Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Employment area 2020 of Blois (2401)

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 106 420 105 019 101 710
Working age adult in % 73,6 75,2 75,8
 including working age adults with a job in % 65,8 65,9 67,8
 including unemployed workers in % 7,8 9,3 8,0
Economically inactive people in % 26,4 24,8 24,2
 including pupils, students or interns in % 8,6 8,7 9,1
 including retirees in % 10,3 9,1 7,5
 including other economically inactive people in % 7,4 7,0 7,6
  • 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 101 710 77 089 75,8 68 993 67,8
 15 to 24 years old 18 016 8 032 44,6 6 292 34,9
 25 to 54 years old 60 994 56 024 91,9 50 770 83,2
 55 to 64 years old 22 700 13 033 57,4 11 931 52,6
Male 50 247 39 227 78,1 35 248 70,2
 15 to 24 years old 9 502 4 552 47,9 3 646 38,4
 25 to 54 years old 30 004 28 338 94,4 25 815 86,0
 55 to 64 years old 10 741 6 337 59,0 5 788 53,9
Female 51 463 37 862 73,6 33 745 65,6
 15 to 24 years old 8 514 3 480 40,9 2 646 31,1
 25 to 54 years old 30 991 27 686 89,3 24 955 80,5
 55 to 64 years old 11 959 6 696 56,0 6 144 51,4
  • 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 67,8
Unemployed workers 8,0
Retirees 7,5
Pupils, students or interns 9,1
Other economically inactive people 7,6
  • 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 78 554 70 129 79 066 69 409 76 947 69 034
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 1 190 1 185 1 091 1 086 942 921
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 361 4 147 4 367 4 079 4 895 4 753
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 9 165 8 857 9 456 9 150 10 204 9 847
 Intermediate professions 19 219 17 905 19 943 18 486 19 810 18 631
 Employees 23 044 20 401 22 965 19 669 21 148 18 673
 Workers 20 957 17 634 20 428 16 938 19 155 16 208
  • 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 8 317 9 794 8 096
Unemployment rate in % 10,6 12,4 10,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 23,9 27,7 21,7
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,1 10,9 9,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,7 9,2 8,5
  • 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 22,2
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 17,5
CAP, BEP or equivalent 10,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 10,5
2 years at university 6,9
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 71 686 71 710 71 609
Working age adult living in the area 70 521 70 094 70 133
Occupational concentration by industry 101,7 102,3 102,1
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,9 56,7 55,0
  • 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 71 686 100,0 71 710 100,0 71 609 100,0
Employee 63 862 89,1 63 535 88,6 63 250 88,3
 including women 32 551 45,4 32 452 45,3 32 142 44,9
 including partial time jobs 10 454 14,6 10 224 14,3 9 211 12,9
Non-employee 7 825 10,9 8 176 11,4 8 360 11,7
 including women 2 602 3,6 2 880 4,0 3 071 4,3
 including partial time jobs 731 1,0 991 1,4 1 112 1,6
  • 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 71 333 100,0
Farmer operators 1 023 1,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4 784 6,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10 177 14,3
Intermediate professions 19 203 26,9
Employees 19 176 26,9
Workers 16 969 23,8
  • 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 1,7 1,5 1,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,8 6,0 6,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,6 12,9 14,3
Intermediate professions 25,2 26,3 26,9
Employees 29,0 28,6 26,9
Workers 25,7 24,7 23,8
  • 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 71 795 100,0 71 767 100,0 71 333 100,0 49,3 89,2
Agriculture 2 225 3,1 2 063 2,9 2 158 3,0 27,5 54,5
Industry 11 353 15,8 12 306 17,1 10 748 15,1 29,1 94,0
Construction 5 416 7,5 5 078 7,1 5 152 7,2 12,6 77,6
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 30 672 42,7 29 973 41,8 30 919 43,3 48,5 87,8
Public administration/education/human health/social work 22 129 30,8 22 347 31,1 22 356 31,3 70,8 94,8
  • 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 35,5 18,0
Industry 28,8 33,9
Construction 14,4 6,4
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,7 39,7
Public administration, education, human health, social work 71,3 62,0
  • 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.