Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Employment area 2020 of Nantes (5216)

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 564 494 594 724 635 280
Working age adult in % 73,3 75,3 77,1
 including working age adults with a job in % 66,2 66,3 69,6
 including unemployed workers in % 7,1 9,0 7,5
Economically inactive people in % 26,7 24,7 22,9
 including pupils, students or interns in % 12,5 12,5 12,1
 including retirees in % 8,2 6,5 5,0
 including other economically inactive people in % 6,0 5,7 5,8
  • 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 635 280 489 559 77,1 441 942 69,6
 15 to 24 years old 133 715 54 348 40,6 44 213 33,1
 25 to 54 years old 395 243 369 915 93,6 337 279 85,3
 55 to 64 years old 106 322 65 296 61,4 60 450 56,9
Male 315 605 249 693 79,1 226 324 71,7
 15 to 24 years old 67 192 29 684 44,2 24 387 36,3
 25 to 54 years old 197 354 187 984 95,3 172 311 87,3
 55 to 64 years old 51 058 32 026 62,7 29 626 58,0
Female 319 675 239 865 75,0 215 618 67,4
 15 to 24 years old 66 523 24 664 37,1 19 826 29,8
 25 to 54 years old 197 889 181 931 91,9 164 967 83,4
 55 to 64 years old 55 264 33 270 60,2 30 825 55,8
  • 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 69,6
Unemployed workers 7,5
Retirees 5,0
Pupils, students or interns 12,1
Other economically inactive people 5,8
  • 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 413 912 373 845 447 779 393 916 491 386 445 849
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 3 677 3 566 3 072 2 958 2 911 2 830
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 19 668 18 335 23 425 22 014 26 585 25 367
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 76 294 73 331 90 851 86 603 118 254 113 977
 Intermediate professions 114 940 105 644 127 341 115 166 140 488 129 887
 Employees 112 352 100 357 115 345 99 564 116 846 103 212
 Workers 84 186 72 611 82 500 67 612 81 762 70 577
  • 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 40 275 53 477 47 616
Unemployment rate in % 9,7 11,9 9,7
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 20,3 25,2 18,6
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 8,4 10,5 8,8
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,1 8,8 7,4
  • 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 23,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,6
CAP, BEP or equivalent 10,7
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,7
2 years at university 6,9
3 to 4 years at university 7,6
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 395 592 418 684 470 401
Working age adult living in the area 375 411 396 752 445 490
Occupational concentration by industry 105,4 105,5 105,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 60,8 61,4 62,1
  • 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 395 592 100,0 418 684 100,0 470 401 100,0
Employee 356 094 90,0 373 660 89,2 416 679 88,6
 including women 176 977 44,7 186 283 44,5 205 653 43,7
 including partial time jobs 74 858 18,9 75 682 18,1 75 957 16,1
Non-employee 39 498 10,0 45 024 10,8 53 723 11,4
 including women 13 454 3,4 16 626 4,0 21 449 4,6
 including partial time jobs 5 194 1,3 6 749 1,6 8 680 1,8
  • 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 476 314 100,0
Farmer operators 3 006 0,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 26 915 5,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 114 934 24,1
Intermediate professions 138 406 29,1
Employees 111 782 23,5
Workers 81 270 17,1
  • 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 1,0 0,8 0,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,8 5,5 5,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 18,6 20,6 24,1
Intermediate professions 28,3 29,2 29,1
Employees 27,0 25,7 23,5
Workers 20,3 18,2 17,1
  • 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 395 813 100,0 418 295 100,0 476 314 100,0 48,1 89,4
Agriculture 7 621 1,9 6 774 1,6 7 086 1,5 32,3 58,9
Industry 46 988 11,9 44 447 10,6 48 576 10,2 30,8 94,2
Construction 27 347 6,9 27 017 6,5 31 258 6,6 15,3 81,2
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 197 651 49,9 217 559 52,0 257 459 54,1 44,1 88,8
Public administration/education/human health/social work 116 207 29,4 122 497 29,3 131 935 27,7 70,8 92,6
  • 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 41,1 19,7
Industry 30,7 32,6
Construction 17,5 5,8
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,8 38,9
Public administration, education, human health, social work 71,5 62,7
  • 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.