Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Functional area 2020 of Lausanne (partie française) (LAU)

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 8 089 8 567 8 675
Working age adult in % 77,8 80,4 81,3
 Working age adults with a job in % 68,9 69,5 72,2
 Unemployed workers in % 9,0 10,9 9,1
Economically inactive people in % 22,2 19,6 18,7
 Pupils, students or interns in % 8,1 7,7 6,7
 Retirees in % 6,6 5,2 4,3
 Other economically inactive people in % 7,5 6,7 7,7
  • 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 8 675 7 052 81,3 6 260 72,2
 15 to 24 years old 1 200 592 49,3 468 39,0
 25 to 54 years old 5 765 5 318 92,2 4 746 82,3
 55 to 64 years old 1 710 1 142 66,8 1 046 61,2
Male 4 279 3 634 84,9 3 254 76,0
 15 to 24 years old 594 318 53,5 248 41,8
 25 to 54 years old 2 867 2 752 96,0 2 486 86,7
 55 to 64 years old 818 565 69,0 520 63,5
Female 4 396 3 417 77,7 3 006 68,4
 15 to 24 years old 606 274 45,3 220 36,3
 25 to 54 years old 2 898 2 566 88,5 2 260 78,0
 55 to 64 years old 892 577 64,7 526 59,0
  • 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 72,2
Unemployed workers 9,1
Retirees 4,3
Pupils, students or interns 6,7
Other economically inactive people 7,7
  • 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 6 207 5 452 6 989 5 984 7 056 6 367
including farmer operators 4 4 5 5 10 10
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 412 392 398 368 388 373
including managers and higher intellectual professions 788 728 1 164 1 105 1 205 1 171
including intermediate professions 1 633 1 481 2 022 1 778 2 129 1 993
including employees 1 845 1 559 1 969 1 643 1 999 1 697
including workers 1 497 1 288 1 351 1 085 1 283 1 123
  • 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 725 938 791
Unemployment rate in % 11,5 13,6 11,2
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 21,4 25,3 20,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,2 12,9 10,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 11,0 9,5 8,4
  • 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 20,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 23,5
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 12,6
2 years at university 7,7
3 to 4 years at university 8,6
5 years or more at university 7,5
  • 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 4 358 4 334 4 365
Working age adult living in the area 5 611 6 041 6 364
Occupational concentration by industry 77,7 71,7 68,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 61,6 62,5 61,9
  • 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 4 358 100,0 4 334 100,0 4 365 100,0
Employee 3 751 86,1 3 704 85,5 3 675 84,2
 including women 2 166 49,7 2 146 49,5 2 129 48,8
 including part time jobs 922 21,2 864 19,9 834 19,1
Non-employee 607 13,9 629 14,5 689 15,8
 including women 262 6,0 263 6,1 315 7,2
 including part time jobs 93 2,1 89 2,1 143 3,3
  • 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 4 490 100,0
Farmer operators 10 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 418 9,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 639 14,2
Intermediate professions 1 164 25,9
Employees 1 566 34,9
Workers 693 15,4
  • 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 0,1 0,0 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 9,4 8,2 9,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,2 14,0 14,2
Intermediate professions 25,4 28,1 25,9
Employees 34,8 34,1 34,9
Workers 17,2 15,6 15,4
  • 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 4 322 100,0 4 444 100,0 4 490 100,0 56,4 85,9
Agriculture 16 0,4 5 0,1 15 0,3 0,0 33,8
Industry 492 11,4 578 13,0 415 9,3 39,6 86,9
Construction 220 5,1 181 4,1 192 4,3 8,1 79,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 2 305 53,3 2 357 53,0 2 483 55,3 54,8 83,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 1 288 29,8 1 323 29,8 1 385 30,8 71,6 92,2
  • 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 0,0 0,0
Industry 38,6 45,9
Construction 10,2 0,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 55,2 52,9
Public administration, education, human health, social work 71,5 71,7
  • 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.