Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Employment area 2020 of Le Puy-en-Velay (8419)

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 72 451 70 892 68 210
Working age adult in % 70,9 73,8 75,3
 including working age adults with a job in % 64,6 65,6 68,2
 including unemployed workers in % 6,3 8,3 7,1
Economically inactive people in % 29,1 26,2 24,7
 including pupils, students or interns in % 8,5 8,3 8,3
 including retirees in % 12,5 10,3 9,0
 including other economically inactive people in % 8,1 7,6 7,3
  • 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 68 210 51 383 75,3 46 528 68,2
 15 to 24 years old 11 350 5 382 47,4 4 448 39,2
 25 to 54 years old 39 557 36 475 92,2 33 409 84,5
 55 to 64 years old 17 303 9 526 55,1 8 671 50,1
Male 34 607 26 645 77,0 24 258 70,1
 15 to 24 years old 6 118 3 222 52,7 2 681 43,8
 25 to 54 years old 19 855 18 673 94,0 17 221 86,7
 55 to 64 years old 8 633 4 750 55,0 4 356 50,5
Female 33 603 24 738 73,6 22 270 66,3
 15 to 24 years old 5 232 2 159 41,3 1 766 33,8
 25 to 54 years old 19 702 17 802 90,4 16 189 82,2
 55 to 64 years old 8 670 4 776 55,1 4 315 49,8
  • 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 68,2
Unemployed workers 7,1
Retirees 9,0
Pupils, students or interns 8,3
Other economically inactive people 7,3
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

  • 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 51 107 46 672 52 748 46 818 51 243 46 524
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 3 697 3 672 3 053 3 022 3 062 3 026
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 968 3 738 4 080 3 863 4 214 3 971
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 4 056 3 950 4 597 4 351 4 518 4 374
 Intermediate professions 11 327 10 682 12 098 11 285 12 341 11 660
 Employees 15 017 13 426 15 704 13 667 15 001 13 470
 Workers 12 744 11 205 12 656 10 629 11 642 10 022
  • 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 4 551 5 851 4 854
Unemployment rate in % 8,9 11,2 9,4
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 20,4 24,7 17,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 7,7 9,7 8,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 6,4 9,3 9,0
  • 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 20,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 14,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 11,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 9,2
2 years at university 6,0
3 to 4 years at university 5,2
5 years or more at university 4,7
  • 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 45 969 45 539 46 013
Working age adult living in the area 47 232 47 041 47 227
Occupational concentration by industry 97,3 96,8 97,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 52,7 53,3 52,3
  • 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 45 969 100,0 45 539 100,0 46 013 100,0
Employee 36 615 79,7 36 363 79,9 36 850 80,1
 including women 18 770 40,8 18 957 41,6 19 280 41,9
 including partial time jobs 9 204 20,0 9 360 20,6 9 033 19,6
Non-employee 9 355 20,3 9 176 20,1 9 163 19,9
 including women 2 893 6,3 2 875 6,3 2 974 6,5
 including partial time jobs 680 1,5 846 1,9 979 2,1
  • 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 46 163 100,0
Farmer operators 3 116 6,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4 045 8,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 4 401 9,5
Intermediate professions 11 425 24,7
Employees 13 467 29,2
Workers 9 709 21,0
  • 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 8,2 6,8 6,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8,2 8,6 8,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 8,5 9,0 9,5
Intermediate professions 22,8 23,8 24,7
Employees 29,0 29,7 29,2
Workers 23,2 22,0 21,0
  • 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 45 683 100,0 45 913 100,0 46 163 100,0 48,7 81,3
Agriculture 4 360 9,5 3 816 8,3 3 677 8,0 27,9 18,2
Industry 6 448 14,1 6 325 13,8 5 838 12,6 31,4 89,7
Construction 3 494 7,6 3 627 7,9 3 544 7,7 9,5 70,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 14 871 32,6 14 503 31,6 15 582 33,8 45,1 80,3
Public administration/education/human health/social work 16 510 36,1 17 643 38,4 17 521 38,0 69,8 94,7
  • 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 43,3 24,5
Industry 31,7 29,0
Construction 11,9 3,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,3 36,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,3 61,3
  • 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.