Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Arrondissement of Laon (022)

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 101 872 97 707 93 517
Working age adult in % 70,0 71,8 73,2
 Working age adults with a job in % 59,3 59,0 61,8
 Unemployed workers in % 10,7 12,8 11,4
Economically inactive people in % 30,0 28,2 26,8
 Pupils, students or interns in % 8,3 8,4 8,6
 Retirees in % 10,1 8,6 7,2
 Other economically inactive people in % 11,7 11,1 10,9
  • 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 93 517 68 465 73,2 57 829 61,8
 15 to 24 years old 17 087 7 766 45,4 5 283 30,9
 25 to 54 years old 55 698 49 477 88,8 42 803 76,8
 55 to 64 years old 20 732 11 223 54,1 9 743 47,0
Male 47 087 36 066 76,6 30 704 65,2
 15 to 24 years old 8 978 4 453 49,6 3 065 34,1
 25 to 54 years old 27 996 25 948 92,7 22 691 81,1
 55 to 64 years old 10 113 5 665 56,0 4 948 48,9
Female 46 430 32 398 69,8 27 125 58,4
 15 to 24 years old 8 109 3 312 40,8 2 218 27,4
 25 to 54 years old 27 702 23 528 84,9 20 112 72,6
 55 to 64 years old 10 619 5 558 52,3 4 795 45,2
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 61,8
Unemployed workers 11,4
Retirees 7,2
Pupils, students or interns 8,6
Other economically inactive people 10,9
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 71 215 60 329 70 271 57 730 68 315 57 989
including farmer operators 999 991 915 900 863 849
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 377 3 141 3 308 2 950 3 098 2 865
including managers and higher intellectual professions 5 485 5 313 5 556 5 324 5 723 5 542
including intermediate professions 15 190 14 090 15 534 14 254 16 413 15 307
including employees 22 924 19 365 22 367 18 173 20 727 17 340
including workers 22 000 17 429 20 987 16 127 19 999 16 085
  • 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 10 850 12 518 10 636
Unemployment rate in % 15,2 17,8 15,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 34,2 39,0 32,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 12,8 15,3 13,5
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,6 14,1 13,2
  • 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 29,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 23,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 17,5
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 14,2
2 years at university 8,5
3 to 4 years at university 5,7
5 years or more at university 5,3
  • 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 53 608 50 140 48 813
Working age adult living in the area 60 868 58 296 58 549
Occupational concentration by industry 88,1 86,0 83,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,2 55,8 55,2
  • 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 53 608 100,0 50 140 100,0 48 813 100,0
Employee 48 118 89,8 44 737 89,2 43 407 88,9
 including women 23 401 43,7 22 521 44,9 22 124 45,3
 including part time jobs 9 208 17,2 8 813 17,6 7 599 15,6
Non-employee 5 491 10,2 5 403 10,8 5 406 11,1
 including women 1 782 3,3 1 881 3,8 2 082 4,3
 including part time jobs 472 0,9 632 1,3 613 1,3
  • 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 48 779 100,0
Farmer operators 899 1,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 2 759 5,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 5 150 10,6
Intermediate professions 12 682 26,0
Employees 14 980 30,7
Workers 12 309 25,2
  • 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 1,9 2,0 1,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,7 5,5 5,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9,5 9,7 10,6
Intermediate professions 23,0 24,9 26,0
Employees 32,7 32,2 30,7
Workers 27,2 25,7 25,2
  • 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 53 665 100,0 50 416 100,0 48 779 100,0 50,2 90,2
Agriculture 2 016 3,8 1 848 3,7 1 714 3,5 24,5 50,1
Industry 7 174 13,4 6 585 13,1 5 536 11,3 31,3 93,4
Construction 4 334 8,1 3 599 7,1 3 735 7,7 9,4 82,7
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 17 834 33,2 17 005 33,7 16 968 34,8 48,1 87,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 22 307 41,6 21 379 42,4 20 826 42,7 66,3 96,5
  • 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 28,3 20,8
Industry 31,1 34,3
Construction 10,6 3,6
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,8 43,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 66,3 66,3
  • 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.