Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Arrondissement of Bourges (181)

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 110 041 105 501 101 593
Working age adult in % 72,8 73,8 75,5
 Working age adults with a job in % 64,1 64,3 67,2
 Unemployed workers in % 8,7 9,6 8,3
Economically inactive people in % 27,2 26,2 24,5
 Pupils, students or interns in % 8,8 9,2 8,7
 Retirees in % 10,4 8,7 7,5
 Other economically inactive people in % 8,0 8,2 8,3
  • 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 101 593 76 708 75,5 68 303 67,2
 15 to 24 years old 18 242 8 519 46,7 6 647 36,4
 25 to 54 years old 59 780 54 355 90,9 49 036 82,0
 55 to 64 years old 23 571 13 834 58,7 12 620 53,5
Male 51 230 39 628 77,4 35 466 69,2
 15 to 24 years old 9 954 5 035 50,6 3 965 39,8
 25 to 54 years old 29 816 27 766 93,1 25 257 84,7
 55 to 64 years old 11 460 6 827 59,6 6 244 54,5
Female 50 362 37 081 73,6 32 837 65,2
 15 to 24 years old 8 287 3 484 42,0 2 683 32,4
 25 to 54 years old 29 964 26 589 88,7 23 778 79,4
 55 to 64 years old 12 111 7 008 57,9 6 376 52,6
  • 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 67,2
Unemployed workers 8,3
Retirees 7,5
Pupils, students or interns 8,7
Other economically inactive people 8,3
  • 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 80 314 70 745 78 133 67 868 76 659 68 372
including farmer operators 1 826 1 807 1 479 1 479 1 225 1 216
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 216 3 960 4 303 4 006 4 371 4 133
including managers and higher intellectual professions 9 236 8 935 9 512 9 245 10 547 10 277
including intermediate professions 19 658 18 387 19 347 18 015 19 761 18 598
including employees 24 419 21 249 23 784 20 051 22 338 19 488
including workers 20 145 16 408 18 546 15 072 17 472 14 662
  • 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 9 577 10 096 8 405
Unemployment rate in % 12,0 13,0 11,0
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 27,0 29,7 22,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,2 11,4 9,8
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,0 9,6 8,8
  • 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 25,3
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 17,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 13,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,0
2 years at university 6,2
3 to 4 years at university 5,4
5 years or more at university 4,9
  • 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 75 260 72 200 73 640
Working age adult living in the area 71 177 68 702 69 655
Occupational concentration by industry 105,7 105,1 105,7
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,0 54,7 54,5
  • 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 75 260 100,0 72 200 100,0 73 640 100,0
Employee 66 977 89,0 64 002 88,6 64 998 88,3
 including women 31 882 42,4 31 041 43,0 31 069 42,2
 including part time jobs 10 626 14,1 10 176 14,1 8 995 12,2
Non-employee 8 284 11,0 8 198 11,4 8 642 11,7
 including women 2 783 3,7 2 907 4,0 3 254 4,4
 including part time jobs 876 1,2 939 1,3 1 136 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 74 052 100,0
Farmer operators 1 302 1,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4 601 6,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11 060 14,9
Intermediate professions 20 036 27,1
Employees 20 654 27,9
Workers 16 399 22,1
  • 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 2,5 2,2 1,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,4 5,6 6,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,4 12,8 14,9
Intermediate professions 25,5 26,7 27,1
Employees 29,9 29,5 27,9
Workers 24,2 23,1 22,1
  • 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 75 304 100,0 72 305 100,0 74 052 100,0 46,8 89,0
Agriculture 3 808 5,1 3 226 4,5 2 788 3,8 28,1 54,8
Industry 11 252 14,9 10 330 14,3 11 242 15,2 29,0 93,4
Construction 4 723 6,3 4 249 5,9 4 090 5,5 9,8 73,7
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 28 898 38,4 29 205 40,4 29 949 40,4 46,2 87,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 26 623 35,4 25 295 35,0 25 982 35,1 63,0 95,0
  • 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 32,9 22,2
Industry 29,3 24,1
Construction 11,7 4,5
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,4 44,9
Public administration, education, human health, social work 63,2 58,8
  • 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.