Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Arrondissement of Istres (134)

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 208 930 204 712 203 888
Working age adult in % 70,3 72,7 74,9
 Working age adults with a job in % 60,7 61,9 66,0
 Unemployed workers in % 9,6 10,8 8,8
Economically inactive people in % 29,7 27,3 25,1
 Pupils, students or interns in % 8,7 8,8 8,5
 Retirees in % 9,1 7,0 5,6
 Other economically inactive people in % 11,9 11,5 11,1
  • 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

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 203 888 152 622 74,9 134 591 66,0
 15 to 24 years old 35 201 15 887 45,1 11 961 34,0
 25 to 54 years old 125 041 111 024 88,8 99 325 79,4
 55 to 64 years old 43 646 25 710 58,9 23 304 53,4
Male 99 420 78 515 79,0 70 354 70,8
 15 to 24 years old 18 190 8 927 49,1 6 753 37,1
 25 to 54 years old 60 577 56 774 93,7 51 794 85,5
 55 to 64 years old 20 652 12 813 62,0 11 807 57,2
Female 104 468 74 107 70,9 64 237 61,5
 15 to 24 years old 17 010 6 961 40,9 5 209 30,6
 25 to 54 years old 64 464 54 250 84,2 47 531 73,7
 55 to 64 years old 22 994 12 897 56,1 11 498 50,0
  • 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 66,0
Unemployed workers 8,8
Retirees 5,6
Pupils, students or interns 8,5
Other economically inactive people 11,1
  • 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 146 656 126 445 148 562 126 566 151 505 134 415
including farmer operators 505 479 375 360 407 404
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 7 923 7 319 7 816 7 034 8 432 8 069
including managers and higher intellectual professions 15 200 14 612 16 492 15 857 20 501 19 653
including intermediate professions 38 503 35 508 39 095 35 838 42 079 39 580
including employees 46 387 38 691 47 219 39 026 44 854 38 398
including workers 36 044 29 836 35 200 28 451 33 357 28 310
  • 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 20 155 22 054 18 031
Unemployment rate in % 13,7 14,8 11,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 30,3 31,4 24,7
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,7 13,1 10,5
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,0 11,3 9,4
  • 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 21,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 17,4
CAP, BEP or equivalent 13,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 12,1
2 years at university 6,9
3 to 4 years at university 7,0
5 years or more at university 5,8
  • 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 137 085 138 958 145 909
Working age adult living in the area 127 790 128 240 136 799
Occupational concentration by industry 107,3 108,4 106,7
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,6 56,2 56,4
  • 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 137 085 100,0 138 958 100,0 145 909 100,0
Employee 124 006 90,5 125 667 90,4 130 386 89,4
 including women 50 152 36,6 51 712 37,2 55 048 37,7
 including part time jobs 19 488 14,2 19 565 14,1 17 970 12,3
Non-employee 13 079 9,5 13 291 9,6 15 523 10,6
 including women 4 735 3,5 5 241 3,8 6 307 4,3
 including part time jobs 1 451 1,1 1 730 1,2 2 237 1,5
  • 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 145 159 100,0
Farmer operators 438 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8 664 6,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 25 817 17,8
Intermediate professions 42 112 29,0
Employees 35 813 24,7
Workers 32 315 22,3
  • 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 0,4 0,3 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,5 5,4 6,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14,3 16,0 17,8
Intermediate professions 28,5 28,5 29,0
Employees 26,6 26,3 24,7
Workers 24,6 23,5 22,3
  • 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 136 609 100,0 138 861 100,0 145 159 100,0 41,9 90,3
Agriculture 951 0,7 819 0,6 851 0,6 25,7 51,9
Industry 28 231 20,7 28 130 20,3 27 220 18,8 20,0 96,8
Construction 10 065 7,4 9 409 6,8 10 285 7,1 12,9 79,2
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 59 443 43,5 61 065 44,0 66 727 46,0 39,8 88,7
Public administration/education/human health/social work 37 920 27,8 39 438 28,4 40 076 27,6 68,2 92,3
  • 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 26,9 24,5
Industry 19,6 30,2
Construction 15,3 3,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 39,9 39,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 68,3 66,9
  • 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.