Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Arrondissement of Saint-Étienne (423)

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 261 766 257 667 256 904
Working age adult in % 69,8 70,5 71,8
 Working age adults with a job in % 59,8 59,1 61,7
 Unemployed workers in % 9,9 11,4 10,1
Economically inactive people in % 30,2 29,5 28,2
 Pupils, students or interns in % 11,3 12,3 12,1
 Retirees in % 9,0 7,2 5,6
 Other economically inactive people in % 9,9 10,1 10,5
  • 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 256 904 184 554 71,8 158 544 61,7
 15 to 24 years old 57 729 24 515 42,5 18 578 32,2
 25 to 54 years old 149 026 130 835 87,8 113 934 76,5
 55 to 64 years old 50 149 29 204 58,2 26 032 51,9
Male 127 096 95 743 75,3 82 808 65,2
 15 to 24 years old 29 691 13 750 46,3 10 575 35,6
 25 to 54 years old 73 337 67 522 92,1 59 417 81,0
 55 to 64 years old 24 067 14 471 60,1 12 816 53,2
Female 129 808 88 811 68,4 75 736 58,3
 15 to 24 years old 28 038 10 765 38,4 8 003 28,5
 25 to 54 years old 75 689 63 313 83,6 54 517 72,0
 55 to 64 years old 26 082 14 733 56,5 13 217 50,7
  • 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 61,7
Unemployed workers 10,1
Retirees 5,6
Pupils, students or interns 12,1
Other economically inactive people 10,5
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 182 779 156 756 182 079 152 655 185 260 159 616
including farmer operators 1 274 1 263 1 176 1 152 924 918
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 10 169 9 358 10 425 9 496 10 749 10 125
including managers and higher intellectual professions 21 047 20 252 22 808 21 865 26 471 25 462
including intermediate professions 45 588 42 030 45 693 41 444 47 647 44 029
including employees 52 874 44 714 52 188 43 021 50 509 42 738
including workers 48 948 39 140 45 816 35 678 44 932 36 342
  • 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 26 033 29 430 26 010
Unemployment rate in % 14,3 16,2 14,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 28,9 31,6 24,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 12,3 14,4 12,9
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,3 12,3 10,9
  • 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 29,2
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 23,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 15,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 14,7
2 years at university 7,9
3 to 4 years at university 8,1
5 years or more at university 6,8
  • 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 173 103 169 215 176 632
Working age adult living in the area 157 867 153 689 160 765
Occupational concentration by industry 109,7 110,1 109,9
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,6 52,9 53,3
  • 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 173 103 100,0 169 215 100,0 176 632 100,0
Employee 154 397 89,2 149 954 88,6 155 337 87,9
 including women 77 813 45,0 76 242 45,1 79 026 44,7
 including part time jobs 33 912 19,6 32 407 19,2 30 785 17,4
Non-employee 18 707 10,8 19 261 11,4 21 295 12,1
 including women 6 064 3,5 6 450 3,8 7 453 4,2
 including part time jobs 2 123 1,2 2 693 1,6 3 143 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 177 086 100,0
Farmer operators 986 0,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 11 621 6,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 28 732 16,2
Intermediate professions 50 742 28,7
Employees 47 123 26,6
Workers 37 881 21,4
  • 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 0,8 0,7 0,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6,1 6,4 6,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,5 14,9 16,2
Intermediate professions 26,9 27,9 28,7
Employees 28,6 27,9 26,6
Workers 24,1 22,2 21,4
  • 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 172 815 100,0 169 694 100,0 177 086 100,0 49,1 89,0
Agriculture 1 931 1,1 1 681 1,0 1 709 1,0 31,1 40,8
Industry 29 368 17,0 27 448 16,2 28 012 15,8 27,5 94,5
Construction 12 509 7,2 10 871 6,4 12 194 6,9 10,9 74,1
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 72 320 41,8 72 371 42,6 77 086 43,5 46,8 86,9
Public administration/education/human health/social work 56 688 32,8 57 322 33,8 58 085 32,8 71,2 93,6
  • 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 37,3 26,9
Industry 28,0 20,0
Construction 13,7 2,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,5 35,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 71,9 60,3
  • 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.