Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Urban unit 2020 of Limoges (87601)

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 126 109 119 690 114 422
Working age adult in % 69,0 69,6 70,1
 including working age adults with a job in % 60,1 58,5 60,3
 including unemployed workers in % 9,0 11,0 9,8
Economically inactive people in % 31,0 30,4 29,9
 including pupils, students or interns in % 13,6 14,3 15,1
 including retirees in % 9,7 8,0 6,5
 including other economically inactive people in % 7,7 8,2 8,3
  • 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 114 422 80 183 70,1 68 995 60,3
 15 to 24 years old 28 945 11 076 38,3 8 219 28,4
 25 to 54 years old 63 319 56 664 89,5 49 545 78,2
 55 to 64 years old 22 157 12 443 56,2 11 230 50,7
Male 54 850 39 800 72,6 34 316 62,6
 15 to 24 years old 13 763 5 534 40,2 4 143 30,1
 25 to 54 years old 30 966 28 535 92,1 25 089 81,0
 55 to 64 years old 10 121 5 731 56,6 5 085 50,2
Female 59 572 40 383 67,8 34 679 58,2
 15 to 24 years old 15 182 5 542 36,5 4 077 26,9
 25 to 54 years old 32 354 28 129 86,9 24 457 75,6
 55 to 64 years old 12 037 6 711 55,8 6 146 51,1
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 60,3
Unemployed workers 9,8
Retirees 6,5
Pupils, students or interns 15,1
Other economically inactive people 8,3
  • 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 87 331 76 019 83 113 69 815 80 373 69 585
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 198 163 214 183 195 148
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 804 3 480 3 899 3 445 4 043 3 874
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 12 885 12 544 13 060 12 538 13 613 13 151
 Intermediate professions 23 883 22 205 22 184 20 326 22 094 20 532
 Employees 25 868 22 291 25 040 20 762 23 265 19 602
 Workers 19 185 15 336 16 798 12 560 15 416 12 279
  • 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 11 289 13 184 11 188
Unemployment rate in % 13,0 15,8 14,0
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 25,2 30,3 25,8
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,7 14,7 12,6
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,2 9,3 9,7
  • 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 32,6
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 23,1
CAP, BEP or equivalent 16,4
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 15,1
2 years at university 9,0
3 to 4 years at university 8,0
5 years or more at university 7,2
  • 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 100 320 96 324 96 652
Working age adult living in the area 76 429 70 957 70 055
Occupational concentration by industry 131,3 135,8 138,0
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,2 53,0 51,4
  • 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 100 320 100,0 96 324 100,0 96 652 100,0
Employee 92 245 92,0 88 065 91,4 87 156 90,2
 including women 47 018 46,9 45 131 46,9 44 589 46,1
 including partial time jobs 14 173 14,1 14 116 14,7 13 337 13,8
Non-employee 8 076 8,0 8 259 8,6 9 497 9,8
 including women 2 912 2,9 3 107 3,2 3 567 3,7
 including partial time jobs 924 0,9 1 071 1,1 1 286 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 96 442 100,0
Farmer operators 297 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 071 5,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 16 485 17,1
Intermediate professions 29 087 30,2
Employees 27 452 28,5
Workers 18 051 18,7
  • 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 0,3 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,3 4,7 5,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 15,1 16,5 17,1
Intermediate professions 29,3 30,1 30,2
Employees 29,5 29,6 28,5
Workers 21,5 18,8 18,7
  • 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 100 055 100,0 96 074 100,0 96 442 100,0 49,9 91,2
Agriculture 524 0,5 461 0,5 518 0,5 24,8 53,8
Industry 11 163 11,2 9 261 9,6 8 633 9,0 29,6 94,8
Construction 6 072 6,1 4 984 5,2 5 676 5,9 11,2 80,1
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 43 435 43,4 41 997 43,7 43 264 44,9 43,7 89,3
Public administration/education/human health/social work 38 861 38,8 39 371 41,0 38 352 39,8 67,4 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 24,5 25,1
Industry 29,9 24,6
Construction 13,1 3,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,7 35,8
Public administration, education, human health, social work 68,0 57,6
  • 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.