Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Arrondissement of Besançon (251)

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 161 826 159 413 160 846
Working age adult in % 71,7 71,9 73,4
 Working age adults with a job in % 63,2 62,9 65,6
 Unemployed workers in % 8,5 9,0 7,8
Economically inactive people in % 28,3 28,1 26,6
 Pupils, students or interns in % 13,9 14,7 13,8
 Retirees in % 7,9 6,6 5,5
 Other economically inactive people in % 6,5 6,8 7,3
  • 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 160 846 118 037 73,4 105 555 65,6
 15 to 24 years old 39 026 16 107 41,3 13 081 33,5
 25 to 54 years old 91 159 82 801 90,8 74 881 82,1
 55 to 64 years old 30 661 19 129 62,4 17 593 57,4
Male 78 969 59 717 75,6 53 284 67,5
 15 to 24 years old 19 468 8 681 44,6 7 072 36,3
 25 to 54 years old 44 951 41 732 92,8 37 717 83,9
 55 to 64 years old 14 550 9 303 63,9 8 495 58,4
Female 81 877 58 320 71,2 52 271 63,8
 15 to 24 years old 19 558 7 425 38,0 6 009 30,7
 25 to 54 years old 46 208 41 069 88,9 37 164 80,4
 55 to 64 years old 16 111 9 825 61,0 9 098 56,5
  • 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 65,6
Unemployed workers 7,8
Retirees 5,5
Pupils, students or interns 13,8
Other economically inactive people 7,3
  • 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 115 673 102 092 114 734 100 376 117 673 105 371
including farmer operators 1 144 1 133 1 291 1 255 1 095 1 085
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 923 5 588 6 070 5 640 6 497 6 197
including managers and higher intellectual professions 18 112 17 493 18 963 18 140 21 366 20 687
including intermediate professions 30 807 28 449 31 619 29 211 32 491 30 333
including employees 32 017 27 865 31 627 27 301 31 186 27 353
including workers 26 198 21 564 23 514 18 829 23 328 19 716
  • 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 13 727 14 335 12 482
Unemployment rate in % 11,8 12,5 10,6
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 23,8 24,9 18,8
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,3 11,1 9,6
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,1 9,5 8,0
  • 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 23,3
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 20,1
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 12,1
2 years at university 7,0
3 to 4 years at university 6,5
5 years or more at university 5,9
  • 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 108 503 108 243 113 974
Working age adult living in the area 103 136 101 454 107 386
Occupational concentration by industry 105,2 106,7 106,1
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 58,2 56,4 56,5
  • 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 108 503 100,0 108 243 100,0 113 974 100,0
Employee 97 153 89,5 96 065 88,7 100 675 88,3
 including women 49 527 45,6 49 686 45,9 51 904 45,5
 including part time jobs 20 572 19,0 19 817 18,3 19 217 16,9
Non-employee 11 350 10,5 12 178 11,3 13 299 11,7
 including women 3 573 3,3 4 144 3,8 4 859 4,3
 including part time jobs 1 232 1,1 1 614 1,5 2 068 1,8
  • 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 114 063 100,0
Farmer operators 1 131 1,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6 581 5,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 21 060 18,5
Intermediate professions 32 946 28,9
Employees 30 341 26,6
Workers 22 003 19,3
  • 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 1,1 1,2 1,0
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,5 5,5 5,8
Managers and higher intellectual professions 15,8 17,0 18,5
Intermediate professions 27,4 29,1 28,9
Employees 28,2 27,7 26,6
Workers 22,0 19,5 19,3
  • 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 107 909 100,0 107 744 100,0 114 063 100,0 50,0 89,2
Agriculture 1 835 1,7 2 203 2,0 1 974 1,7 26,7 44,5
Industry 15 197 14,1 14 464 13,4 14 874 13,0 30,5 93,9
Construction 6 039 5,6 5 225 4,8 5 962 5,2 11,1 75,6
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 43 923 40,7 43 007 39,9 47 027 41,2 46,8 86,7
Public administration/education/human health/social work 40 915 37,9 42 845 39,8 44 225 38,8 66,3 94,2
  • 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 31,8 22,7
Industry 31,1 22,0
Construction 12,8 5,8
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,4 36,6
Public administration, education, human health, social work 66,5 61,9
  • 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.