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
| 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
|
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.
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
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
| 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
|
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.
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
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
| 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
| 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
|
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.
- Sources: Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography
as of 01/01/2025.
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
|
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.
- Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.