Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Employment area 2020 of Laval (5211)

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 100 152 97 629 96 951
Working age adult in % 74,9 75,8 77,0
 including working age adults with a job in % 69,0 68,5 70,8
 including unemployed workers in % 5,9 7,3 6,2
Economically inactive people in % 25,1 24,2 23,0
 including pupils, students or interns in % 9,4 10,0 10,1
 including retirees in % 10,5 8,8 7,3
 including other economically inactive people in % 5,2 5,4 5,6
  • 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 96 951 74 618 77,0 68 612 70,8
 15 to 24 years old 19 289 8 876 46,0 7 449 38,6
 25 to 54 years old 57 777 54 465 94,3 50 589 87,6
 55 to 64 years old 19 886 11 277 56,7 10 575 53,2
Male 49 068 38 565 78,6 35 628 72,6
 15 to 24 years old 10 202 5 010 49,1 4 243 41,6
 25 to 54 years old 29 006 27 781 95,8 25 958 89,5
 55 to 64 years old 9 860 5 774 58,6 5 427 55,0
Female 47 883 36 053 75,3 32 984 68,9
 15 to 24 years old 9 086 3 866 42,5 3 206 35,3
 25 to 54 years old 28 770 26 683 92,7 24 631 85,6
 55 to 64 years old 10 026 5 503 54,9 5 148 51,3
  • 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 70,8
Unemployed workers 6,2
Retirees 7,3
Pupils, students or interns 10,1
Other economically inactive people 5,6
  • 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 75 083 69 129 73 699 66 490 74 777 68 876
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 3 377 3 352 2 719 2 690 2 602 2 576
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 543 3 425 3 784 3 556 3 766 3 657
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 7 731 7 559 8 155 7 872 8 734 8 466
 Intermediate professions 17 903 17 053 17 649 16 432 19 042 18 212
 Employees 20 718 18 812 19 833 17 620 19 161 17 383
 Workers 21 265 18 929 20 890 18 320 20 860 18 582
  • 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 5 911 7 120 6 006
Unemployment rate in % 7,9 9,6 8,0
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 17,6 20,9 16,1
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 6,6 8,4 7,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 6,4 7,4 6,2
  • 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 18,3
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 14,7
CAP, BEP or equivalent 8,5
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 8,0
2 years at university 4,6
3 to 4 years at university 5,2
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 71 591 69 733 71 814
Working age adult living in the area 69 489 67 422 69 380
Occupational concentration by industry 103,0 103,4 103,5
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 59,4 58,0 57,3
  • 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 71 591 100,0 69 733 100,0 71 814 100,0
Employee 62 466 87,3 60 901 87,3 62 953 87,7
 including women 31 010 43,3 30 621 43,9 31 301 43,6
 including partial time jobs 10 697 14,9 10 585 15,2 9 840 13,7
Non-employee 9 125 12,7 8 832 12,7 8 860 12,3
 including women 3 219 4,5 3 026 4,3 3 131 4,4
 including partial time jobs 662 0,9 726 1,0 864 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 72 240 100,0
Farmer operators 2 654 3,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3 904 5,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9 410 13,0
Intermediate professions 19 237 26,6
Employees 17 746 24,6
Workers 19 291 26,7
  • 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 4,8 3,9 3,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,1 5,4 5,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,2 12,1 13,0
Intermediate professions 24,8 25,3 26,6
Employees 26,7 25,9 24,6
Workers 27,5 27,4 26,7
  • 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 71 552 100,0 69 552 100,0 72 240 100,0 48,1 88,5
Agriculture 4 544 6,4 3 788 5,4 3 700 5,1 32,1 29,0
Industry 13 223 18,5 12 314 17,7 12 366 17,1 30,9 96,5
Construction 5 143 7,2 4 772 6,9 4 713 6,5 10,0 82,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 27 612 38,6 27 895 40,1 30 214 41,8 46,3 88,7
Public administration/education/human health/social work 21 030 29,4 20 782 29,9 21 247 29,4 71,9 95,2
  • 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 41,2 28,4
Industry 31,3 18,5
Construction 10,8 6,5
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,5 37,0
Public administration, education, human health, social work 72,6 58,8
  • 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.