Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Functional area 2020 of Cholet (067)

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 99 963 98 668 98 906
Working age adult in % 76,0 78,0 79,5
 Working age adults with a job in % 69,1 69,6 73,1
 Unemployed workers in % 6,9 8,4 6,4
Economically inactive people in % 24,0 22,0 20,5
 Pupils, students or interns in % 8,0 8,4 8,1
 Retirees in % 10,4 8,5 7,2
 Other economically inactive people in % 5,6 5,2 5,1
  • 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 98 906 78 664 79,5 72 315 73,1
 15 to 24 years old 18 521 9 910 53,5 8 401 45,4
 25 to 54 years old 59 637 56 546 94,8 52 606 88,2
 55 to 64 years old 20 748 12 208 58,8 11 308 54,5
Male 50 087 41 110 82,1 38 295 76,5
 15 to 24 years old 9 556 5 692 59,6 4 940 51,7
 25 to 54 years old 30 323 29 287 96,6 27 605 91,0
 55 to 64 years old 10 208 6 131 60,1 5 750 56,3
Female 48 818 37 554 76,9 34 020 69,7
 15 to 24 years old 8 964 4 218 47,1 3 461 38,6
 25 to 54 years old 29 314 27 259 93,0 25 001 85,3
 55 to 64 years old 10 540 6 077 57,7 5 558 52,7
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 73,1
Unemployed workers 6,4
Retirees 7,2
Pupils, students or interns 8,1
Other economically inactive people 5,1
  • 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 76 221 69 271 77 073 68 825 78 923 72 696
including farmer operators 2 049 2 036 1 848 1 836 1 465 1 454
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 924 3 761 4 231 3 979 4 372 4 268
including managers and higher intellectual professions 6 493 6 296 7 091 6 823 8 947 8 675
including intermediate professions 17 568 16 361 18 614 17 274 19 283 18 343
including employees 19 603 17 646 19 306 16 956 18 614 16 673
including workers 26 217 23 171 25 359 21 956 25 667 23 282
  • 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 6 914 8 265 6 348
Unemployment rate in % 9,1 10,7 8,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 19,1 22,7 15,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 7,7 9,2 7,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,3 9,4 7,4
  • 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 17,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 13,8
CAP, BEP or equivalent 8,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 7,9
2 years at university 5,2
3 to 4 years at university 5,3
5 years or more at university 4,5
  • 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 72 658 72 697 77 208
Working age adult living in the area 69 291 69 005 72 831
Occupational concentration by industry 104,9 105,3 106,0
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 60,5 60,0 59,5
  • 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 72 658 100,0 72 697 100,0 77 208 100,0
Employee 64 561 88,9 64 659 88,9 68 744 89,0
 including women 31 109 42,8 31 322 43,1 33 329 43,2
 including part time jobs 12 838 17,7 12 373 17,0 11 539 14,9
Non-employee 8 097 11,1 8 038 11,1 8 464 11,0
 including women 2 355 3,2 2 525 3,5 2 892 3,7
 including part time jobs 744 1,0 840 1,2 915 1,2
  • 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 77 720 100,0
Farmer operators 1 508 1,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4 487 5,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9 936 12,8
Intermediate professions 19 735 25,4
Employees 17 386 22,4
Workers 24 668 31,7
  • 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 2,8 2,6 1,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,2 5,5 5,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9,9 10,9 12,8
Intermediate professions 23,7 24,8 25,4
Employees 25,3 24,1 22,4
Workers 33,1 32,1 31,7
  • 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 72 481 100,0 72 474 100,0 77 720 100,0 47,0 89,8
Agriculture 3 347 4,6 2 990 4,1 2 844 3,7 31,1 47,4
Industry 18 813 26,0 17 994 24,8 20 727 26,7 33,9 96,1
Construction 5 615 7,7 4 938 6,8 5 388 6,9 12,3 79,2
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 26 632 36,7 27 984 38,6 29 669 38,2 46,2 88,3
Public administration/education/human health/social work 18 073 24,9 18 567 25,6 19 092 24,6 74,6 94,6
  • 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 40,6 22,5
Industry 34,0 33,0
Construction 14,2 5,2
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,5 36,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 75,6 57,7
  • 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.