Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Functional area 2020 of Avignon (040)

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 205 622 206 860 207 613
Working age adult in % 71,6 73,2 74,7
 Working age adults with a job in % 60,7 60,9 64,5
 Unemployed workers in % 10,9 12,3 10,1
Economically inactive people in % 28,4 26,8 25,3
 Pupils, students or interns in % 9,6 9,7 9,4
 Retirees in % 8,3 6,5 5,5
 Other economically inactive people in % 10,5 10,6 10,5
  • 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 207 613 155 060 74,7 133 988 64,5
 15 to 24 years old 37 324 15 999 42,9 11 668 31,3
 25 to 54 years old 125 447 111 427 88,8 97 763 77,9
 55 to 64 years old 44 842 27 635 61,6 24 557 54,8
Male 100 469 78 560 78,2 68 603 68,3
 15 to 24 years old 18 935 8 679 45,8 6 326 33,4
 25 to 54 years old 60 446 56 209 93,0 50 108 82,9
 55 to 64 years old 21 087 13 672 64,8 12 169 57,7
Female 107 144 76 500 71,4 65 385 61,0
 15 to 24 years old 18 389 7 320 39,8 5 341 29,0
 25 to 54 years old 65 001 55 218 84,9 47 655 73,3
 55 to 64 years old 23 755 13 963 58,8 12 389 52,2
  • 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 64,5
Unemployed workers 10,1
Retirees 5,5
Pupils, students or interns 9,4
Other economically inactive people 10,5
  • 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 147 191 124 628 151 076 125 806 154 584 134 432
including farmer operators 2 066 2 037 1 801 1 746 1 618 1 581
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 11 141 10 287 11 792 10 892 12 679 12 193
including managers and higher intellectual professions 18 291 17 410 20 087 18 966 23 128 22 119
including intermediate professions 35 629 32 230 37 695 33 925 39 774 36 644
including employees 43 758 35 973 43 479 35 024 42 939 35 327
including workers 34 152 26 690 33 706 25 253 32 435 26 568
  • 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 22 440 25 471 21 073
Unemployment rate in % 15,2 16,8 13,6
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 32,2 34,1 27,1
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 13,2 15,1 12,3
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 11,6 12,8 11,1
  • 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 25,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 21,7
CAP, BEP or equivalent 15,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 14,8
2 years at university 8,8
3 to 4 years at university 7,6
5 years or more at university 6,6
  • 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 128 146 128 849 137 256
Working age adult living in the area 126 097 127 995 136 729
Occupational concentration by industry 101,6 100,7 100,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,6 56,4 56,1
  • 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 128 146 100,0 128 849 100,0 137 256 100,0
Employee 108 779 84,9 109 043 84,6 114 233 83,2
 including women 55 122 43,0 55 914 43,4 58 690 42,8
 including part time jobs 22 574 17,6 21 781 16,9 19 976 14,6
Non-employee 19 368 15,1 19 806 15,4 23 023 16,8
 including women 6 405 5,0 7 090 5,5 8 894 6,5
 including part time jobs 2 349 1,8 2 734 2,1 3 573 2,6
  • 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 137 644 100,0
Farmer operators 1 739 1,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 12 542 9,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 21 487 15,6
Intermediate professions 37 213 27,0
Employees 36 116 26,2
Workers 28 546 20,7
  • 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 1,6 1,5 1,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8,3 8,8 9,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,1 14,0 15,6
Intermediate professions 26,0 27,0 27,0
Employees 28,9 27,8 26,2
Workers 22,1 20,9 20,7
  • 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 127 541 100,0 128 908 100,0 137 644 100,0 49,0 84,5
Agriculture 4 671 3,7 4 811 3,7 4 514 3,3 33,8 59,5
Industry 13 901 10,9 13 196 10,2 12 742 9,3 33,2 90,3
Construction 10 175 8,0 9 211 7,1 10 182 7,4 12,8 69,3
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 60 614 47,5 62 280 48,3 68 449 49,7 45,6 83,5
Public administration/education/human health/social work 38 181 29,9 39 411 30,6 41 757 30,3 70,0 90,9
  • 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

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 38,2 27,3
Industry 33,0 35,3
Construction 16,4 4,8
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,1 37,9
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,9 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.