Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Functional area 2020 of Besançon (045)

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 178 937 177 318 179 382
Working age adult in % 72,3 72,6 74,1
 Working age adults with a job in % 64,1 63,9 66,6
 Unemployed workers in % 8,2 8,7 7,5
Economically inactive people in % 27,7 27,4 25,9
 Pupils, students or interns in % 13,3 14,1 13,2
 Retirees in % 8,0 6,7 5,6
 Other economically inactive people in % 6,4 6,6 7,0
  • 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 179 382 132 983 74,1 119 544 66,6
 15 to 24 years old 42 087 17 496 41,6 14 244 33,8
 25 to 54 years old 103 053 94 174 91,4 85 645 83,1
 55 to 64 years old 34 242 21 314 62,2 19 656 57,4
Male 88 172 67 257 76,3 60 382 68,5
 15 to 24 years old 21 050 9 457 44,9 7 716 36,7
 25 to 54 years old 50 765 47 373 93,3 43 103 84,9
 55 to 64 years old 16 357 10 427 63,7 9 563 58,5
Female 91 210 65 726 72,1 59 162 64,9
 15 to 24 years old 21 037 8 039 38,2 6 527 31,0
 25 to 54 years old 52 288 46 801 89,5 42 542 81,4
 55 to 64 years old 17 885 10 887 60,9 10 093 56,4
  • 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 66,6
Unemployed workers 7,5
Retirees 5,6
Pupils, students or interns 13,2
Other economically inactive people 7,0
  • 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 129 313 114 563 128 454 112 853 132 518 119 352
including farmer operators 1 353 1 326 1 470 1 424 1 215 1 200
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 6 625 6 230 6 881 6 416 7 288 6 953
including managers and higher intellectual professions 19 475 18 803 20 497 19 629 23 295 22 570
including intermediate professions 34 375 31 812 35 599 32 954 36 948 34 669
including employees 35 755 31 374 35 269 30 583 35 167 31 007
including workers 30 179 25 018 27 000 21 848 26 761 22 953
  • 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 14 715 15 474 13 439
Unemployment rate in % 11,4 12,0 10,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 23,5 24,8 18,6
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,9 10,6 9,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,0 9,3 7,8
  • 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 21,9
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 11,5
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,5
2 years at university 6,7
3 to 4 years at university 6,3
5 years or more at university 5,8
  • 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 113 993 113 803 119 832
Working age adult living in the area 115 668 114 572 121 531
Occupational concentration by industry 98,6 99,3 98,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 58,9 57,2 57,2
  • 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 113 993 100,0 113 803 100,0 119 832 100,0
Employee 101 631 89,2 100 518 88,3 105 500 88,0
 including women 52 028 45,6 52 195 45,9 54 741 45,7
 including part time jobs 21 737 19,1 20 981 18,4 20 312 17,0
Non-employee 12 362 10,8 13 285 11,7 14 331 12,0
 including women 3 893 3,4 4 455 3,9 5 210 4,3
 including part time jobs 1 344 1,2 1 696 1,5 2 168 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 120 056 100,0
Farmer operators 1 220 1,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7 213 6,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 21 685 18,1
Intermediate professions 34 545 28,8
Employees 31 858 26,5
Workers 23 534 19,6
  • 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 1,2 1,3 1,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,7 5,8 6,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 15,5 16,6 18,1
Intermediate professions 27,2 28,8 28,8
Employees 28,2 27,7 26,5
Workers 22,3 19,8 19,6
  • 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 113 677 100,0 113 132 100,0 120 056 100,0 50,3 88,9
Agriculture 2 136 1,9 2 488 2,2 2 253 1,9 25,2 48,3
Industry 16 128 14,2 15 289 13,5 16 093 13,4 31,8 93,6
Construction 6 784 6,0 5 865 5,2 6 401 5,3 11,0 74,6
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 45 559 40,1 44 701 39,5 48 865 40,7 47,1 86,1
Public administration/education/human health/social work 43 070 37,9 44 789 39,6 46 445 38,7 66,7 94,1
  • 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 30,9 20,0
Industry 32,5 21,2
Construction 12,7 6,1
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,7 37,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 67,0 61,6
  • 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.