Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Employment area 2020 of Lyon (8421)

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 1 130 078 1 173 239 1 217 345
Working age adult in % 72,7 74,2 75,2
 including working age adults with a job in % 64,9 64,7 67,1
 including unemployed workers in % 7,8 9,5 8,1
Economically inactive people in % 27,3 25,8 24,8
 including pupils, students or interns in % 13,0 13,3 13,1
 including retirees in % 6,7 5,2 4,1
 including other economically inactive people in % 7,5 7,3 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

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 1 217 345 915 560 75,2 816 402 67,1
 15 to 24 years old 273 394 108 999 39,9 87 011 31,8
 25 to 54 years old 744 546 677 611 91,0 611 611 82,1
 55 to 64 years old 199 406 128 950 64,7 117 779 59,1
Male 594 442 465 981 78,4 417 912 70,3
 15 to 24 years old 133 487 56 919 42,6 45 215 33,9
 25 to 54 years old 366 050 344 606 94,1 314 064 85,8
 55 to 64 years old 94 905 64 455 67,9 58 633 61,8
Female 622 903 449 579 72,2 398 491 64,0
 15 to 24 years old 139 906 52 080 37,2 41 797 29,9
 25 to 54 years old 378 496 333 004 88,0 297 547 78,6
 55 to 64 years old 104 500 64 494 61,7 59 147 56,6
  • Source : Insee, RP2021 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2024.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2021
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 67,1
Unemployed workers 8,1
Retirees 4,1
Pupils, students or interns 13,1
Other economically inactive people 7,6
  • 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 822 067 733 678 870 342 759 346 920 026 823 879
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 3 656 3 604 3 211 3 142 2 688 2 647
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 43 532 40 809 48 711 45 569 55 434 52 874
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 169 697 163 067 193 603 184 811 234 348 225 554
 Intermediate professions 227 091 209 006 241 895 218 579 255 416 234 279
 Employees 218 575 191 527 224 543 189 819 222 674 192 920
 Workers 151 554 125 666 146 417 117 426 138 063 115 605
  • 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 88 662 111 229 99 158
Unemployment rate in % 10,8 12,8 10,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 21,4 25,5 20,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,4 11,3 9,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,8 9,3 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

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation
Taux de chômage en %
No diploma or primary education certificate 22,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 13,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,2
2 years at university 7,6
3 to 4 years at university 8,1
5 years or more at university 6,3
  • 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 807 339 838 374 909 643
Working age adult living in the area 739 279 768 403 828 605
Occupational concentration by industry 109,2 109,1 109,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 59,9 60,2 60,5
  • 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 807 339 100,0 838 374 100,0 909 643 100,0
Employee 724 078 89,7 743 269 88,7 797 351 87,7
 including women 354 646 43,9 366 057 43,7 391 675 43,1
 including partial time jobs 126 709 15,7 130 055 15,5 127 056 14,0
Non-employee 83 262 10,3 95 105 11,3 112 292 12,3
 including women 27 114 3,4 33 518 4,0 41 981 4,6
 including partial time jobs 10 036 1,2 14 367 1,7 18 106 2,0
  • 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 917 126 100,0
Farmer operators 2 914 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 57 268 6,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 242 609 26,5
Intermediate professions 265 824 29,0
Employees 213 473 23,3
Workers 135 038 14,7
  • 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 0,5 0,4 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,4 5,9 6,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 21,5 23,4 26,5
Intermediate professions 28,9 29,2 29,0
Employees 25,9 24,9 23,3
Workers 17,8 16,2 14,7
  • 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 805 091 100,0 839 089 100,0 917 126 100,0 47,6 88,7
Agriculture 5 069 0,6 4 781 0,6 4 813 0,5 31,9 43,0
Industry 113 019 14,0 106 484 12,7 109 071 11,9 33,6 94,7
Construction 51 689 6,4 52 626 6,3 55 585 6,1 14,6 79,1
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 411 065 51,1 437 032 52,1 495 033 54,0 43,7 87,1
Public administration/education/human health/social work 224 248 27,9 238 167 28,4 252 624 27,5 69,0 92,2
  • 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 42,5 23,8
Industry 33,9 28,7
Construction 17,6 3,4
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,0 35,2
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,7 60,0
  • 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.