EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Altogether |
8 529 103 |
8 528 062 |
8 665 472 |
| Working age adult in % |
75,6 |
76,3 |
76,7 |
| Working age adults with a job in % |
66,7 |
66,5 |
68,1 |
| Unemployed workers in % |
8,8 |
9,7 |
8,6 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
24,4 |
23,7 |
23,3 |
| Pupils, students or interns in % |
10,9 |
11,4 |
11,5 |
| Retirees in % |
5,9 |
4,5 |
3,6 |
| Other economically inactive people in % |
7,6 |
7,8 |
8,2 |
- Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2025.
EMP T2 - Economic activity and employment of the population aged 15 to 64 by sex and
by age in 2022
| Sex and age |
Population |
Active people |
Activity rate in % |
Working people |
Employment rate in % |
| Altogether |
8 665 472 |
6 646 988 |
76,7 |
5 898 878 |
68,1 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
1 696 560 |
658 398 |
38,8 |
514 341 |
30,3 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
5 459 150 |
4 942 342 |
90,5 |
4 437 390 |
81,3 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
1 509 761 |
1 046 249 |
69,3 |
947 146 |
62,7 |
| Male |
4 241 055 |
3 362 554 |
79,3 |
2 998 976 |
70,7 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
849 967 |
341 817 |
40,2 |
261 961 |
30,8 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
2 665 557 |
2 492 031 |
93,5 |
2 259 073 |
84,8 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
725 532 |
528 706 |
72,9 |
477 942 |
65,9 |
| Female |
4 424 416 |
3 284 434 |
74,2 |
2 899 902 |
65,5 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
846 594 |
316 581 |
37,4 |
252 380 |
29,8 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
2 793 593 |
2 450 311 |
87,7 |
2 178 318 |
78,0 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
784 229 |
517 543 |
66,0 |
469 204 |
59,8 |
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
|
Population (%) |
| Working age adults who have a job |
68,1 |
| Unemployed workers |
8,6 |
| Retirees |
3,6 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
11,5 |
| Other economically inactive people |
8,2 |
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by current or previous socioprofessional group
| Socioprofessional group |
2011 |
including working people |
2016 |
including working people |
2022 |
including working people |
| Altogether |
6 447 107 |
5 691 852 |
6 502 214 |
5 674 476 |
6 642 311 |
5 917 997 |
| including farmer operators |
11 351 |
11 051 |
8 667 |
8 424 |
7 305 |
7 161 |
| including handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
290 623 |
267 711 |
315 334 |
290 296 |
324 508 |
305 602 |
| including managers and higher intellectual professions |
1 650 835 |
1 576 828 |
1 739 722 |
1 654 698 |
2 015 298 |
1 928 487 |
| including intermediate professions |
1 663 364 |
1 506 857 |
1 659 492 |
1 490 331 |
1 647 354 |
1 506 834 |
| including employees |
1 755 684 |
1 511 739 |
1 733 243 |
1 465 850 |
1 638 901 |
1 411 022 |
| including workers |
992 456 |
817 666 |
940 533 |
764 877 |
899 930 |
758 891 |
- Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional operations, geography as of
01/01/2025.
EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population
| Number of unemployed workers and unemployment rate |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Number of unemployed workers |
754 768 |
828 318 |
748 111 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
11,7 |
12,7 |
11,3 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
24,4 |
25,9 |
21,9 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
10,3 |
11,5 |
10,2 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
9,3 |
10,6 |
9,5 |
- Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations, geography as of 01/01/2025.
EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation
|
Taux de chômage en % |
| No diploma or primary education certificate |
19,4 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
18,3 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
13,3 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
13,8 |
| 2 years at university |
8,8 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
9,1 |
| 5 years or more at university |
6,6 |
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
EMP T5 - Employment and activity
| Employment activity |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Number of jobs in the area |
5 907 504 |
5 933 083 |
6 206 568 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
5 760 199 |
5 771 629 |
6 021 150 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
102,6 |
102,8 |
103,1 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
64,0 |
63,4 |
63,2 |
- 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, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations holdings, place of residence
and place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.
EMP T6 - Employment by working status
| Working status |
2011 |
% |
2016 |
% |
2022 |
% |
| Altogether |
5 907 504 |
100,0 |
5 933 083 |
100,0 |
6 206 568 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
5 305 698 |
89,8 |
5 282 166 |
89,0 |
5 471 925 |
88,2 |
| including women |
2 643 618 |
44,8 |
2 640 116 |
44,5 |
2 727 906 |
44,0 |
| including part time jobs |
766 717 |
13,0 |
742 110 |
12,5 |
685 955 |
11,1 |
| Non-employee |
601 806 |
10,2 |
650 917 |
11,0 |
734 643 |
11,8 |
| including women |
209 308 |
3,5 |
238 768 |
4,0 |
283 621 |
4,6 |
| including part time jobs |
88 608 |
1,5 |
111 293 |
1,9 |
131 065 |
2,1 |
- Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations workplaces, geography
as of 01/01/2025.
EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional group in 2022
| Socioprofessional group |
Number |
% |
| Altogether |
6 241 493 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
8 254 |
0,1 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
327 630 |
5,2 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
2 053 666 |
32,9 |
| Intermediate professions |
1 580 838 |
25,3 |
| Employees |
1 468 086 |
23,5 |
| Workers |
803 019 |
12,9 |
- Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.
EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group
|
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Farmer operators |
0,2 |
0,2 |
0,1 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
4,8 |
5,2 |
5,2 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
27,9 |
29,3 |
32,9 |
| Intermediate professions |
26,5 |
26,2 |
25,3 |
| Employees |
26,3 |
25,5 |
23,5 |
| Workers |
14,4 |
13,5 |
12,9 |
- Sources: Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography
as of 01/01/2025.
- Sources: Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography
as of 01/01/2025.
EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
| Economic sector |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
including women in % |
including employees % |
| Altogether |
5 910 195 |
100,0 |
5 943 917 |
100,0 |
6 241 493 |
100,0 |
48,4 |
89,3 |
| Agriculture |
19 623 |
0,3 |
17 708 |
0,3 |
16 745 |
0,3 |
31,7 |
53,6 |
| Industry |
521 614 |
8,8 |
473 844 |
8,0 |
442 279 |
7,1 |
34,6 |
94,0 |
| Construction |
311 754 |
5,3 |
305 994 |
5,1 |
334 422 |
5,4 |
15,1 |
81,7 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
3 461 897 |
58,6 |
3 505 015 |
59,0 |
3 762 909 |
60,3 |
44,8 |
87,5 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
1 595 307 |
27,0 |
1 641 354 |
27,6 |
1 685 138 |
27,0 |
67,1 |
93,9 |
- Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography
as of 01/01/2025.
EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022
|
Employees |
Non-employees |
| Agriculture |
35,7 |
27,1 |
| Industry |
34,5 |
35,8 |
| Construction |
17,2 |
5,8 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
46,1 |
35,7 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
67,6 |
58,9 |
- Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.
- Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.
