Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Functional area 2020 of Limoges (041)

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 207 333 199 857 195 166
Working age adult in % 71,0 72,1 73,4
 Working age adults with a job in % 62,6 62,7 65,2
 Unemployed workers in % 8,4 9,4 8,3
Economically inactive people in % 29,0 27,9 26,6
 Pupils, students or interns in % 11,1 11,8 11,9
 Retirees in % 10,5 8,6 7,0
 Other economically inactive people in % 7,3 7,5 7,6
  • 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 195 166 143 305 73,4 127 190 65,2
 15 to 24 years old 40 867 16 469 40,3 12 554 30,7
 25 to 54 years old 112 893 103 159 91,4 92 912 82,3
 55 to 64 years old 41 406 23 677 57,2 21 725 52,5
Male 95 503 72 169 75,6 64 146 67,2
 15 to 24 years old 20 126 8 732 43,4 6 722 33,4
 25 to 54 years old 55 617 52 018 93,5 47 024 84,6
 55 to 64 years old 19 760 11 419 57,8 10 400 52,6
Female 99 663 71 135 71,4 63 044 63,3
 15 to 24 years old 20 741 7 738 37,3 5 832 28,1
 25 to 54 years old 57 276 51 140 89,3 45 888 80,1
 55 to 64 years old 21 646 12 257 56,6 11 325 52,3
  • 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 65,2
Unemployed workers 8,3
Retirees 7,0
Pupils, students or interns 11,9
Other economically inactive people 7,6
  • 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 147 187 129 975 143 595 124 708 143 183 127 349
including farmer operators 2 477 2 393 2 163 2 118 2 100 2 061
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 7 908 7 404 8 014 7 388 8 525 8 192
including managers and higher intellectual professions 18 866 18 363 18 817 18 041 21 124 20 321
including intermediate professions 38 367 35 856 38 334 35 649 39 036 36 773
including employees 43 236 37 760 42 439 36 413 40 193 34 804
including workers 34 416 28 199 31 305 25 099 29 911 25 198
  • 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 17 317 18 830 16 114
Unemployment rate in % 11,8 13,1 11,2
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 26,3 28,8 23,8
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,3 11,7 9,9
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,6 9,1 8,2
  • 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 26,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,8
2 years at university 7,1
3 to 4 years at university 6,8
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 131 364 126 546 128 597
Working age adult living in the area 131 044 126 774 129 190
Occupational concentration by industry 100,2 99,8 99,5
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,6 53,6 53,1
  • 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 131 364 100,0 126 546 100,0 128 597 100,0
Employee 116 349 88,6 111 012 87,7 111 779 86,9
 including women 59 992 45,7 57 698 45,6 57 638 44,8
 including part time jobs 19 174 14,6 18 727 14,8 17 516 13,6
Non-employee 15 015 11,4 15 533 12,3 16 818 13,1
 including women 5 287 4,0 5 591 4,4 6 320 4,9
 including part time jobs 1 556 1,2 1 866 1,5 2 317 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 128 408 100,0
Farmer operators 2 129 1,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8 566 6,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 20 082 15,6
Intermediate professions 36 434 28,4
Employees 35 417 27,6
Workers 25 780 20,1
  • 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 1,9 1,8 1,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,8 6,2 6,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,8 14,5 15,6
Intermediate professions 27,3 28,0 28,4
Employees 29,2 29,5 27,6
Workers 22,0 20,0 20,1
  • 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 131 296 100,0 126 380 100,0 128 408 100,0 49,7 87,9
Agriculture 3 244 2,5 2 987 2,4 2 943 2,3 29,5 29,8
Industry 15 522 11,8 13 813 10,9 14 372 11,2 31,1 92,5
Construction 8 765 6,7 7 394 5,9 8 117 6,3 11,0 76,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 54 323 41,4 51 503 40,8 54 343 42,3 44,4 86,1
Public administration/education/human health/social work 49 443 37,7 50 683 40,1 48 633 37,9 68,7 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

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 23,8 31,9
Industry 31,1 30,8
Construction 13,3 3,6
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,5 37,2
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,3 60,3
  • 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.