Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Urban unit 2020 of Niort (79501)

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 45 735 46 130 45 459
Working age adult in % 73,8 75,3 76,5
 including working age adults with a job in % 64,6 64,1 67,9
 including unemployed workers in % 9,2 11,3 8,7
Economically inactive people in % 26,2 24,7 23,5
 including pupils, students or interns in % 9,8 8,8 8,9
 including retirees in % 9,5 7,9 6,5
 including other economically inactive people in % 6,9 7,9 8,1
  • 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 45 459 34 781 76,5 30 845 67,9
 15 to 24 years old 8 484 4 013 47,3 3 101 36,6
 25 to 54 years old 27 425 25 050 91,3 22 482 82,0
 55 to 64 years old 9 550 5 718 59,9 5 262 55,1
Male 22 191 17 210 77,6 15 128 68,2
 15 to 24 years old 4 563 2 273 49,8 1 715 37,6
 25 to 54 years old 13 282 12 293 92,6 11 009 82,9
 55 to 64 years old 4 346 2 645 60,9 2 404 55,3
Female 23 268 17 570 75,5 15 716 67,5
 15 to 24 years old 3 921 1 740 44,4 1 386 35,3
 25 to 54 years old 14 142 12 757 90,2 11 473 81,1
 55 to 64 years old 5 205 3 073 59,0 2 858 54,9
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 67,9
Unemployed workers 8,7
Retirees 6,5
Pupils, students or interns 8,9
Other economically inactive people 8,1
  • 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 33 730 29 573 34 679 29 453 34 539 30 811
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 92 88 63 52 70 70
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 1 531 1 411 1 523 1 399 1 765 1 668
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 5 814 5 629 6 624 6 437 7 764 7 535
 Intermediate professions 9 175 8 439 8 951 8 168 8 822 8 198
 Employees 9 905 8 531 10 477 8 535 9 779 8 524
 Workers 6 937 5 475 6 511 4 862 5 866 4 816
  • 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 4 211 5 210 3 936
Unemployment rate in % 12,5 15,0 11,3
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 24,3 30,0 22,7
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,0 13,5 10,3
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,3 9,8 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 25,6
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 24,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 15,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 12,7
2 years at university 6,2
3 to 4 years at university 5,9
5 years or more at university 5,3
  • 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 52 986 53 555 57 457
Working age adult living in the area 29 764 29 824 31 242
Occupational concentration by industry 178,0 179,6 183,9
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 57,4 57,7 56,6
  • 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 52 986 100,0 53 555 100,0 57 457 100,0
Employee 49 377 93,2 49 862 93,1 53 016 92,3
 including women 26 913 50,8 27 505 51,4 29 062 50,6
 including partial time jobs 8 583 16,2 8 697 16,2 8 292 14,4
Non-employee 3 610 6,8 3 693 6,9 4 440 7,7
 including women 1 282 2,4 1 300 2,4 1 558 2,7
 including partial time jobs 408 0,8 517 1,0 578 1,0
  • 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 57 219 100,0
Farmer operators 125 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 2 432 4,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13 289 23,2
Intermediate professions 16 046 28,0
Employees 16 992 29,7
Workers 8 335 14,6
  • 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 0,3 0,2 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3,4 3,9 4,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 19,3 21,3 23,2
Intermediate professions 29,7 29,2 28,0
Employees 30,5 30,3 29,7
Workers 16,9 15,1 14,6
  • 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 52 523 100,0 52 912 100,0 57 219 100,0 52,6 92,8
Agriculture 219 0,4 156 0,3 167 0,3 12,8 36,1
Industry 4 108 7,8 3 746 7,1 4 213 7,4 31,3 94,9
Construction 2 638 5,0 2 255 4,3 2 607 4,6 11,7 78,1
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 30 195 57,5 31 532 59,6 33 582 58,7 50,9 93,1
Public administration/education/human health/social work 15 364 29,3 15 222 28,8 16 649 29,1 68,2 94,7
  • 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 17,0 10,4
Industry 31,8 22,0
Construction 14,7 1,1
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 52,0 37,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,1 50,7
  • 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.