Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Functional area 2020 of Laval (075)

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 89 511 88 036 87 820
Working age adult in % 75,4 75,8 77,3
 Working age adults with a job in % 69,0 68,6 71,1
 Unemployed workers in % 6,4 7,3 6,2
Economically inactive people in % 24,6 24,2 22,7
 Pupils, students or interns in % 9,4 10,5 10,3
 Retirees in % 10,2 8,3 6,8
 Other economically inactive people in % 4,9 5,4 5,7
  • 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 87 820 67 867 77,3 62 440 71,1
 15 to 24 years old 18 090 8 441 46,7 7 083 39,2
 25 to 54 years old 52 356 49 338 94,2 45 898 87,7
 55 to 64 years old 17 373 10 088 58,1 9 459 54,4
Male 44 441 34 945 78,6 32 293 72,7
 15 to 24 years old 9 681 4 756 49,1 4 021 41,5
 25 to 54 years old 26 225 25 074 95,6 23 455 89,4
 55 to 64 years old 8 535 5 115 59,9 4 817 56,4
Female 43 379 32 922 75,9 30 147 69,5
 15 to 24 years old 8 408 3 685 43,8 3 062 36,4
 25 to 54 years old 26 132 24 264 92,9 22 443 85,9
 55 to 64 years old 8 839 4 973 56,3 4 642 52,5
  • 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 71,1
Unemployed workers 6,2
Retirees 6,8
Pupils, students or interns 10,3
Other economically inactive people 5,7
  • 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 67 582 61 807 66 859 60 353 68 105 62 800
including farmer operators 2 043 2 020 1 661 1 640 1 593 1 574
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 111 2 989 3 191 3 001 3 374 3 255
including managers and higher intellectual professions 7 840 7 683 8 005 7 737 8 644 8 395
including intermediate professions 17 185 16 212 16 963 15 859 18 095 17 319
including employees 18 696 16 880 18 027 16 026 17 462 15 900
including workers 18 146 16 023 18 404 16 090 18 403 16 358
  • 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 5 731 6 402 5 427
Unemployment rate in % 8,5 9,6 8,0
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 18,9 21,3 16,1
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 7,2 8,4 7,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 6,4 7,0 6,2
  • 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 18,6
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 15,8
CAP, BEP or equivalent 8,8
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 8,2
2 years at university 4,6
3 to 4 years at university 4,8
5 years or more at university 4,2
  • 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 64 411 64 140 66 646
Working age adult living in the area 62 112 60 838 63 156
Occupational concentration by industry 103,7 105,4 105,5
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 60,4 58,7 58,1
  • 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 64 411 100,0 64 140 100,0 66 646 100,0
Employee 57 077 88,6 57 044 88,9 59 101 88,7
 including women 28 663 44,5 28 803 44,9 29 374 44,1
 including part time jobs 9 785 15,2 9 853 15,4 8 830 13,2
Non-employee 7 334 11,4 7 095 11,1 7 544 11,3
 including women 2 526 3,9 2 406 3,8 2 678 4,0
 including part time jobs 568 0,9 629 1,0 771 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 66 654 100,0
Farmer operators 1 643 2,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3 460 5,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9 296 13,9
Intermediate professions 18 113 27,2
Employees 16 498 24,8
Workers 17 644 26,5
  • 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 3,3 2,7 2,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,9 4,9 5,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,5 12,7 13,9
Intermediate professions 25,8 26,4 27,2
Employees 26,9 26,2 24,8
Workers 26,6 27,1 26,5
  • 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 64 528 100,0 63 902 100,0 66 654 100,0 48,2 89,7
Agriculture 3 042 4,7 2 540 4,0 2 584 3,9 34,4 36,2
Industry 11 965 18,5 10 972 17,2 11 396 17,1 30,8 96,2
Construction 4 424 6,9 4 062 6,4 4 336 6,5 11,5 81,9
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 26 003 40,3 26 397 41,3 28 849 43,3 46,1 89,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 19 094 29,6 19 931 31,2 19 488 29,2 71,3 95,0
  • 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 47,4 27,0
Industry 31,1 22,5
Construction 12,7 5,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,1 38,0
Public administration, education, human health, social work 71,9 60,1
  • 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.