Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Functional area 2020 of Nice (017)

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 376 890 367 465 381 587
Working age adult in % 71,8 73,5 74,8
 Working age adults with a job in % 63,0 63,3 66,4
 Unemployed workers in % 8,8 10,2 8,4
Economically inactive people in % 28,2 26,5 25,2
 Pupils, students or interns in % 10,6 11,0 10,8
 Retirees in % 7,8 5,9 4,8
 Other economically inactive people in % 9,8 9,6 9,5
  • 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 381 587 285 451 74,8 253 260 66,4
 15 to 24 years old 70 892 27 551 38,9 21 212 29,9
 25 to 54 years old 229 487 204 646 89,2 183 749 80,1
 55 to 64 years old 81 208 53 254 65,6 48 299 59,5
Male 184 720 143 279 77,6 128 011 69,3
 15 to 24 years old 35 573 14 716 41,4 11 210 31,5
 25 to 54 years old 110 497 102 000 92,3 92 660 83,9
 55 to 64 years old 38 650 26 562 68,7 24 141 62,5
Female 196 867 142 172 72,2 125 249 63,6
 15 to 24 years old 35 319 12 835 36,3 10 002 28,3
 25 to 54 years old 118 990 102 646 86,3 91 088 76,6
 55 to 64 years old 42 558 26 692 62,7 24 158 56,8
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 66,4
Unemployed workers 8,4
Retirees 4,8
Pupils, students or interns 10,8
Other economically inactive people 9,5
  • 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 270 814 237 746 270 210 232 621 286 048 255 074
including farmer operators 944 910 641 633 617 596
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 22 666 21 159 22 894 21 210 24 641 23 542
including managers and higher intellectual professions 42 247 40 300 44 950 42 552 53 904 51 335
including intermediate professions 67 495 61 178 68 027 61 003 72 527 66 689
including employees 87 266 74 974 86 485 72 465 86 597 74 732
including workers 47 285 39 225 43 640 34 759 44 303 38 180
  • 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 33 134 37 453 32 191
Unemployment rate in % 12,2 13,9 11,3
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 26,8 29,7 23,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,8 12,5 10,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,1 10,9 9,3
  • 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 17,2
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 16,1
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,3
2 years at university 9,0
3 to 4 years at university 8,8
5 years or more at university 7,4
  • 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 228 570 224 563 242 363
Working age adult living in the area 241 827 238 780 261 114
Occupational concentration by industry 94,5 94,0 92,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,2 54,3 54,9
  • 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 228 570 100,0 224 563 100,0 242 363 100,0
Employee 190 979 83,6 185 755 82,7 197 314 81,4
 including women 99 355 43,5 98 268 43,8 104 814 43,2
 including part time jobs 34 910 15,3 33 213 14,8 32 067 13,2
Non-employee 37 591 16,4 38 808 17,3 45 049 18,6
 including women 12 981 5,7 13 878 6,2 17 311 7,1
 including part time jobs 4 666 2,0 5 696 2,5 7 225 3,0
  • 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 244 313 100,0
Farmer operators 707 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 24 811 10,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 45 334 18,6
Intermediate professions 64 410 26,4
Employees 72 752 29,8
Workers 36 297 14,9
  • 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 0,4 0,3 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 9,4 9,8 10,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 15,7 16,6 18,6
Intermediate professions 25,6 26,3 26,4
Employees 32,1 31,8 29,8
Workers 16,7 15,1 14,9
  • 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 228 928 100,0 224 528 100,0 244 313 100,0 50,3 82,8
Agriculture 1 318 0,6 1 130 0,5 1 004 0,4 38,3 39,2
Industry 14 488 6,3 13 812 6,2 14 398 5,9 36,5 86,9
Construction 18 463 8,1 17 157 7,6 18 130 7,4 12,0 67,3
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 120 763 52,8 114 903 51,2 131 316 53,7 46,1 80,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 73 896 32,3 77 525 34,5 79 464 32,5 68,5 90,2
  • 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 42,1 35,9
Industry 37,0 33,2
Construction 15,1 5,6
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,0 38,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,7 57,9
  • 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.