Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Arrondissement of Cherbourg (502)

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 121 986 117 833 113 978
Working age adult in % 71,6 73,5 76,0
 Working age adults with a job in % 63,1 64,5 69,3
 Unemployed workers in % 8,5 9,0 6,7
Economically inactive people in % 28,4 26,5 24,0
 Pupils, students or interns in % 8,5 8,3 7,3
 Retirees in % 10,9 9,7 8,7
 Other economically inactive people in % 9,0 8,5 8,0
  • 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 113 978 86 590 76,0 78 994 69,3
 15 to 24 years old 19 054 10 055 52,8 8 277 43,4
 25 to 54 years old 67 292 61 988 92,1 57 236 85,1
 55 to 64 years old 27 632 14 546 52,6 13 480 48,8
Male 58 022 45 192 77,9 41 567 71,6
 15 to 24 years old 10 271 5 848 56,9 4 877 47,5
 25 to 54 years old 33 949 32 180 94,8 30 014 88,4
 55 to 64 years old 13 802 7 163 51,9 6 676 48,4
Female 55 956 41 398 74,0 37 426 66,9
 15 to 24 years old 8 783 4 207 47,9 3 399 38,7
 25 to 54 years old 33 343 29 808 89,4 27 223 81,6
 55 to 64 years old 13 830 7 383 53,4 6 804 49,2
  • 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 69,3
Unemployed workers 6,7
Retirees 8,7
Pupils, students or interns 7,3
Other economically inactive people 8,0
  • 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 86 971 76 505 86 489 76 111 86 287 79 000
including farmer operators 2 208 2 180 2 059 2 034 1 630 1 619
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 342 4 065 4 161 3 838 4 151 3 946
including managers and higher intellectual professions 8 498 8 256 9 163 8 927 11 399 11 108
including intermediate professions 21 416 19 937 23 073 21 541 23 772 22 633
including employees 26 672 22 755 25 509 21 738 23 660 20 975
including workers 22 921 19 312 21 466 18 033 20 857 18 719
  • 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 10 418 10 601 7 596
Unemployment rate in % 11,9 12,2 8,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 27,6 25,8 17,7
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 9,9 10,6 7,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,9 9,8 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 17,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 15,1
CAP, BEP or equivalent 10,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 9,0
2 years at university 5,5
3 to 4 years at university 4,9
5 years or more at university 4,0
  • 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 75 915 75 437 79 881
Working age adult living in the area 77 449 76 671 79 895
Occupational concentration by industry 98,0 98,4 100,0
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,0 55,8 55,7
  • 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 75 915 100,0 75 437 100,0 79 881 100,0
Employee 67 042 88,3 67 055 88,9 71 190 89,1
 including women 31 121 41,0 31 522 41,8 33 619 42,1
 including part time jobs 13 389 17,6 13 059 17,3 11 348 14,2
Non-employee 8 873 11,7 8 382 11,1 8 691 10,9
 including women 3 401 4,5 3 333 4,4 3 717 4,7
 including part time jobs 898 1,2 986 1,3 1 121 1,4
  • 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 80 136 100,0
Farmer operators 1 703 2,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4 094 5,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11 368 14,2
Intermediate professions 22 869 28,5
Employees 21 221 26,5
Workers 18 881 23,6
  • 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 3,0 2,7 2,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,4 5,3 5,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 10,9 12,0 14,2
Intermediate professions 26,2 28,4 28,5
Employees 29,5 28,3 26,5
Workers 25,0 23,3 23,6
  • 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 75 309 100,0 75 603 100,0 80 136 100,0 46,7 90,0
Agriculture 3 708 4,9 3 419 4,5 2 991 3,7 27,4 42,4
Industry 14 954 19,9 14 179 18,8 16 314 20,4 24,8 96,7
Construction 6 506 8,6 5 623 7,4 5 525 6,9 11,2 86,4
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 25 532 33,9 27 856 36,8 30 994 38,7 48,6 88,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 24 609 32,7 24 526 32,4 24 312 30,3 69,4 94,8
  • 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 25,9 28,4
Industry 24,3 37,2
Construction 12,1 5,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,0 46,0
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,7 64,4
  • 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.