Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Arrondissement of Cholet (492)

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 136 917 136 158 136 660
Working age adult in % 77,0 78,8 79,8
 Working age adults with a job in % 70,2 70,8 73,6
 Unemployed workers in % 6,8 8,0 6,2
Economically inactive people in % 23,0 21,2 20,2
 Pupils, students or interns in % 7,4 7,7 7,9
 Retirees in % 10,1 8,4 7,5
 Other economically inactive people in % 5,5 5,1 4,8
  • 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 136 660 109 095 79,8 100 607 73,6
 15 to 24 years old 24 724 13 199 53,4 11 266 45,6
 25 to 54 years old 83 197 79 312 95,3 73 965 88,9
 55 to 64 years old 28 739 16 584 57,7 15 376 53,5
Male 69 708 57 284 82,2 53 453 76,7
 15 to 24 years old 12 945 7 685 59,4 6 684 51,6
 25 to 54 years old 42 547 41 248 96,9 38 966 91,6
 55 to 64 years old 14 215 8 351 58,7 7 803 54,9
Female 66 952 51 811 77,4 47 154 70,4
 15 to 24 years old 11 779 5 513 46,8 4 583 38,9
 25 to 54 years old 40 650 38 064 93,6 34 998 86,1
 55 to 64 years old 14 523 8 233 56,7 7 573 52,1
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 73,6
Unemployed workers 6,2
Retirees 7,5
Pupils, students or interns 7,9
Other economically inactive people 4,8
  • 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 105 707 96 454 107 594 96 727 109 296 100 944
including farmer operators 3 678 3 653 3 692 3 661 2 847 2 833
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 625 5 366 5 775 5 440 6 299 6 144
including managers and higher intellectual professions 8 452 8 179 9 195 8 823 11 233 10 841
including intermediate professions 22 956 21 507 24 300 22 619 25 699 24 409
including employees 27 426 24 847 27 400 24 291 25 897 23 473
including workers 37 140 32 902 36 545 31 893 36 643 33 244
  • 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 9 340 10 911 8 488
Unemployment rate in % 8,9 10,2 7,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 19,1 21,9 14,6
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 7,5 8,6 6,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,1 9,2 7,3
  • 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 16,2
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 13,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 7,8
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 7,5
2 years at university 5,1
3 to 4 years at university 5,0
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 91 048 91 158 95 535
Working age adult living in the area 96 428 96 849 101 357
Occupational concentration by industry 94,4 94,1 94,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 61,0 60,8 59,9
  • 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 91 048 100,0 91 158 100,0 95 535 100,0
Employee 79 127 86,9 79 335 87,0 83 398 87,3
 including women 39 134 43,0 39 639 43,5 41 434 43,4
 including part time jobs 16 369 18,0 15 994 17,5 14 887 15,6
Non-employee 11 920 13,1 11 823 13,0 12 137 12,7
 including women 3 444 3,8 3 588 3,9 4 000 4,2
 including part time jobs 1 040 1,1 1 158 1,3 1 251 1,3
  • 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 96 333 100,0
Farmer operators 2 832 2,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6 283 6,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11 563 12,0
Intermediate professions 23 498 24,4
Employees 21 645 22,5
Workers 30 512 31,7
  • 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 4,0 4,0 2,9
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,7 5,9 6,5
Managers and higher intellectual professions 9,1 9,9 12,0
Intermediate professions 22,5 23,4 24,4
Employees 25,5 24,6 22,5
Workers 33,1 32,2 31,7
  • 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 91 629 100,0 91 811 100,0 96 333 100,0 47,8 88,0
Agriculture 6 465 7,1 6 224 6,8 5 672 5,9 29,0 50,0
Industry 21 150 23,1 20 278 22,1 22 533 23,4 35,6 95,4
Construction 8 078 8,8 7 679 8,4 7 919 8,2 12,7 78,5
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 33 150 36,2 34 106 37,1 36 110 37,5 47,2 87,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 22 786 24,9 23 525 25,6 24 098 25,0 76,0 94,6
  • 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 37,7 20,2
Industry 35,7 32,9
Construction 15,0 4,5
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,5 38,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 76,9 60,9
  • 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.