EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Altogether |
254 995 |
257 760 |
258 127 |
| Working age adult in % |
69,3 |
70,1 |
70,7 |
| including working age adults with a job in % |
57,0 |
55,9 |
58,4 |
| including unemployed workers in % |
12,3 |
14,2 |
12,3 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
30,7 |
29,9 |
29,3 |
| including pupils, students or interns in % |
11,5 |
12,1 |
12,4 |
| including retirees in % |
8,0 |
6,2 |
4,9 |
| including other economically inactive people in % |
11,3 |
11,6 |
12,0 |
- 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
| Sex and age |
Population |
Active people |
Activity rate in % |
Working people |
Employment rate in % |
| Altogether |
258 127 |
182 592 |
70,7 |
150 787 |
58,4 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
56 198 |
20 917 |
37,2 |
14 084 |
25,1 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
156 820 |
136 020 |
86,7 |
114 827 |
73,2 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
45 109 |
25 655 |
56,9 |
21 876 |
48,5 |
| Male |
125 003 |
94 333 |
75,5 |
77 757 |
62,2 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
27 957 |
11 001 |
39,3 |
7 325 |
26,2 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
75 856 |
70 106 |
92,4 |
59 245 |
78,1 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
21 190 |
13 226 |
62,4 |
11 187 |
52,8 |
| Female |
133 124 |
88 259 |
66,3 |
73 030 |
54,9 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
28 241 |
9 916 |
35,1 |
6 759 |
23,9 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
80 964 |
65 914 |
81,4 |
55 581 |
68,6 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
23 919 |
12 429 |
52,0 |
10 689 |
44,7 |
- 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 |
58,4 |
| Unemployed workers |
12,3 |
| Retirees |
4,9 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
12,4 |
| Other economically inactive people |
12,0 |
- 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 |
176 680 |
145 189 |
180 642 |
143 978 |
182 279 |
151 737 |
| including |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
| Farmer operators |
214 |
211 |
303 |
284 |
243 |
238 |
| Handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
7 500 |
6 714 |
8 251 |
7 230 |
8 637 |
7 992 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
21 106 |
20 255 |
22 479 |
21 474 |
26 230 |
25 182 |
| Intermediate professions |
39 315 |
35 444 |
41 797 |
37 051 |
43 704 |
39 294 |
| Employees |
50 623 |
42 206 |
52 609 |
42 444 |
52 672 |
43 667 |
| Workers |
53 878 |
40 358 |
49 796 |
35 496 |
46 250 |
35 362 |
- 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 |
31 331 |
36 595 |
31 805 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
17,7 |
20,2 |
17,4 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
34,6 |
40,8 |
32,7 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
15,4 |
17,5 |
15,6 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
13,7 |
17,4 |
14,7 |
- 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
|
Taux de chômage en % |
| No diploma or primary education certificate |
31,0 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
26,5 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
21,1 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
18,1 |
| 2 years at university |
10,3 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
8,9 |
| 5 years or more at university |
7,1 |
- 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 |
132 095 |
125 943 |
126 779 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
146 144 |
145 480 |
152 384 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
90,4 |
86,6 |
83,2 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
57,9 |
57,7 |
57,0 |
- 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
| Working status |
2010 |
% |
2015 |
% |
2021 |
% |
| Altogether |
132 095 |
100,0 |
125 943 |
100,0 |
126 779 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
120 038 |
90,9 |
113 016 |
89,7 |
113 229 |
89,3 |
| including women |
62 302 |
47,2 |
58 944 |
46,8 |
59 560 |
47,0 |
| including partial time jobs |
22 539 |
17,1 |
22 005 |
17,5 |
20 692 |
16,3 |
| Non-employee |
12 057 |
9,1 |
12 927 |
10,3 |
13 550 |
10,7 |
| including women |
3 975 |
3,0 |
4 599 |
3,7 |
5 245 |
4,1 |
| including partial time jobs |
1 279 |
1,0 |
1 704 |
1,4 |
1 958 |
1,5 |
- 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 |
127 810 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
238 |
0,2 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
7 288 |
5,7 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
22 807 |
17,8 |
| Intermediate professions |
35 147 |
27,5 |
| Employees |
36 257 |
28,4 |
| Workers |
26 075 |
20,4 |
- 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 |
5,0 |
5,7 |
5,7 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
14,5 |
15,7 |
17,8 |
| Intermediate professions |
26,2 |
27,2 |
27,5 |
| Employees |
28,5 |
28,8 |
28,4 |
| Workers |
25,6 |
22,4 |
20,4 |
- 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 |
132 440 |
100,0 |
125 934 |
100,0 |
127 810 |
100,0 |
51,1 |
90,2 |
| Agriculture |
618 |
0,5 |
616 |
0,5 |
461 |
0,4 |
44,4 |
52,2 |
| Industry |
17 318 |
13,1 |
14 885 |
11,8 |
14 460 |
11,3 |
28,1 |
94,8 |
| Construction |
7 985 |
6,0 |
6 591 |
5,2 |
6 651 |
5,2 |
10,4 |
77,1 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
64 514 |
48,7 |
60 655 |
48,2 |
60 983 |
47,7 |
47,1 |
88,1 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
42 005 |
31,7 |
43 187 |
34,3 |
45 255 |
35,4 |
69,8 |
93,9 |
- 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
|
Employees |
Non-employees |
| Agriculture |
56,5 |
31,2 |
| Industry |
28,0 |
28,7 |
| Construction |
12,1 |
4,9 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
48,8 |
34,5 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
70,6 |
58,5 |
- 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.