Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Employment area 2020 of Le Mans (5212)

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 234 569 230 036 226 324
Working age adult in % 72,8 74,0 74,8
 including working age adults with a job in % 64,6 63,7 66,0
 including unemployed workers in % 8,2 10,2 8,8
Economically inactive people in % 27,2 26,0 25,2
 including pupils, students or interns in % 9,9 10,2 10,6
 including retirees in % 10,2 8,9 7,4
 including other economically inactive people in % 7,1 6,9 7,2
  • 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 226 324 169 242 74,8 149 407 66,0
 15 to 24 years old 45 769 20 132 44,0 15 407 33,7
 25 to 54 years old 132 880 122 641 92,3 109 811 82,6
 55 to 64 years old 47 675 26 469 55,5 24 189 50,7
Male 112 026 85 396 76,2 76 028 67,9
 15 to 24 years old 23 641 10 991 46,5 8 457 35,8
 25 to 54 years old 65 369 61 568 94,2 55 776 85,3
 55 to 64 years old 23 016 12 838 55,8 11 795 51,2
Female 114 298 83 846 73,4 73 379 64,2
 15 to 24 years old 22 127 9 141 41,3 6 950 31,4
 25 to 54 years old 67 511 61 074 90,5 54 035 80,0
 55 to 64 years old 24 659 13 631 55,3 12 394 50,3
  • 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 66,0
Unemployed workers 8,8
Retirees 7,4
Pupils, students or interns 10,6
Other economically inactive people 7,2
  • 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 170 596 151 126 170 135 146 669 169 383 149 986
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 2 401 2 372 2 117 2 090 2 098 2 023
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 7 760 7 168 8 395 7 792 8 435 8 010
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 20 061 19 390 20 325 19 576 23 110 22 344
 Intermediate professions 42 240 39 224 42 238 38 828 43 727 40 743
 Employees 51 943 45 608 51 525 43 681 49 256 42 793
 Workers 44 453 37 364 42 679 34 702 40 090 34 073
  • 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 19 245 23 519 19 835
Unemployment rate in % 11,3 13,8 11,7
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 24,5 29,5 23,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,6 12,2 10,5
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,2 9,6 8,6
  • 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 25,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 19,8
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 12,1
2 years at university 7,0
3 to 4 years at university 6,0
5 years or more at university 5,8
  • 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 151 175 146 537 150 132
Working age adult living in the area 152 697 147 841 151 077
Occupational concentration by industry 99,0 99,1 99,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 57,6 56,6 55,5
  • 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 151 175 100,0 146 537 100,0 150 132 100,0
Employee 136 651 90,4 131 704 89,9 134 558 89,6
 including women 68 005 45,0 66 690 45,5 68 293 45,5
 including partial time jobs 26 731 17,7 26 107 17,8 24 524 16,3
Non-employee 14 524 9,6 14 832 10,1 15 574 10,4
 including women 5 119 3,4 5 460 3,7 5 896 3,9
 including partial time jobs 1 427 0,9 1 760 1,2 2 135 1,4
  • 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 151 190 100,0
Farmer operators 2 101 1,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8 314 5,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 21 431 14,2
Intermediate professions 41 141 27,2
Employees 44 064 29,1
Workers 34 139 22,6
  • 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 1,6 1,4 1,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,8 5,4 5,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,4 12,9 14,2
Intermediate professions 26,0 26,3 27,2
Employees 30,6 30,4 29,1
Workers 24,6 23,5 22,6
  • 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 150 760 100,0 146 694 100,0 151 190 100,0 49,2 90,3
Agriculture 3 879 2,6 3 284 2,2 3 618 2,4 30,9 43,8
Industry 21 836 14,5 19 733 13,5 19 244 12,7 25,1 94,4
Construction 10 608 7,0 10 087 6,9 9 746 6,4 10,2 81,4
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 65 694 43,6 65 207 44,5 68 068 45,0 46,7 89,3
Public administration/education/human health/social work 48 743 32,3 48 383 33,0 50 515 33,4 70,7 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 34,8 27,9
Industry 25,1 25,9
Construction 11,7 3,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,5 39,5
Public administration, education, human health, social work 71,4 56,4
  • 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.