EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Altogether |
203 353 |
196 788 |
189 736 |
| Working age adult in % |
70,5 |
71,9 |
72,8 |
| including working age adults with a job in % |
62,8 |
62,4 |
64,4 |
| including unemployed workers in % |
7,7 |
9,5 |
8,3 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
29,5 |
28,1 |
27,2 |
| including pupils, students or interns in % |
11,2 |
11,6 |
12,2 |
| including retirees in % |
10,9 |
9,1 |
7,4 |
| including other economically inactive people in % |
7,5 |
7,4 |
7,6 |
- 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
| Sex and age |
Population |
Active people |
Activity rate in % |
Working people |
Employment rate in % |
| Altogether |
189 736 |
138 094 |
72,8 |
122 255 |
64,4 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
39 642 |
15 454 |
39,0 |
11 689 |
29,5 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
109 255 |
99 773 |
91,3 |
89 683 |
82,1 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
40 839 |
22 867 |
56,0 |
20 883 |
51,1 |
| Male |
92 532 |
69 305 |
74,9 |
61 507 |
66,5 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
19 373 |
8 083 |
41,7 |
6 195 |
32,0 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
53 772 |
50 269 |
93,5 |
45 389 |
84,4 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
19 387 |
10 954 |
56,5 |
9 923 |
51,2 |
| Female |
97 204 |
68 789 |
70,8 |
60 747 |
62,5 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
20 269 |
7 371 |
36,4 |
5 494 |
27,1 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
55 484 |
49 504 |
89,2 |
44 293 |
79,8 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
21 452 |
11 913 |
55,5 |
10 960 |
51,1 |
- Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.
EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
|
Population (%) |
| Working age adults who have a job |
64,4 |
| Unemployed workers |
8,3 |
| Retirees |
7,4 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
12,2 |
| Other economically inactive people |
7,6 |
- Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.
- Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.
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 |
143 390 |
127 843 |
140 801 |
121 947 |
138 152 |
122 648 |
| including |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
nd |
| Farmer operators |
2 951 |
2 868 |
2 422 |
2 340 |
2 393 |
2 321 |
| Handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
7 822 |
7 346 |
7 881 |
7 216 |
8 557 |
8 233 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
17 833 |
17 360 |
18 485 |
17 809 |
19 869 |
19 126 |
| Intermediate professions |
37 277 |
34 971 |
37 036 |
34 340 |
37 529 |
35 223 |
| Employees |
41 946 |
36 912 |
41 906 |
35 824 |
39 346 |
34 068 |
| Workers |
33 817 |
28 386 |
30 692 |
24 418 |
28 296 |
23 678 |
- Sources : Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional operations, geography as of
01/01/2024.
EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population
| Number of unemployed workers and unemployment rate |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Number of unemployed workers |
15 578 |
18 651 |
15 839 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
10,9 |
13,2 |
11,5 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
24,5 |
29,0 |
24,4 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
9,5 |
11,8 |
10,1 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
6,8 |
9,0 |
8,7 |
- 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
|
Taux de chômage en % |
| No diploma or primary education certificate |
26,6 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
18,1 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
12,7 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
12,0 |
| 2 years at university |
7,4 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
6,9 |
| 5 years or more at university |
6,6 |
- Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.
- Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.
EMP T5 - Employment and activity
| Employment activity |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Number of jobs in the area |
129 817 |
125 577 |
125 206 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
128 879 |
124 333 |
124 198 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
100,7 |
101,0 |
100,8 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
54,2 |
53,8 |
52,6 |
- 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
| Working status |
2010 |
% |
2015 |
% |
2021 |
% |
| Altogether |
129 817 |
100,0 |
125 577 |
100,0 |
125 206 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
114 698 |
88,4 |
110 226 |
87,8 |
108 608 |
86,7 |
| including women |
58 562 |
45,1 |
56 946 |
45,3 |
56 028 |
44,7 |
| including partial time jobs |
18 714 |
14,4 |
18 630 |
14,8 |
17 540 |
14,0 |
| Non-employee |
15 120 |
11,6 |
15 351 |
12,2 |
16 598 |
13,3 |
| including women |
5 289 |
4,1 |
5 537 |
4,4 |
6 258 |
5,0 |
| including partial time jobs |
1 477 |
1,1 |
1 802 |
1,4 |
2 218 |
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
| Socio-economic activity |
Number |
% |
| Altogether |
125 349 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
2 430 |
1,9 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
8 593 |
6,9 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
19 176 |
15,3 |
| Intermediate professions |
35 260 |
28,1 |
| Employees |
35 274 |
28,1 |
| Workers |
24 615 |
19,6 |
- Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.
EMP G3 - Employment by socio-economic activity
|
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Farmer operators |
2,3 |
2,0 |
1,9 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
5,8 |
6,1 |
6,9 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
13,3 |
14,5 |
15,3 |
| Intermediate professions |
27,0 |
28,0 |
28,1 |
| Employees |
28,9 |
29,4 |
28,1 |
| Workers |
22,6 |
20,1 |
19,6 |
- Sources: Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography
as of 01/01/2024.
- Sources: Insee, RP2010, RP2015 and RP2021, additional work place of work, geography
as of 01/01/2024.
EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
| Economic sector |
2010 |
2015 |
2021 |
| Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
including women in % |
including employees % |
| Altogether |
130 093 |
100,0 |
125 130 |
100,0 |
125 349 |
100,0 |
49,8 |
87,6 |
| Agriculture |
4 039 |
3,1 |
3 471 |
2,8 |
3 317 |
2,6 |
27,8 |
30,9 |
| Industry |
15 984 |
12,3 |
13 380 |
10,7 |
13 156 |
10,5 |
30,1 |
92,3 |
| Construction |
8 871 |
6,8 |
7 489 |
6,0 |
7 933 |
6,3 |
11,0 |
74,3 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
52 710 |
40,5 |
50 976 |
40,7 |
52 354 |
41,8 |
44,7 |
86,2 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
48 489 |
37,3 |
49 815 |
39,8 |
48 588 |
38,8 |
68,4 |
94,0 |
- 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
|
Employees |
Non-employees |
| Agriculture |
23,2 |
29,8 |
| Industry |
30,0 |
30,7 |
| Construction |
13,3 |
4,1 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
45,8 |
37,9 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
68,9 |
60,9 |
- Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.
- Source : Insee, RP2021 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2024.
