Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Employment area 2020 of Coutances (2806)

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 38 968 37 490 36 188
Working age adult in % 70,9 73,3 75,2
 including working age adults with a job in % 64,2 65,2 68,3
 including unemployed workers in % 6,7 8,1 6,9
Economically inactive people in % 29,1 26,7 24,8
 including pupils, students or interns in % 7,7 7,6 7,0
 including retirees in % 13,1 11,2 9,7
 including other economically inactive people in % 8,3 7,9 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

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 36 188 27 225 75,2 24 731 68,3
 15 to 24 years old 5 974 3 205 53,6 2 634 44,1
 25 to 54 years old 20 675 19 011 92,0 17 483 84,6
 55 to 64 years old 9 538 5 009 52,5 4 614 48,4
Male 18 355 14 117 76,9 12 838 69,9
 15 to 24 years old 3 228 1 916 59,3 1 613 50,0
 25 to 54 years old 10 357 9 698 93,6 8 944 86,4
 55 to 64 years old 4 769 2 504 52,5 2 281 47,8
Female 17 833 13 108 73,5 11 893 66,7
 15 to 24 years old 2 746 1 289 47,0 1 021 37,2
 25 to 54 years old 10 318 9 312 90,3 8 539 82,8
 55 to 64 years old 4 769 2 506 52,5 2 333 48,9
  • 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 68,3
Unemployed workers 6,9
Retirees 9,7
Pupils, students or interns 7,0
Other economically inactive people 8,1
  • 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 27 463 24 829 27 586 24 506 26 931 24 574
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 1 500 1 468 1 392 1 378 1 236 1 222
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 2 173 2 041 2 095 1 944 2 109 2 006
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 2 099 2 019 2 179 2 083 2 239 2 135
 Intermediate professions 5 036 4 649 5 505 5 111 5 754 5 471
 Employees 7 816 6 894 7 907 6 825 7 266 6 513
 Workers 8 707 7 759 8 355 7 166 8 153 7 227
  • 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 2 598 3 046 2 494
Unemployment rate in % 9,4 11,1 9,2
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 22,1 23,9 17,8
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 7,8 9,6 8,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 6,3 8,6 7,9
  • 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 16,3
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 12,8
CAP, BEP or equivalent 9,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 8,9
2 years at university 6,2
3 to 4 years at university 5,5
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 23 786 22 981 23 042
Working age adult living in the area 25 230 24 710 25 111
Occupational concentration by industry 94,3 93,0 91,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 52,0 51,6 50,8
  • 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 23 786 100,0 22 981 100,0 23 042 100,0
Employee 19 251 80,9 18 599 80,9 18 740 81,3
 including women 9 682 40,7 9 793 42,6 9 799 42,5
 including partial time jobs 4 186 17,6 4 139 18,0 3 687 16,0
Non-employee 4 535 19,1 4 381 19,1 4 303 18,7
 including women 1 517 6,4 1 523 6,6 1 564 6,8
 including partial time jobs 352 1,5 423 1,8 447 1,9
  • 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 22 815 100,0
Farmer operators 1 322 5,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 989 8,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 1 913 8,4
Intermediate professions 4 878 21,4
Employees 6 222 27,3
Workers 6 491 28,5
  • 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 6,1 6,0 5,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8,6 8,5 8,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 8,1 8,4 8,4
Intermediate professions 18,0 19,4 21,4
Employees 28,0 28,4 27,3
Workers 31,2 29,2 28,5
  • 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 23 603 100,0 23 144 100,0 22 815 100,0 49,8 82,3
Agriculture 2 650 11,2 2 529 10,9 2 297 10,1 28,7 43,8
Industry 3 471 14,7 3 501 15,1 3 618 15,9 33,2 92,5
Construction 2 316 9,8 1 977 8,5 1 663 7,3 9,3 77,3
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 8 404 35,6 7 902 34,1 8 200 35,9 51,2 79,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 6 763 28,7 7 235 31,3 7 037 30,8 73,3 94,0
  • 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 28,2 29,1
Industry 32,6 40,4
Construction 10,8 4,2
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 53,8 41,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 73,8 65,5
  • 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.