EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Altogether |
33 870 |
32 066 |
29 108 |
| Working age adult in % |
68,8 |
69,9 |
68,9 |
| Working age adults with a job in % |
48,4 |
48,9 |
50,4 |
| Unemployed workers in % |
20,4 |
21,0 |
18,5 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
31,2 |
30,1 |
31,1 |
| Pupils, students or interns in % |
12,0 |
11,6 |
11,9 |
| Retirees in % |
6,7 |
5,3 |
4,3 |
| Other economically inactive people in % |
12,4 |
13,2 |
14,8 |
- 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 |
29 108 |
20 057 |
68,9 |
14 658 |
50,4 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
5 614 |
1 732 |
30,9 |
879 |
15,7 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
15 379 |
12 946 |
84,2 |
9 419 |
61,2 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
8 115 |
5 378 |
66,3 |
4 360 |
53,7 |
| Male |
13 131 |
8 849 |
67,4 |
6 547 |
49,9 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
2 827 |
881 |
31,2 |
440 |
15,6 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
6 576 |
5 493 |
83,5 |
4 123 |
62,7 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
3 728 |
2 475 |
66,4 |
1 984 |
53,2 |
| Female |
15 977 |
11 208 |
70,2 |
8 110 |
50,8 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
2 787 |
852 |
30,6 |
439 |
15,7 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
8 804 |
7 454 |
84,7 |
5 295 |
60,1 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
4 387 |
2 903 |
66,2 |
2 376 |
54,2 |
- 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 |
50,4 |
| Unemployed workers |
18,5 |
| Retirees |
4,3 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
11,9 |
| Other economically inactive people |
14,8 |
- 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 |
23 305 |
16 446 |
22 540 |
15 744 |
19 871 |
14 638 |
| including farmer operators |
306 |
287 |
340 |
277 |
233 |
183 |
| including handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
1 617 |
1 429 |
1 581 |
1 368 |
1 131 |
992 |
| including managers and higher intellectual professions |
2 000 |
1 953 |
1 824 |
1 769 |
1 922 |
1 821 |
| including intermediate professions |
4 895 |
4 245 |
4 961 |
4 239 |
5 007 |
4 390 |
| including employees |
8 223 |
5 808 |
8 200 |
5 831 |
6 795 |
5 057 |
| including workers |
4 307 |
2 725 |
3 790 |
2 260 |
3 257 |
2 196 |
- 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 |
6 925 |
6 737 |
5 400 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
29,7 |
30,1 |
26,9 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
60,4 |
60,6 |
49,3 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
29,2 |
30,5 |
27,2 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
14,6 |
17,3 |
18,9 |
- 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 |
46,1 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
34,1 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
31,3 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
26,9 |
| 2 years at university |
19,3 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
12,1 |
| 5 years or more at university |
8,5 |
- 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 |
18 609 |
17 343 |
16 540 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
16 708 |
16 087 |
15 379 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
111,4 |
107,8 |
107,5 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
55,5 |
54,1 |
50,6 |
- 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 |
18 609 |
100,0 |
17 343 |
100,0 |
16 540 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
15 800 |
84,9 |
14 528 |
83,8 |
13 950 |
84,3 |
| including women |
8 897 |
47,8 |
8 460 |
48,8 |
8 197 |
49,6 |
| including part time jobs |
2 653 |
14,3 |
2 377 |
13,7 |
2 034 |
12,3 |
| Non-employee |
2 809 |
15,1 |
2 816 |
16,2 |
2 590 |
15,7 |
| including women |
958 |
5,1 |
1 016 |
5,9 |
1 057 |
6,4 |
| including part time jobs |
366 |
2,0 |
378 |
2,2 |
377 |
2,3 |
- 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 |
16 612 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
248 |
1,5 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
1 212 |
7,3 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
2 281 |
13,7 |
| Intermediate professions |
4 926 |
29,7 |
| Employees |
5 653 |
34,0 |
| Workers |
2 292 |
13,8 |
- 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 |
1,6 |
1,9 |
1,5 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
8,7 |
8,9 |
7,3 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
12,3 |
12,4 |
13,7 |
| Intermediate professions |
26,0 |
26,0 |
29,7 |
| Employees |
35,6 |
36,8 |
34,0 |
| Workers |
15,8 |
13,9 |
13,8 |
- 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 |
18 448 |
100,0 |
17 222 |
100,0 |
16 612 |
100,0 |
56,1 |
85,9 |
| Agriculture |
684 |
3,7 |
559 |
3,2 |
508 |
3,1 |
24,2 |
53,6 |
| Industry |
924 |
5,0 |
852 |
4,9 |
740 |
4,5 |
32,4 |
84,2 |
| Construction |
1 033 |
5,6 |
985 |
5,7 |
609 |
3,7 |
9,7 |
57,7 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
5 370 |
29,1 |
4 781 |
27,8 |
4 871 |
29,3 |
49,1 |
78,7 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
10 437 |
56,6 |
10 046 |
58,3 |
9 883 |
59,5 |
65,8 |
92,9 |
- 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 |
26,2 |
21,9 |
| Industry |
33,3 |
27,1 |
| Construction |
16,4 |
0,6 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
51,2 |
41,3 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
66,7 |
53,3 |
- 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.