Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2021 Employment area 2020 of Valence (8431)

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 175 203 175 162 177 635
Working age adult in % 72,5 74,9 76,7
 including working age adults with a job in % 64,0 64,6 67,8
 including unemployed workers in % 8,5 10,3 8,9
Economically inactive people in % 27,5 25,1 23,3
 including pupils, students or interns in % 9,4 9,3 9,1
 including retirees in % 9,6 7,7 6,3
 including other economically inactive people in % 8,5 8,2 7,9
  • 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 177 635 136 228 76,7 120 388 67,8
 15 to 24 years old 31 539 13 962 44,3 10 936 34,7
 25 to 54 years old 108 240 99 446 91,9 89 024 82,2
 55 to 64 years old 37 857 22 820 60,3 20 428 54,0
Male 87 906 69 438 79,0 62 084 70,6
 15 to 24 years old 16 656 8 032 48,2 6 367 38,2
 25 to 54 years old 52 990 50 160 94,7 45 574 86,0
 55 to 64 years old 18 261 11 246 61,6 10 142 55,5
Female 89 729 66 790 74,4 58 304 65,0
 15 to 24 years old 14 883 5 930 39,8 4 569 30,7
 25 to 54 years old 55 249 49 286 89,2 43 449 78,6
 55 to 64 years old 19 596 11 574 59,1 10 286 52,5
  • 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 67,8
Unemployed workers 8,9
Retirees 6,3
Pupils, students or interns 9,1
Other economically inactive people 7,9
  • 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 127 012 112 014 130 909 112 862 137 578 121 954
including nd nd nd nd nd nd
 Farmer operators 2 757 2 715 2 587 2 560 2 363 2 334
 Handicrafters, traders and business leaders 8 281 7 772 9 035 8 420 9 713 9 325
 Managers and higher intellectual professions 15 943 15 339 17 612 16 668 20 302 19 392
 Intermediate professions 32 403 29 889 34 053 30 867 37 000 33 991
 Employees 35 321 30 492 36 103 30 454 36 301 31 379
 Workers 31 444 25 806 30 231 23 893 30 701 25 533
  • 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 14 885 17 998 15 840
Unemployment rate in % 11,7 13,7 11,6
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 25,0 28,6 21,7
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,2 12,2 10,5
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,9 11,2 10,5
  • 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 23,1
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,3
CAP, BEP or equivalent 13,0
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 12,5
2 years at university 7,9
3 to 4 years at university 7,6
5 years or more at university 6,7
  • 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 116 839 119 360 128 202
Working age adult living in the area 112 963 114 513 122 184
Occupational concentration by industry 103,4 104,2 104,9
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,8 56,8 56,8
  • 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 116 839 100,0 119 360 100,0 128 202 100,0
Employee 100 972 86,4 102 314 85,7 108 984 85,0
 including women 49 700 42,5 51 235 42,9 54 417 42,4
 including partial time jobs 22 776 19,5 22 626 19,0 22 416 17,5
Non-employee 15 866 13,6 17 046 14,3 19 218 15,0
 including women 5 268 4,5 6 006 5,0 7 065 5,5
 including partial time jobs 1 906 1,6 2 565 2,1 3 220 2,5
  • 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 129 691 100,0
Farmer operators 2 476 1,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 9 842 7,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 20 274 15,6
Intermediate professions 36 516 28,2
Employees 32 773 25,3
Workers 27 811 21,4
  • 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 2,4 2,2 1,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7,0 7,5 7,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,3 14,3 15,6
Intermediate professions 26,3 27,4 28,2
Employees 27,2 27,0 25,3
Workers 23,8 21,6 21,4
  • 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 117 097 100,0 119 711 100,0 129 691 100,0 47,8 86,3
Agriculture 4 603 3,9 4 671 3,9 4 702 3,6 32,1 49,7
Industry 19 846 16,9 18 817 15,7 19 898 15,3 31,8 94,1
Construction 8 513 7,3 8 358 7,0 8 811 6,8 11,8 70,9
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 49 406 42,2 50 985 42,6 57 350 44,2 44,9 85,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 34 729 29,7 36 879 30,8 38 931 30,0 70,4 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 40,2 24,1
Industry 32,1 26,5
Construction 14,7 5,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,2 37,6
Public administration, education, human health, social work 71,1 62,4
  • 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.