Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Functional area 2020 of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (071)

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 100 423 97 245 94 672
Working age adult in % 71,8 73,6 76,1
 Working age adults with a job in % 63,0 64,4 69,3
 Unemployed workers in % 8,8 9,1 6,8
Economically inactive people in % 28,2 26,4 23,9
 Pupils, students or interns in % 8,9 8,7 7,6
 Retirees in % 10,4 9,4 8,4
 Other economically inactive people in % 8,9 8,4 7,9
  • 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 94 672 72 041 76,1 65 638 69,3
 15 to 24 years old 16 215 8 438 52,0 6 907 42,6
 25 to 54 years old 56 401 51 981 92,2 47 958 85,0
 55 to 64 years old 22 056 11 622 52,7 10 774 48,8
Male 48 127 37 571 78,1 34 472 71,6
 15 to 24 years old 8 702 4 899 56,3 4 060 46,7
 25 to 54 years old 28 404 26 963 94,9 25 092 88,3
 55 to 64 years old 11 021 5 710 51,8 5 319 48,3
Female 46 545 34 470 74,1 31 166 67,0
 15 to 24 years old 7 513 3 540 47,1 2 846 37,9
 25 to 54 years old 27 997 25 018 89,4 22 865 81,7
 55 to 64 years old 11 034 5 913 53,6 5 454 49,4
  • 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 69,3
Unemployed workers 6,8
Retirees 8,4
Pupils, students or interns 7,6
Other economically inactive people 7,9
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 71 913 63 062 71 219 62 643 71 950 65 831
including farmer operators 1 280 1 272 1 158 1 144 929 924
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 174 2 976 3 122 2 869 2 968 2 818
including managers and higher intellectual professions 7 548 7 321 8 195 7 995 10 327 10 080
including intermediate professions 19 031 17 742 20 173 18 858 20 867 19 883
including employees 22 168 18 862 21 162 18 018 19 777 17 498
including workers 17 888 14 888 16 512 13 759 16 373 14 627
  • 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 8 821 8 877 6 403
Unemployment rate in % 12,2 12,4 8,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 28,6 26,0 18,1
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,1 10,8 7,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,3 9,8 7,3
  • 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 18,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 16,1
CAP, BEP or equivalent 10,5
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 9,3
2 years at university 5,5
3 to 4 years at university 4,6
5 years or more at university 3,9
  • 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 61 694 60 788 65 899
Working age adult living in the area 63 614 63 154 66 293
Occupational concentration by industry 97,0 96,3 99,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 57,3 57,2 57,3
  • 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 61 694 100,0 60 788 100,0 65 899 100,0
Employee 55 349 89,7 54 802 90,2 59 550 90,4
 including women 26 314 42,7 26 488 43,6 28 476 43,2
 including part time jobs 11 118 18,0 10 879 17,9 9 606 14,6
Non-employee 6 346 10,3 5 986 9,8 6 350 9,6
 including women 2 515 4,1 2 462 4,1 2 772 4,2
 including part time jobs 660 1,1 776 1,3 851 1,3
  • 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 66 277 100,0
Farmer operators 978 1,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3 022 4,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9 745 14,7
Intermediate professions 19 625 29,6
Employees 17 858 26,9
Workers 15 048 22,7
  • 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 2,1 1,9 1,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,9 4,9 4,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,6 12,5 14,7
Intermediate professions 28,0 29,5 29,6
Employees 30,3 29,4 26,9
Workers 23,1 21,9 22,7
  • 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 61 127 100,0 61 133 100,0 66 277 100,0 47,2 91,3
Agriculture 1 955 3,2 1 748 2,9 1 605 2,4 27,5 40,1
Industry 12 294 20,1 10 765 17,6 13 058 19,7 24,8 96,9
Construction 4 342 7,1 4 108 6,7 4 171 6,3 10,9 87,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 21 263 34,8 23 451 38,4 26 371 39,8 48,1 89,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 21 273 34,8 21 062 34,5 21 072 31,8 68,6 95,2
  • 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 26,2 28,3
Industry 24,3 39,5
Construction 11,7 5,5
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,5 44,9
Public administration, education, human health, social work 68,9 63,9
  • 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.