EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Altogether |
212 040 |
204 612 |
196 484 |
| Working age adult in % |
68,2 |
70,6 |
71,0 |
| Working age adults with a job in % |
48,5 |
49,9 |
53,3 |
| Unemployed workers in % |
19,7 |
20,8 |
17,7 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
31,8 |
29,4 |
29,0 |
| Pupils, students or interns in % |
12,3 |
11,7 |
11,2 |
| Retirees in % |
6,0 |
4,4 |
3,6 |
| Other economically inactive people in % |
13,5 |
13,3 |
14,1 |
- 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
| Sex and age |
Population |
Active people |
Activity rate in % |
Working people |
Employment rate in % |
| Altogether |
196 484 |
139 579 |
71,0 |
104 793 |
53,3 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
36 909 |
12 419 |
33,6 |
7 214 |
19,5 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
111 498 |
95 581 |
85,7 |
71 586 |
64,2 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
48 078 |
31 579 |
65,7 |
25 993 |
54,1 |
| Male |
88 604 |
63 380 |
71,5 |
48 814 |
55,1 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
18 865 |
6 784 |
36,0 |
3 915 |
20,8 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
47 424 |
41 227 |
86,9 |
32 022 |
67,5 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
22 315 |
15 369 |
68,9 |
12 876 |
57,7 |
| Female |
107 880 |
76 199 |
70,6 |
55 979 |
51,9 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
18 044 |
5 634 |
31,2 |
3 298 |
18,3 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
64 074 |
54 354 |
84,8 |
39 564 |
61,7 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
25 763 |
16 210 |
62,9 |
13 117 |
50,9 |
- 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 |
53,3 |
| Unemployed workers |
17,7 |
| Retirees |
3,6 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
11,2 |
| Other economically inactive people |
14,1 |
- 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 |
144 627 |
102 833 |
144 780 |
102 229 |
139 176 |
105 982 |
| including farmer operators |
2 207 |
2 057 |
1 919 |
1 768 |
1 555 |
1 457 |
| including handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
12 722 |
11 257 |
13 120 |
11 522 |
12 702 |
11 599 |
| including managers and higher intellectual professions |
11 374 |
10 876 |
12 329 |
11 699 |
14 015 |
13 301 |
| including intermediate professions |
30 271 |
25 381 |
30 817 |
25 716 |
32 229 |
27 738 |
| including employees |
48 636 |
34 326 |
48 309 |
34 168 |
45 601 |
34 447 |
| including workers |
28 882 |
18 935 |
27 531 |
17 355 |
25 276 |
17 440 |
- 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 |
41 736 |
42 516 |
34 786 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
28,9 |
29,4 |
24,9 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
54,1 |
50,9 |
41,9 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
27,8 |
29,0 |
25,1 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
16,0 |
19,8 |
17,7 |
- 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 |
42,7 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
32,4 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
28,9 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
25,1 |
| 2 years at university |
16,7 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
11,2 |
| 5 years or more at university |
8,3 |
- 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 |
103 950 |
104 457 |
108 599 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
104 435 |
104 515 |
108 703 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
99,5 |
99,9 |
99,9 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
57,1 |
57,3 |
55,3 |
- 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
| Working status |
2011 |
% |
2016 |
% |
2022 |
% |
| Altogether |
103 950 |
100,0 |
104 457 |
100,0 |
108 599 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
84 348 |
81,1 |
83 959 |
80,4 |
86 025 |
79,2 |
| including women |
45 568 |
43,8 |
46 228 |
44,3 |
48 266 |
44,4 |
| including part time jobs |
14 448 |
13,9 |
13 913 |
13,3 |
13 161 |
12,1 |
| Non-employee |
19 602 |
18,9 |
20 498 |
19,6 |
22 573 |
20,8 |
| including women |
6 469 |
6,2 |
7 583 |
7,3 |
9 015 |
8,3 |
| including part time jobs |
2 686 |
2,6 |
2 786 |
2,7 |
3 033 |
2,8 |
- 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 |
110 223 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
1 594 |
1,4 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
12 552 |
11,4 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
13 645 |
12,4 |
| Intermediate professions |
28 522 |
25,9 |
| Employees |
35 551 |
32,3 |
| Workers |
18 359 |
16,7 |
- 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 |
2,1 |
1,8 |
1,4 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
11,2 |
11,6 |
11,4 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
10,5 |
11,3 |
12,4 |
| Intermediate professions |
24,4 |
25,0 |
25,9 |
| Employees |
33,1 |
32,9 |
32,3 |
| Workers |
18,6 |
17,3 |
16,7 |
- 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 |
103 910 |
100,0 |
104 693 |
100,0 |
110 223 |
100,0 |
52,7 |
82,0 |
| Agriculture |
3 427 |
3,3 |
3 027 |
2,9 |
2 837 |
2,6 |
21,6 |
45,1 |
| Industry |
7 942 |
7,6 |
7 518 |
7,2 |
8 099 |
7,3 |
33,1 |
82,1 |
| Construction |
8 228 |
7,9 |
7 619 |
7,3 |
8 417 |
7,6 |
12,7 |
63,9 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
46 158 |
44,4 |
45 376 |
43,3 |
48 603 |
44,1 |
51,2 |
78,8 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
38 154 |
36,7 |
41 153 |
39,3 |
42 268 |
38,3 |
68,4 |
91,6 |
- 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
|
Employees |
Non-employees |
| Agriculture |
25,3 |
18,6 |
| Industry |
34,5 |
26,4 |
| Construction |
17,1 |
4,8 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
53,5 |
42,3 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
69,2 |
59,5 |
- 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.
