Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Functional area 2020 of Saint-Chamas (504)

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 5 098 5 487 5 452
Working age adult in % 73,7 75,9 78,0
 Working age adults with a job in % 65,2 66,0 70,5
 Unemployed workers in % 8,6 9,9 7,5
Economically inactive people in % 26,3 24,1 22,0
 Pupils, students or interns in % 7,7 8,5 7,4
 Retirees in % 8,8 6,3 6,3
 Other economically inactive people in % 9,8 9,3 8,4
  • 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 5 452 4 250 78,0 3 841 70,5
 15 to 24 years old 792 372 47,0 277 35,0
 25 to 54 years old 3 346 3 087 92,3 2 838 84,8
 55 to 64 years old 1 314 791 60,2 726 55,3
Male 2 693 2 167 80,5 1 995 74,1
 15 to 24 years old 382 195 51,0 151 39,5
 25 to 54 years old 1 632 1 552 95,1 1 454 89,1
 55 to 64 years old 679 420 61,9 390 57,4
Female 2 759 2 083 75,5 1 846 66,9
 15 to 24 years old 410 177 43,2 126 30,7
 25 to 54 years old 1 714 1 535 89,6 1 384 80,7
 55 to 64 years old 635 371 58,4 336 52,9
  • 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 70,5
Unemployed workers 7,5
Retirees 6,3
Pupils, students or interns 7,4
Other economically inactive people 8,4
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 3 784 3 300 4 075 3 530 4 178 3 771
including farmer operators 16 16 15 15 25 25
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 284 276 250 220 241 231
including managers and higher intellectual professions 460 448 620 610 768 728
including intermediate professions 1 188 1 072 1 115 995 1 441 1 331
including employees 1 032 868 1 185 1 005 1 009 874
including workers 752 620 855 685 673 582
  • 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 436 543 409
Unemployment rate in % 11,6 13,0 9,6
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 24,1 31,3 25,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,2 11,2 8,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,7 11,4 8,2
  • 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 18,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 12,4
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,0
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 10,1
2 years at university 6,4
3 to 4 years at university 6,5
5 years or more at university 6,0
  • 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 1 583 1 778 1 830
Working age adult living in the area 3 359 3 652 3 893
Occupational concentration by industry 47,1 48,7 47,0
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 60,3 60,8 59,7
  • 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 1 583 100,0 1 778 100,0 1 830 100,0
Employee 1 270 80,2 1 469 82,6 1 492 81,5
 including women 756 47,7 901 50,7 922 50,4
 including part time jobs 264 16,6 298 16,7 307 16,8
Non-employee 313 19,8 309 17,4 338 18,5
 including women 146 9,2 143 8,0 165 9,0
 including part time jobs 45 2,8 55 3,1 47 2,6
  • 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 1 827 100,0
Farmer operators 11 0,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 186 10,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 251 13,8
Intermediate professions 520 28,5
Employees 562 30,8
Workers 296 16,2
  • 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 1,2 0,9 0,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 13,3 10,7 10,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,4 10,7 13,8
Intermediate professions 23,5 26,2 28,5
Employees 29,0 29,2 30,8
Workers 20,7 22,3 16,2
  • 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 1 615 100,0 1 657 100,0 1 827 100,0 56,2 81,3
Agriculture 23 1,4 21 1,3 31 1,7 31,9 79,8
Industry 307 19,0 361 21,8 316 17,3 44,7 90,9
Construction 212 13,2 187 11,3 225 12,3 18,5 71,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 451 27,9 439 26,5 538 29,4 57,6 69,6
Public administration/education/human health/social work 621 38,5 649 39,2 717 39,2 73,2 89,0
  • 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 40,0 0,0
Industry 46,2 29,9
Construction 23,9 5,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 61,5 48,8
Public administration, education, human health, social work 75,0 57,8
  • 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.