Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Employment area 2020 of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (2805)

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 121 635 117 785 113 068
Working age adult in % 71,1 73,1 75,6
 including working age adults with a job in % 63,0 63,8 68,6
 including unemployed workers in % 8,1 9,2 7,0
Economically inactive people in % 28,9 26,9 24,4
 including pupils, students or interns in % 8,7 8,4 7,5
 including retirees in % 11,0 9,8 8,9
 including other economically inactive people in % 9,2 8,7 8,0
  • 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 113 068 85 464 75,6 77 597 68,6
 15 to 24 years old 18 764 9 673 51,6 7 851 41,8
 25 to 54 years old 67 016 61 733 92,1 56 767 84,7
 55 to 64 years old 27 289 14 059 51,5 12 979 47,6
Male 57 649 44 579 77,3 40 874 70,9
 15 to 24 years old 10 103 5 602 55,4 4 629 45,8
 25 to 54 years old 33 861 32 082 94,7 29 853 88,2
 55 to 64 years old 13 686 6 895 50,4 6 392 46,7
Female 55 419 40 886 73,8 36 723 66,3
 15 to 24 years old 8 661 4 072 47,0 3 222 37,2
 25 to 54 years old 33 155 29 651 89,4 26 914 81,2
 55 to 64 years old 13 603 7 163 52,7 6 587 48,4
  • 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 68,6
Unemployed workers 7,0
Retirees 8,9
Pupils, students or interns 7,5
Other economically inactive people 8,0
  • 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 86 239 76 324 85 838 75 236 87 756 80 002
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 2 117 2 089 2 035 2 010 1 677 1 662
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 304 4 050 4 199 3 883 4 216 3 990
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 8 098 7 865 9 082 8 852 11 072 10 789
 Intermediate professions 21 202 19 788 22 453 20 952 24 159 22 942
 Employees 26 592 22 930 25 661 21 717 24 818 21 906
 Workers 23 072 19 602 21 349 17 822 20 991 18 713
  • 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 9 834 10 866 7 868
Unemployment rate in % 11,4 12,6 9,2
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 25,4 27,5 18,8
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,5 10,8 8,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,7 9,8 7,7
  • 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 17,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 15,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 10,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 9,2
2 years at university 5,8
3 to 4 years at university 5,0
5 years or more at university 4,5
  • 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 75 881 75 011 78 571
Working age adult living in the area 77 045 75 855 78 412
Occupational concentration by industry 98,5 98,9 100,2
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,8 55,9 55,8
  • 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 75 881 100,0 75 011 100,0 78 571 100,0
Employee 67 265 88,6 66 625 88,8 70 170 89,3
 including women 31 071 40,9 31 344 41,8 33 135 42,2
 including partial time jobs 13 474 17,8 12 998 17,3 11 658 14,8
Non-employee 8 616 11,4 8 386 11,2 8 401 10,7
 including women 3 268 4,3 3 335 4,4 3 578 4,6
 including partial time jobs 858 1,1 919 1,2 1 052 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 81 150 100,0
Farmer operators 1 733 2,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4 106 5,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10 946 13,5
Intermediate professions 23 361 28,8
Employees 22 110 27,2
Workers 18 894 23,3
  • 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 2,9 2,8 2,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,4 5,4 5,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,5 12,1 13,5
Intermediate professions 26,1 27,8 28,8
Employees 29,7 28,5 27,2
Workers 25,4 23,5 23,3
  • 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 75 443 100,0 74 797 100,0 81 150 100,0 46,7 90,2
Agriculture 3 583 4,7 3 321 4,4 2 985 3,7 26,1 41,2
Industry 15 142 20,1 14 247 19,0 16 259 20,0 23,3 97,1
Construction 6 682 8,9 5 461 7,3 5 699 7,0 10,9 86,2
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 25 418 33,7 27 599 36,9 30 769 37,9 48,6 88,3
Public administration/education/human health/social work 24 618 32,6 24 169 32,3 25 439 31,3 69,6 94,9
  • 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

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2021
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 24,5 27,1
Industry 22,9 36,5
Construction 11,8 5,4
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,0 46,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,0 62,5
  • 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.