Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Functional area 2020 of Nantes (008)

Detailed figures

Paru le :26/06/2025

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity

EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
Economic activity 2011 2016 2022
Altogether 600 008 631 721 676 259
Working age adult in % 74,0 75,7 77,7
 Working age adults with a job in % 66,4 66,9 70,6
 Unemployed workers in % 7,6 8,8 7,2
Economically inactive people in % 26,0 24,3 22,3
 Pupils, students or interns in % 12,1 12,3 11,7
 Retirees in % 8,1 6,2 4,9
 Other economically inactive people in % 5,8 5,7 5,7
  • 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

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 676 259 525 730 77,7 477 164 70,6
 15 to 24 years old 142 039 60 300 42,5 49 656 35,0
 25 to 54 years old 421 601 395 063 93,7 362 148 85,9
 55 to 64 years old 112 619 70 367 62,5 65 360 58,0
Male 337 174 268 728 79,7 244 804 72,6
 15 to 24 years old 71 780 33 091 46,1 27 462 38,3
 25 to 54 years old 211 074 201 157 95,3 185 326 87,8
 55 to 64 years old 54 320 34 480 63,5 32 017 58,9
Female 339 085 257 002 75,8 232 359 68,5
 15 to 24 years old 70 258 27 209 38,7 22 194 31,6
 25 to 54 years old 210 527 193 906 92,1 176 822 84,0
 55 to 64 years old 58 299 35 886 61,6 33 343 57,2
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 70,6
Unemployed workers 7,2
Retirees 4,9
Pupils, students or interns 11,7
Other economically inactive people 5,7
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022

  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T3 - Population aged 15 to 64 by current or previous socioprofessional group

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 443 951 398 419 478 495 422 543 526 717 480 163
including farmer operators 4 239 4 131 3 719 3 600 3 205 3 125
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 21 341 19 886 25 315 23 823 28 119 27 079
including managers and higher intellectual professions 81 238 77 960 97 052 92 577 131 067 126 251
including intermediate professions 124 332 113 958 135 539 122 752 148 093 137 963
including employees 119 179 105 379 122 878 106 512 122 923 108 828
including workers 90 406 77 104 88 392 73 279 88 391 76 918
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional operations, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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 2011 2016 2022
Number of unemployed workers 45 535 55 761 48 566
Unemployment rate in % 10,3 11,7 9,2
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 21,7 24,6 17,7
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 8,9 10,3 8,3
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,5 8,8 7,1
  • 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

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation
Taux de chômage en %
No diploma or primary education certificate 23,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 17,7
CAP, BEP or equivalent 10,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,0
2 years at university 6,4
3 to 4 years at university 7,2
5 years or more at university 5,9
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation

  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T5 - Employment and activity

EMP T5 - Employment and activity
Employment activity 2011 2016 2022
Number of jobs in the area 410 824 436 058 493 713
Working age adult living in the area 400 439 425 457 481 019
Occupational concentration by industry 102,6 102,5 102,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 61,3 61,6 62,6
  • 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, 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

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
Working status 2011 % 2016 % 2022 %
Altogether 410 824 100,0 436 058 100,0 493 713 100,0
Employee 367 875 89,5 387 505 88,9 435 530 88,2
 including women 183 483 44,7 193 774 44,4 215 229 43,6
 including part time jobs 77 540 18,9 77 798 17,8 77 101 15,6
Non-employee 42 949 10,5 48 553 11,1 58 183 11,8
 including women 14 905 3,6 18 133 4,2 23 402 4,7
 including part time jobs 5 784 1,4 7 277 1,7 9 332 1,9
  • Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, main operations workplaces, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional group in 2022

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional group in 2022
Socioprofessional group Number %
Altogether 497 159 100,0
Farmer operators 3 343 0,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 28 356 5,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 125 056 25,2
Intermediate professions 142 448 28,7
Employees 114 409 23,0
Workers 83 546 16,8
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group
2011 2016 2022
Farmer operators 1,0 0,9 0,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,9 5,7 5,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 18,8 20,8 25,2
Intermediate professions 28,6 28,9 28,7
Employees 26,7 25,6 23,0
Workers 20,1 18,1 16,8
  • Sources: Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group

  • Sources: Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors

EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
Economic sector 2011 2016 2022
Number % Number % Number % including women in % including employees %
Altogether 410 792 100,0 435 576 100,0 497 159 100,0 48,2 89,0
Agriculture 8 363 2,0 7 638 1,8 7 391 1,5 32,2 54,3
Industry 47 269 11,5 45 612 10,5 51 016 10,3 31,3 93,8
Construction 28 805 7,0 28 134 6,5 33 187 6,7 15,5 80,6
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 205 281 50,0 227 200 52,2 269 293 54,2 44,4 88,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 121 075 29,5 126 992 29,2 136 273 27,4 70,9 92,5
  • 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

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 40,9 21,7
Industry 31,2 33,0
Construction 17,8 5,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,0 39,2
Public administration, education, human health, social work 71,4 64,3
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022

  • Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.