Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Employment area 2020 of Besançon (2706)

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 203 149 200 455 201 100
Working age adult in % 72,0 72,9 73,7
 including working age adults with a job in % 64,5 64,0 66,2
 including unemployed workers in % 7,5 8,9 7,5
Economically inactive people in % 28,0 27,1 26,3
 including pupils, students or interns in % 12,8 13,2 13,2
 including retirees in % 8,4 7,2 6,0
 including other economically inactive people in % 6,7 6,8 7,1
  • 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 201 100 148 199 73,7 133 091 66,2
 15 to 24 years old 46 417 19 023 41,0 15 468 33,3
 25 to 54 years old 115 853 105 781 91,3 96 162 83,0
 55 to 64 years old 38 830 23 395 60,2 21 461 55,3
Male 99 499 75 613 76,0 67 971 68,3
 15 to 24 years old 23 628 10 639 45,0 8 712 36,9
 25 to 54 years old 57 322 53 573 93,5 48 833 85,2
 55 to 64 years old 18 549 11 400 61,5 10 426 56,2
Female 101 600 72 586 71,4 65 120 64,1
 15 to 24 years old 22 788 8 383 36,8 6 756 29,6
 25 to 54 years old 58 531 52 208 89,2 47 329 80,9
 55 to 64 years old 20 281 11 994 59,1 11 035 54,4
  • 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 66,2
Unemployed workers 7,5
Retirees 6,0
Pupils, students or interns 13,2
Other economically inactive people 7,1
  • 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 145 958 130 879 146 064 128 031 148 124 133 396
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 2 275 2 251 2 209 2 161 2 126 2 095
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 7 635 7 219 7 888 7 406 8 420 7 988
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 20 712 20 081 21 540 20 596 23 643 22 917
 Intermediate professions 37 080 34 697 38 737 35 785 39 425 36 858
 Employees 41 090 36 353 40 712 35 184 40 453 35 888
 Workers 35 557 30 278 33 115 26 899 32 146 27 650
  • 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 15 234 17 864 15 108
Unemployment rate in % 10,4 12,2 10,2
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 20,9 24,8 18,7
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,0 10,7 9,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,7 9,5 8,3
  • 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 21,2
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 17,1
CAP, BEP or equivalent 11,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,3
2 years at university 6,5
3 to 4 years at university 6,4
5 years or more at university 5,9
  • 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 130 664 128 768 134 116
Working age adult living in the area 132 130 129 663 135 135
Occupational concentration by industry 98,9 99,3 99,2
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 58,4 57,3 56,5
  • 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 130 664 100,0 128 768 100,0 134 116 100,0
Employee 116 103 88,9 113 299 88,0 117 852 87,9
 including women 58 415 44,7 58 137 45,1 60 120 44,8
 including partial time jobs 24 542 18,8 23 748 18,4 22 841 17,0
Non-employee 14 561 11,1 15 469 12,0 16 264 12,1
 including women 4 471 3,4 5 048 3,9 5 706 4,3
 including partial time jobs 1 442 1,1 1 843 1,4 2 243 1,7
  • 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 134 217 100,0
Farmer operators 2 080 1,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8 302 6,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 21 875 16,3
Intermediate professions 37 120 27,7
Employees 36 851 27,5
Workers 27 988 20,9
  • 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 1,8 1,7 1,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,8 6,0 6,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14,5 15,6 16,3
Intermediate professions 26,1 27,5 27,7
Employees 28,5 28,2 27,5
Workers 23,4 21,0 20,9
  • 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 130 158 100,0 128 172 100,0 134 217 100,0 49,1 88,8
Agriculture 3 282 2,5 3 487 2,7 3 365 2,5 23,3 41,6
Industry 19 946 15,3 18 649 14,5 19 807 14,8 30,0 93,9
Construction 8 519 6,5 6 896 5,4 7 252 5,4 9,9 75,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 50 421 38,7 49 094 38,3 52 461 39,1 46,9 86,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 47 991 36,9 50 047 39,0 51 333 38,2 66,0 94,4
  • 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 29,2 19,1
Industry 30,5 21,5
Construction 11,5 5,1
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,6 36,2
Public administration, education, human health, social work 66,3 61,0
  • 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.