Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Functional area 2020 of Valence (049)

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 153 766 153 276 155 662
Working age adult in % 73,1 75,0 77,2
 Working age adults with a job in % 64,2 65,1 68,9
 Unemployed workers in % 8,9 9,9 8,3
Economically inactive people in % 26,9 25,0 22,8
 Pupils, students or interns in % 9,4 9,7 9,1
 Retirees in % 9,3 7,1 5,9
 Other economically inactive people in % 8,2 8,3 7,7
  • 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 155 662 120 222 77,2 107 262 68,9
 15 to 24 years old 28 305 12 935 45,7 10 257 36,2
 25 to 54 years old 94 660 87 020 91,9 78 697 83,1
 55 to 64 years old 32 697 20 266 62,0 18 308 56,0
Male 77 227 61 270 79,3 55 240 71,5
 15 to 24 years old 15 077 7 490 49,7 5 993 39,8
 25 to 54 years old 46 307 43 789 94,6 40 184 86,8
 55 to 64 years old 15 844 9 991 63,1 9 063 57,2
Female 78 435 58 952 75,2 52 022 66,3
 15 to 24 years old 13 228 5 445 41,2 4 264 32,2
 25 to 54 years old 48 353 43 232 89,4 38 513 79,6
 55 to 64 years old 16 854 10 275 61,0 9 246 54,9
  • 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 68,9
Unemployed workers 8,3
Retirees 5,9
Pupils, students or interns 9,1
Other economically inactive people 7,7
  • 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 112 407 98 772 114 756 99 433 120 528 107 757
including farmer operators 1 531 1 510 1 412 1 386 1 096 1 083
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 7 030 6 619 7 364 6 853 7 667 7 361
including managers and higher intellectual professions 14 704 14 168 16 101 15 371 19 498 18 756
including intermediate professions 29 523 27 163 30 812 27 957 33 319 31 051
including employees 31 582 27 124 32 043 27 162 31 895 27 614
including workers 27 207 22 187 25 795 20 704 25 933 21 893
  • 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 13 657 15 196 12 959
Unemployment rate in % 12,2 13,2 10,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 27,0 27,6 20,7
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,3 11,7 9,6
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,4 11,3 9,7
  • 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 22,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 17,7
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,5
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,7
2 years at university 7,0
3 to 4 years at university 6,4
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 102 508 104 731 113 686
Working age adult living in the area 99 557 100 978 108 866
Occupational concentration by industry 103,0 103,7 104,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 57,7 57,1 57,6
  • 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 102 508 100,0 104 731 100,0 113 686 100,0
Employee 89 646 87,5 91 312 87,2 98 069 86,3
 including women 43 680 42,6 44 987 43,0 48 156 42,4
 including part time jobs 19 394 18,9 19 075 18,2 18 350 16,1
Non-employee 12 862 12,5 13 419 12,8 15 617 13,7
 including women 4 186 4,1 4 670 4,5 5 683 5,0
 including part time jobs 1 543 1,5 1 995 1,9 2 638 2,3
  • 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 114 524 100,0
Farmer operators 1 159 1,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 7 923 6,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 19 154 16,7
Intermediate professions 33 588 29,3
Employees 28 250 24,7
Workers 24 450 21,3
  • 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 1,4 1,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6,8 6,9 6,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,9 14,8 16,7
Intermediate professions 27,3 28,1 29,3
Employees 26,9 27,2 24,7
Workers 23,5 21,7 21,3
  • 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 102 918 100,0 104 516 100,0 114 524 100,0 47,0 87,9
Agriculture 3 158 3,1 3 010 2,9 2 859 2,5 32,2 60,5
Industry 16 865 16,4 16 873 16,1 18 003 15,7 30,3 94,4
Construction 8 186 8,0 7 263 6,9 7 911 6,9 13,2 73,7
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 44 914 43,6 45 680 43,7 52 614 45,9 44,1 86,5
Public administration/education/human health/social work 29 795 29,0 31 690 30,3 33 137 28,9 69,9 92,2
  • 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 39,6 20,8
Industry 30,7 23,3
Construction 16,2 4,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,5 35,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,7 60,2
  • 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.