Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Employment area 2020 of Forbach (4408)

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 75 480 71 181 65 544
Working age adult in % 64,1 66,0 67,4
 including working age adults with a job in % 52,5 52,7 56,1
 including unemployed workers in % 11,6 13,3 11,3
Economically inactive people in % 35,9 34,0 32,6
 including pupils, students or interns in % 8,3 7,8 8,3
 including retirees in % 11,7 10,7 8,7
 including other economically inactive people in % 15,9 15,4 15,6
  • 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 65 544 44 156 67,4 36 759 56,1
 15 to 24 years old 10 612 4 351 41,0 2 907 27,4
 25 to 54 years old 37 797 31 582 83,6 26 798 70,9
 55 to 64 years old 17 135 8 223 48,0 7 054 41,2
Male 32 172 23 240 72,2 19 445 60,4
 15 to 24 years old 5 364 2 391 44,6 1 573 29,3
 25 to 54 years old 18 627 16 861 90,5 14 426 77,4
 55 to 64 years old 8 181 3 989 48,8 3 446 42,1
Female 33 372 20 916 62,7 17 314 51,9
 15 to 24 years old 5 249 1 960 37,3 1 334 25,4
 25 to 54 years old 19 169 14 721 76,8 12 372 64,5
 55 to 64 years old 8 954 4 235 47,3 3 608 40,3
  • 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 56,1
Unemployed workers 11,3
Retirees 8,7
Pupils, students or interns 8,3
Other economically inactive people 15,6
  • 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 48 283 39 723 47 351 37 719 44 403 37 166
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 86 86 70 65 52 49
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 2 187 2 026 2 152 1 944 1 966 1 808
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 3 521 3 395 3 600 3 462 3 538 3 371
 Intermediate professions 9 351 8 630 9 495 8 596 9 617 8 777
 Employees 14 790 11 991 14 414 11 584 13 364 11 166
 Workers 17 398 13 596 16 401 12 067 14 910 11 994
  • 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 8 744 9 436 7 397
Unemployment rate in % 18,1 20,1 16,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 35,6 38,8 33,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 15,7 18,1 15,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 11,9 15,8 14,2
  • 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 29,3
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 20,7
CAP, BEP or equivalent 17,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 15,4
2 years at university 11,4
3 to 4 years at university 7,9
5 years or more at university 6,2
  • 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 29 964 27 718 26 929
Working age adult living in the area 39 976 38 020 37 413
Occupational concentration by industry 75,0 72,9 72,0
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 51,2 51,3 50,3
  • 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 29 964 100,0 27 718 100,0 26 929 100,0
Employee 27 037 90,2 24 762 89,3 24 049 89,3
 including women 14 161 47,3 13 477 48,6 13 096 48,6
 including partial time jobs 6 463 21,6 6 155 22,2 5 610 20,8
Non-employee 2 927 9,8 2 956 10,7 2 880 10,7
 including women 1 053 3,5 1 144 4,1 1 137 4,2
 including partial time jobs 405 1,4 484 1,7 515 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 27 240 100,0
Farmer operators 54 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 640 6,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 2 762 10,1
Intermediate professions 7 103 26,1
Employees 9 104 33,4
Workers 6 578 24,1
  • 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 0,3 0,2 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6,2 6,2 6,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9,5 10,1 10,1
Intermediate professions 23,2 24,6 26,1
Employees 33,8 34,7 33,4
Workers 27,0 24,2 24,1
  • 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 29 877 100,0 27 853 100,0 27 240 100,0 53,1 90,3
Agriculture 96 0,3 71 0,3 85 0,3 43,8 42,0
Industry 4 709 15,8 4 370 15,7 4 104 15,1 25,7 96,0
Construction 2 161 7,2 1 682 6,0 1 585 5,8 9,4 77,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 12 412 41,5 11 013 39,5 10 984 40,3 53,3 87,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 10 499 35,1 10 716 38,5 10 482 38,5 70,2 93,5
  • 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 37,6 48,3
Industry 25,8 24,4
Construction 11,7 1,6
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 55,5 37,6
Public administration, education, human health, social work 71,0 58,6
  • 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.