EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
Economic activity |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
Altogether |
507 652 |
501 151 |
509 749 |
Working age adult in % |
74,7 |
76,1 |
76,6 |
including working age adults with a job in % |
67,4 |
67,1 |
68,3 |
including unemployed workers in % |
7,3 |
9,0 |
8,3 |
Economically inactive people in % |
25,3 |
23,9 |
23,4 |
including pupils, students or interns in % |
10,7 |
10,8 |
11,1 |
including retirees in % |
6,6 |
5,4 |
4,2 |
including other economically inactive people in % |
8,0 |
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 |
509 749 |
390 352 |
76,6 |
347 949 |
68,3 |
15 to 24 years old |
94 471 |
34 875 |
36,9 |
27 240 |
28,8 |
25 to 54 years old |
320 967 |
292 048 |
91,0 |
262 978 |
81,9 |
55 to 64 years old |
94 311 |
63 429 |
67,3 |
57 730 |
61,2 |
Male |
249 491 |
198 919 |
79,7 |
178 406 |
71,5 |
15 to 24 years old |
48 267 |
18 675 |
38,7 |
14 284 |
29,6 |
25 to 54 years old |
155 983 |
147 791 |
94,7 |
134 644 |
86,3 |
55 to 64 years old |
45 240 |
32 453 |
71,7 |
29 478 |
65,2 |
Female |
260 259 |
191 433 |
73,6 |
169 543 |
65,1 |
15 to 24 years old |
46 204 |
16 200 |
35,1 |
12 956 |
28,0 |
25 to 54 years old |
164 984 |
144 257 |
87,4 |
128 335 |
77,8 |
55 to 64 years old |
49 071 |
30 975 |
63,1 |
28 252 |
57,6 |
- Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.
EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
|
Population (%) |
Working age adults who have a job |
68,3 |
Unemployed workers |
8,3 |
Retirees |
4,2 |
Pupils, students or interns |
11,1 |
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 |
379 394 |
342 117 |
381 067 |
335 538 |
392 524 |
350 701 |
including |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
Farmer operators |
531 |
515 |
375 |
362 |
392 |
387 |
Handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
16 620 |
15 650 |
18 325 |
17 063 |
19 206 |
18 378 |
Managers and higher intellectual professions |
99 579 |
96 186 |
102 626 |
98 759 |
119 461 |
114 890 |
Intermediate professions |
101 646 |
93 616 |
100 405 |
90 623 |
100 988 |
91 709 |
Employees |
98 260 |
86 034 |
98 120 |
83 155 |
94 800 |
81 374 |
Workers |
59 310 |
50 116 |
56 019 |
45 576 |
52 114 |
43 963 |
- 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 |
37 114 |
45 313 |
42 403 |
Unemployment rate in % |
9,8 |
11,9 |
10,9 |
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
22,1 |
25,7 |
21,9 |
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
8,4 |
10,6 |
10,0 |
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
7,8 |
9,4 |
9,0 |
- 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
|
Taux de chômage en % |
No diploma or primary education certificate |
20,1 |
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
18,3 |
CAP, BEP or equivalent |
13,6 |
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
13,1 |
2 years at university |
8,3 |
3 to 4 years at university |
8,1 |
5 years or more at university |
6,0 |
- 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 |
237 428 |
233 843 |
230 103 |
Working age adult living in the area |
345 347 |
340 306 |
353 469 |
Occupational concentration by industry |
68,8 |
68,7 |
65,1 |
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
62,5 |
62,1 |
61,9 |
- 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
Working status |
2010 |
% |
2015 |
% |
2021 |
% |
Altogether |
237 428 |
100,0 |
233 843 |
100,0 |
230 103 |
100,0 |
Employee |
211 363 |
89,0 |
206 100 |
88,1 |
200 332 |
87,1 |
including women |
105 003 |
44,2 |
102 254 |
43,7 |
99 810 |
43,4 |
including partial time jobs |
33 499 |
14,1 |
31 749 |
13,6 |
28 899 |
12,6 |
Non-employee |
26 065 |
11,0 |
27 743 |
11,9 |
29 771 |
12,9 |
including women |
9 442 |
4,0 |
10 584 |
4,5 |
11 934 |
5,2 |
including partial time jobs |
3 484 |
1,5 |
4 636 |
2,0 |
5 285 |
2,3 |
- 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 |
230 799 |
100,0 |
Farmer operators |
438 |
0,2 |
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
15 386 |
6,7 |
Managers and higher intellectual professions |
52 334 |
22,7 |
Intermediate professions |
62 689 |
27,2 |
Employees |
60 724 |
26,3 |
Workers |
39 228 |
17,0 |
- 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 |
0,2 |
0,2 |
0,2 |
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
5,5 |
6,2 |
6,7 |
Managers and higher intellectual professions |
20,0 |
20,9 |
22,7 |
Intermediate professions |
27,1 |
27,2 |
27,2 |
Employees |
27,6 |
27,3 |
26,3 |
Workers |
19,5 |
18,2 |
17,0 |
- 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 |
239 187 |
100,0 |
235 310 |
100,0 |
230 799 |
100,0 |
48,5 |
88,2 |
Agriculture |
820 |
0,3 |
758 |
0,3 |
685 |
0,3 |
34,1 |
42,6 |
Industry |
37 500 |
15,7 |
33 047 |
14,0 |
28 018 |
12,1 |
26,9 |
95,8 |
Construction |
16 773 |
7,0 |
16 239 |
6,9 |
16 089 |
7,0 |
13,3 |
79,1 |
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
109 787 |
45,9 |
108 420 |
46,1 |
110 332 |
47,8 |
42,8 |
84,3 |
Public administration/education/human health/social work |
74 307 |
31,1 |
76 846 |
32,7 |
75 675 |
32,8 |
72,3 |
93,2 |
- 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 |
38,6 |
30,7 |
Industry |
26,5 |
36,2 |
Construction |
15,9 |
3,3 |
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
44,2 |
35,2 |
Public administration, education, human health, social work |
73,1 |
61,0 |
- 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.