Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Employment area 2020 of Cholet (5206)

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 114 944 114 667 114 230
Working age adult in % 75,9 78,1 79,5
 including working age adults with a job in % 69,6 69,7 73,0
 including unemployed workers in % 6,3 8,4 6,5
Economically inactive people in % 24,1 21,9 20,5
 including pupils, students or interns in % 8,0 8,1 8,1
 including retirees in % 10,4 8,6 7,4
 including other economically inactive people in % 5,7 5,2 5,0
  • 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 114 230 90 796 79,5 83 360 73,0
 15 to 24 years old 20 951 11 022 52,6 9 273 44,3
 25 to 54 years old 69 448 66 064 95,1 61 408 88,4
 55 to 64 years old 23 831 13 710 57,5 12 679 53,2
Male 57 967 47 427 81,8 44 167 76,2
 15 to 24 years old 10 937 6 320 57,8 5 440 49,7
 25 to 54 years old 35 355 34 280 97,0 32 321 91,4
 55 to 64 years old 11 675 6 827 58,5 6 406 54,9
Female 56 263 43 369 77,1 39 192 69,7
 15 to 24 years old 10 014 4 702 47,0 3 833 38,3
 25 to 54 years old 34 093 31 784 93,2 29 087 85,3
 55 to 64 years old 12 156 6 883 56,6 6 272 51,6
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 73,0
Unemployed workers 6,5
Retirees 7,4
Pupils, students or interns 8,1
Other economically inactive people 5,0
  • 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 87 294 80 067 89 415 79 927 97 479 89 700
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 2 871 2 863 2 763 2 755 2 663 2 636
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 597 4 413 4 888 4 568 5 386 5 240
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 7 148 6 892 7 784 7 471 9 548 9 269
 Intermediate professions 19 438 18 263 20 941 19 434 23 597 22 330
 Employees 22 620 20 647 22 659 19 973 23 349 21 071
 Workers 30 260 26 990 29 715 25 726 32 317 29 154
  • 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 7 224 9 622 7 436
Unemployment rate in % 8,3 10,7 8,2
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 17,1 23,0 15,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 7,0 9,2 7,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 6,9 9,3 7,5
  • 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 16,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 13,7
CAP, BEP or equivalent 8,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 8,2
2 years at university 5,3
3 to 4 years at university 5,4
5 years or more at university 4,4
  • 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 81 712 81 966 86 334
Working age adult living in the area 80 298 80 272 83 945
Occupational concentration by industry 101,8 102,1 102,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 60,3 60,3 59,7
  • 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 81 712 100,0 81 966 100,0 86 334 100,0
Employee 71 871 88,0 72 082 87,9 76 272 88,3
 including women 34 877 42,7 35 401 43,2 37 299 43,2
 including partial time jobs 14 382 17,6 14 156 17,3 13 474 15,6
Non-employee 9 842 12,0 9 885 12,1 10 062 11,7
 including women 2 869 3,5 3 020 3,7 3 359 3,9
 including partial time jobs 852 1,0 962 1,2 1 018 1,2
  • 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 92 397 100,0
Farmer operators 2 667 2,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5 463 5,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10 398 11,3
Intermediate professions 22 896 24,8
Employees 21 342 23,1
Workers 29 629 32,1
  • 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 3,6 3,4 2,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,4 5,6 5,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9,3 10,3 11,3
Intermediate professions 23,0 23,6 24,8
Employees 25,4 24,5 23,1
Workers 33,4 32,7 32,1
  • 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 81 445 100,0 82 254 100,0 92 397 100,0 47,1 89,0
Agriculture 4 790 5,9 4 393 5,3 4 771 5,2 30,3 45,0
Industry 21 046 25,8 19 763 24,0 23 727 25,7 33,0 96,1
Construction 6 440 7,9 5 987 7,3 6 471 7,0 12,6 79,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 29 063 35,7 30 969 37,7 34 480 37,3 46,8 88,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 20 105 24,7 21 142 25,7 22 948 24,8 75,5 95,1
  • 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 40,6 21,8
Industry 33,1 30,3
Construction 14,8 4,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,0 38,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 76,3 59,0
  • 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.