,6
Economically inactive people in % 28,7 27,9 27,3
 including pupils, students or interns in % 11,2 11,6 12,0
 including retirees in % 9,6 8,4 6,8
 including other economically inactive people in % 7,8 7,8 8,6
  • 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 130 620 94 925 72,7 81 100 62,1
 15 to 24 years old 29 336 12 508 42,6 9 193 31,3
 25 to 54 years old 74 759 67 419 90,2 58 285 78,0
 55 to 64 years old 26 524 14 999 56,5 13 622 51,4
Male 63 661 47 140 74,0 40 622 63,8
 15 to 24 years old 14 974 6 571 43,9 4 832 32,3
 25 to 54 years old 36 363 33 516 92,2 29 373 80,8
 55 to 64 years old 12 325 7 053 57,2 6 417 52,1
Female 66 958 47 785 71,4 40 478 60,5
 15 to 24 years old 14 363 5 937 41,3 4 361 30,4
 25 to 54 years old 38 396 33 902 88,3 28 913 75,3
 55 to 64 years old 14 199 7 946 56,0 7 205 50,7
  • 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 62,1
Unemployed workers 10,6
Retirees 6,8
Pupils, students or interns 12,0
Other economically inactive people 8,6
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

  • 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 97 517 83 919 95 477 79 325 95 159 81 704
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 215 206 191 184 214 194
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 939 3 550 3 996 3 615 4 417 4 143
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 13 565 13 138 13 773 13 230 15 776 15 204
 Intermediate professions 25 657 23 477 24 653 22 388 24 991 22 926
 Employees 29 902 25 475 29 447 23 924 28 124 23 625
 Workers 22 866 18 072 21 169 15 985 19 489 15 612
  • 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 13 454 16 065 13 825
Unemployment rate in % 13,8 16,8 14,6
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 27,1 32,2 26,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 12,1 15,4 13,5
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,5 10,1 9,2
  • 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 31,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 25,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 17,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 15,9
2 years at university 8,8
3 to 4 years at university 7,2
5 years or more at university 6,2
  • 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 110 962 107 025 111 078
Working age adult living in the area 85 102 80 189 82 156
Occupational concentration by industry 130,4 133,5 135,2
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,3 54,7 53,5
  • 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 110 962 100,0 107 025 100,0 111 078 100,0
Employee 102 638 92,5 98 526 92,1 101 580 91,4
 including women 51 583 46,5 50 400 47,1 52 142 46,9
 including partial time jobs 19 775 17,8 19 208 17,9 18 424 16,6
Non-employee 8 324 7,5 8 499 7,9 9 498 8,6
 including women 3 004 2,7 3 302 3,1 3 703 3,3
 including partial time jobs 949 0,9 1 167 1,1 1 498 1,3
  • 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 111 563 100,0
Farmer operators 279 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 394 4,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 17 848 16,0
Intermediate professions 32 956 29,5
Employees 32 751 29,4
Workers 22 336 20,0
  • 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 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,0 4,3 4,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14,0 14,7 16,0
Intermediate professions 28,4 28,6 29,5
Employees 31,0 30,7 29,4
Workers 22,3 21,5 20,0
  • 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 109 841 100,0 106 426 100,0 111 563 100,0 50,2 92,2
Agriculture 602 0,5 549 0,5 636 0,6 39,2 62,1
Industry 13 505 12,3 12 314 11,6 12 013 10,8 23,9 94,6
Construction 6 419 5,8 6 077 5,7 6 149 5,5 11,4 83,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 53 118 48,4 52 013 48,9 54 987 49,3 47,0 90,7
Public administration/education/human health/social work 36 197 33,0 35 472 33,3 37 779 33,9 69,8 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 47,3 26,0
Industry 23,5 29,6
Construction 13,0 3,6
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,7 39,5
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,4 56,3
  • 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.