EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Altogether |
4 493 603 |
4 482 380 |
4 514 462 |
| Working age adult in % |
75,9 |
76,7 |
76,9 |
| including working age adults with a job in % |
66,9 |
66,5 |
67,8 |
| including unemployed workers in % |
9,0 |
10,3 |
9,1 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
24,1 |
23,3 |
23,1 |
| including pupils, students or interns in % |
11,5 |
11,8 |
12,1 |
| including retirees in % |
5,0 |
3,8 |
2,9 |
| including other economically inactive people in % |
7,6 |
7,7 |
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
| Sex and age |
Population |
Active people |
Activity rate in % |
Working people |
Employment rate in % |
| Altogether |
4 514 462 |
3 472 550 |
76,9 |
3 062 455 |
67,8 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
878 025 |
323 985 |
36,9 |
253 964 |
28,9 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
2 896 249 |
2 618 028 |
90,4 |
2 334 188 |
80,6 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
740 189 |
530 537 |
71,7 |
474 303 |
64,1 |
| Male |
2 189 070 |
1 736 961 |
79,3 |
1 537 317 |
70,2 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
427 331 |
159 688 |
37,4 |
121 993 |
28,5 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
1 411 166 |
1 313 243 |
93,1 |
1 179 915 |
83,6 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
350 573 |
264 030 |
75,3 |
235 409 |
67,1 |
| Female |
2 325 393 |
1 735 589 |
74,6 |
1 525 138 |
65,6 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
450 693 |
164 297 |
36,5 |
131 970 |
29,3 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
1 485 083 |
1 304 785 |
87,9 |
1 154 273 |
77,7 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
389 616 |
266 506 |
68,4 |
238 894 |
61,3 |
- Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.
EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
|
Population (%) |
| Working age adults who have a job |
67,8 |
| Unemployed workers |
9,1 |
| Retirees |
2,9 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
12,1 |
| Other economically inactive people |
8,1 |
- Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.
- Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.
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 |
3 410 479 |
3 006 195 |
3 438 891 |
2 978 832 |
3 474 771 |
3 079 181 |
| including |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
| Farmer operators |
1 704 |
1 609 |
756 |
628 |
678 |
606 |
| Handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
154 713 |
140 997 |
166 813 |
151 727 |
180 596 |
167 768 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
1 060 659 |
1 009 544 |
1 116 753 |
1 055 844 |
1 235 996 |
1 179 588 |
| Intermediate professions |
835 575 |
746 957 |
829 091 |
730 634 |
818 871 |
733 588 |
| Employees |
882 347 |
755 581 |
860 223 |
717 058 |
803 637 |
683 891 |
| Workers |
431 013 |
351 507 |
406 975 |
322 940 |
378 149 |
313 741 |
- Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional operations, geography as of
01/01/2024.
EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population
| Number of unemployed workers and unemployment rate |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Number of unemployed workers |
404 254 |
459 834 |
410 095 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
11,9 |
13,4 |
11,8 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
22,2 |
25,6 |
21,6 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
10,9 |
12,3 |
10,8 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
9,6 |
11,4 |
10,6 |
- 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
|
Taux de chômage en % |
| No diploma or primary education certificate |
20,4 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
19,5 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
15,6 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
15,8 |
| 2 years at university |
10,4 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
10,3 |
| 5 years or more at university |
6,7 |
- Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.
- Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.
EMP T5 - Employment and activity
| Employment activity |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Number of jobs in the area |
3 791 758 |
3 796 468 |
3 955 695 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
3 049 172 |
3 041 190 |
3 138 487 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
124,4 |
124,8 |
126,0 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
64,4 |
64,4 |
64,1 |
- 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
| Working status |
2010 |
% |
2015 |
% |
2021 |
% |
| Altogether |
3 791 758 |
100,0 |
3 796 468 |
100,0 |
3 955 695 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
3 406 430 |
89,8 |
3 374 966 |
88,9 |
3 482 558 |
88,0 |
| including women |
1 718 921 |
45,3 |
1 710 770 |
45,1 |
1 758 597 |
44,5 |
| including partial time jobs |
486 493 |
12,8 |
477 863 |
12,6 |
441 684 |
11,2 |
| Non-employee |
385 329 |
10,2 |
421 502 |
11,1 |
473 137 |
12,0 |
| including women |
132 792 |
3,5 |
154 143 |
4,1 |
180 698 |
4,6 |
| including partial time jobs |
59 092 |
1,6 |
76 235 |
2,0 |
87 389 |
2,2 |
- Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, main workplaces, geography as of 01/01/2024.
EMP T7 - Employment by socio-economic activity in 2021
| Socio-economic activity |
Number |
% |
| Altogether |
3 990 879 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
857 |
0,0 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
207 993 |
5,2 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
1 471 730 |
36,9 |
| Intermediate professions |
998 156 |
25,0 |
| Employees |
901 333 |
22,6 |
| Workers |
410 810 |
10,3 |
- Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.
EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity
|
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Farmer operators |
0,1 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
4,5 |
4,9 |
5,2 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
32,1 |
33,9 |
36,9 |
| Intermediate professions |
26,2 |
25,8 |
25,0 |
| Employees |
25,5 |
24,4 |
22,6 |
| Workers |
11,7 |
10,9 |
10,3 |
- Sources: Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography
as of 01/01/2024.
- Sources: Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography
as of 01/01/2024.
EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
| Economic sector |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
including women in % |
including employees % |
| Altogether |
3 776 541 |
100,0 |
3 795 692 |
100,0 |
3 990 879 |
100,0 |
49,0 |
89,1 |
| Agriculture |
2 543 |
0,1 |
1 884 |
0,0 |
2 249 |
0,1 |
43,4 |
71,8 |
| Industry |
259 592 |
6,9 |
232 360 |
6,1 |
213 764 |
5,4 |
39,9 |
92,8 |
| Construction |
170 198 |
4,5 |
166 107 |
4,4 |
180 729 |
4,5 |
15,4 |
83,8 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
2 385 232 |
63,2 |
2 422 856 |
63,8 |
2 576 481 |
64,6 |
45,5 |
87,3 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
958 976 |
25,4 |
972 485 |
25,6 |
1 017 657 |
25,5 |
65,6 |
93,9 |
- 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
|
Employees |
Non-employees |
| Agriculture |
44,5 |
40,7 |
| Industry |
40,0 |
38,1 |
| Construction |
17,1 |
6,6 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
47,0 |
35,7 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
66,2 |
56,4 |
- Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.
- Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.
