EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Altogether |
174 808 |
179 089 |
183 516 |
| Working age adult in % |
67,4 |
69,7 |
71,1 |
| Working age adults with a job in % |
55,6 |
56,0 |
59,0 |
| Unemployed workers in % |
11,8 |
13,7 |
12,0 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
32,6 |
30,3 |
28,9 |
| Pupils, students or interns in % |
8,0 |
8,2 |
8,1 |
| Retirees in % |
11,8 |
8,9 |
7,5 |
| Other economically inactive people in % |
12,8 |
13,1 |
13,4 |
- 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
| Sex and age |
Population |
Active people |
Activity rate in % |
Working people |
Employment rate in % |
| Altogether |
183 516 |
130 390 |
71,1 |
108 282 |
59,0 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
30 621 |
12 961 |
42,3 |
8 705 |
28,4 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
107 616 |
92 639 |
86,1 |
78 393 |
72,8 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
45 279 |
24 790 |
54,7 |
21 184 |
46,8 |
| Male |
89 131 |
65 749 |
73,8 |
55 171 |
61,9 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
15 696 |
7 148 |
45,5 |
4 795 |
30,5 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
51 912 |
46 495 |
89,6 |
39 989 |
77,0 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
21 523 |
12 106 |
56,2 |
10 388 |
48,3 |
| Female |
94 385 |
64 641 |
68,5 |
53 110 |
56,3 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
14 924 |
5 813 |
38,9 |
3 910 |
26,2 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
55 704 |
46 145 |
82,8 |
38 404 |
68,9 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
23 756 |
12 684 |
53,4 |
10 796 |
45,4 |
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
|
Population (%) |
| Working age adults who have a job |
59,0 |
| Unemployed workers |
12,0 |
| Retirees |
7,5 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
8,1 |
| Other economically inactive people |
13,4 |
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
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 |
117 755 |
97 209 |
125 413 |
100 798 |
130 531 |
108 471 |
| including farmer operators |
3 437 |
3 352 |
2 917 |
2 876 |
2 801 |
2 746 |
| including handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
11 361 |
10 351 |
11 995 |
10 926 |
13 126 |
12 336 |
| including managers and higher intellectual professions |
9 862 |
9 271 |
10 869 |
10 004 |
13 001 |
12 078 |
| including intermediate professions |
24 856 |
22 078 |
27 592 |
24 071 |
29 870 |
26 814 |
| including employees |
39 197 |
31 433 |
42 316 |
32 788 |
42 236 |
33 229 |
| including workers |
27 379 |
20 724 |
27 530 |
20 133 |
27 344 |
21 268 |
- Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional operations, geography as of
01/01/2025.
EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population
| Number of unemployed workers and unemployment rate |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Number of unemployed workers |
20 667 |
24 570 |
22 109 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
17,5 |
19,7 |
17,0 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
37,3 |
40,4 |
32,8 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
15,5 |
17,8 |
15,4 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
12,9 |
15,4 |
14,5 |
- 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
|
Taux de chômage en % |
| No diploma or primary education certificate |
30,0 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
24,1 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
19,0 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
16,9 |
| 2 years at university |
11,5 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
8,7 |
| 5 years or more at university |
7,4 |
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
EMP T5 - Employment and activity
| Employment activity |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Number of jobs in the area |
98 511 |
100 088 |
107 346 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
98 442 |
102 266 |
110 846 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
100,1 |
97,9 |
96,8 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
49,1 |
49,2 |
48,6 |
- 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
| Working status |
2011 |
% |
2016 |
% |
2022 |
% |
| Altogether |
98 511 |
100,0 |
100 088 |
100,0 |
107 346 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
79 079 |
80,3 |
79 705 |
79,6 |
84 494 |
78,7 |
| including women |
40 767 |
41,4 |
41 968 |
41,9 |
44 586 |
41,5 |
| including part time jobs |
18 207 |
18,5 |
18 466 |
18,4 |
17 085 |
15,9 |
| Non-employee |
19 432 |
19,7 |
20 383 |
20,4 |
22 852 |
21,3 |
| including women |
6 950 |
7,1 |
7 441 |
7,4 |
8 841 |
8,2 |
| including part time jobs |
2 274 |
2,3 |
2 981 |
3,0 |
3 496 |
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
| Socioprofessional group |
Number |
% |
| Altogether |
107 259 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
2 960 |
2,8 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
12 565 |
11,7 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
12 499 |
11,7 |
| Intermediate professions |
26 292 |
24,5 |
| Employees |
32 494 |
30,3 |
| Workers |
20 449 |
19,1 |
- Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.
EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group
|
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Farmer operators |
3,5 |
3,0 |
2,8 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
10,7 |
11,2 |
11,7 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
9,5 |
10,2 |
11,7 |
| Intermediate professions |
22,8 |
23,8 |
24,5 |
| Employees |
32,3 |
32,1 |
30,3 |
| Workers |
21,2 |
19,7 |
19,1 |
- Sources: Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography
as of 01/01/2025.
- Sources: Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography
as of 01/01/2025.
EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
| Economic sector |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
including women in % |
including employees % |
| Altogether |
98 165 |
100,0 |
100 445 |
100,0 |
107 259 |
100,0 |
49,5 |
80,0 |
| Agriculture |
5 438 |
5,5 |
5 233 |
5,2 |
5 084 |
4,7 |
27,6 |
42,8 |
| Industry |
7 773 |
7,9 |
7 930 |
7,9 |
7 693 |
7,2 |
28,6 |
86,1 |
| Construction |
9 801 |
10,0 |
8 412 |
8,4 |
9 514 |
8,9 |
10,2 |
63,0 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
41 295 |
42,1 |
42 486 |
42,3 |
47 175 |
44,0 |
46,3 |
77,6 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
33 859 |
34,5 |
36 384 |
36,2 |
37 793 |
35,2 |
70,6 |
91,1 |
- 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
|
Employees |
Non-employees |
| Agriculture |
25,2 |
29,5 |
| Industry |
28,1 |
31,7 |
| Construction |
13,8 |
4,0 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
47,5 |
42,3 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
71,1 |
65,4 |
- Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.
- Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.