Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Functional area 2020 of Saint-Étienne (023)

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 304 126 302 252 302 117
Working age adult in % 70,7 71,7 73,1
 Working age adults with a job in % 61,6 61,2 64,0
 Unemployed workers in % 9,1 10,4 9,1
Economically inactive people in % 29,3 28,3 26,9
 Pupils, students or interns in % 10,9 11,9 11,7
 Retirees in % 9,2 7,4 5,8
 Other economically inactive people in % 9,2 9,1 9,4
  • 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 302 117 220 799 73,1 193 238 64,0
 15 to 24 years old 65 529 27 879 42,5 21 611 33,0
 25 to 54 years old 176 786 157 894 89,3 140 144 79,3
 55 to 64 years old 59 801 35 026 58,6 31 482 52,6
Male 149 757 114 194 76,3 100 640 67,2
 15 to 24 years old 33 776 15 752 46,6 12 405 36,7
 25 to 54 years old 87 095 81 057 93,1 72 649 83,4
 55 to 64 years old 28 886 17 384 60,2 15 585 54,0
Female 152 360 106 605 70,0 92 597 60,8
 15 to 24 years old 31 753 12 126 38,2 9 206 29,0
 25 to 54 years old 89 691 76 836 85,7 67 494 75,3
 55 to 64 years old 30 915 17 642 57,1 15 897 51,4
  • 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 64,0
Unemployed workers 9,1
Retirees 5,8
Pupils, students or interns 11,7
Other economically inactive people 9,4
  • 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 214 720 187 266 216 845 185 440 221 636 194 269
including farmer operators 1 864 1 853 1 672 1 647 1 402 1 391
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 12 780 11 827 13 450 12 360 13 861 13 181
including managers and higher intellectual professions 24 812 23 946 27 113 26 094 31 649 30 471
including intermediate professions 54 183 50 267 56 147 51 471 58 871 54 869
including employees 61 330 52 677 60 794 51 041 59 229 50 819
including workers 56 962 46 696 53 661 42 827 52 586 43 538
  • 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 27 644 31 584 27 561
Unemployment rate in % 12,9 14,6 12,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 27,2 29,7 22,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,0 12,8 11,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,0 11,6 10,1
  • 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 27,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 21,8
CAP, BEP or equivalent 14,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 12,8
2 years at university 7,0
3 to 4 years at university 7,1
5 years or more at university 6,3
  • 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 190 794 188 592 196 879
Working age adult living in the area 188 781 186 762 195 831
Occupational concentration by industry 101,1 101,0 100,5
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,7 54,1 54,3
  • 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 190 794 100,0 188 592 100,0 196 879 100,0
Employee 168 970 88,6 166 066 88,1 171 954 87,3
 including women 84 694 44,4 83 711 44,4 86 656 44,0
 including part time jobs 36 916 19,3 35 568 18,9 33 590 17,1
Non-employee 21 824 11,4 22 526 11,9 24 925 12,7
 including women 7 001 3,7 7 600 4,0 8 707 4,4
 including part time jobs 2 480 1,3 3 108 1,6 3 533 1,8
  • 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 198 240 100,0
Farmer operators 1 468 0,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 13 867 7,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 30 727 15,5
Intermediate professions 55 919 28,2
Employees 51 658 26,1
Workers 44 600 22,5
  • 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 6,4 6,8 7,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,1 14,2 15,5
Intermediate professions 26,3 27,4 28,2
Employees 28,1 27,5 26,1
Workers 25,1 23,2 22,5
  • 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 190 543 100,0 188 524 100,0 198 240 100,0 48,5 88,2
Agriculture 2 637 1,4 2 292 1,2 2 263 1,1 30,4 35,6
Industry 34 612 18,2 32 925 17,5 33 314 16,8 27,6 94,1
Construction 14 047 7,4 12 283 6,5 14 235 7,2 10,7 73,7
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 78 849 41,4 79 387 42,1 85 055 42,9 46,3 86,2
Public administration/education/human health/social work 60 397 31,7 61 637 32,7 63 372 32,0 71,6 93,0
  • 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 38,5 25,9
Industry 27,9 22,7
Construction 13,7 2,4
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,1 35,5
Public administration, education, human health, social work 72,3 61,5
  • 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.