Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Arrondissement of Château-Gontier (531)

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 43 497 43 278 42 971
Working age adult in % 77,6 77,8 78,9
 Working age adults with a job in % 71,9 70,9 73,4
 Unemployed workers in % 5,6 6,9 5,5
Economically inactive people in % 22,4 22,2 21,1
 Pupils, students or interns in % 7,3 8,3 7,9
 Retirees in % 10,1 8,4 7,9
 Other economically inactive people in % 5,0 5,5 5,3
  • 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 42 971 33 914 78,9 31 555 73,4
 15 to 24 years old 7 632 3 987 52,2 3 390 44,4
 25 to 54 years old 25 669 24 389 95,0 22 923 89,3
 55 to 64 years old 9 670 5 537 57,3 5 242 54,2
Male 21 909 17 622 80,4 16 534 75,5
 15 to 24 years old 4 059 2 304 56,8 1 998 49,2
 25 to 54 years old 12 927 12 468 96,4 11 830 91,5
 55 to 64 years old 4 923 2 849 57,9 2 705 55,0
Female 21 061 16 292 77,4 15 022 71,3
 15 to 24 years old 3 573 1 683 47,1 1 392 38,9
 25 to 54 years old 12 741 11 921 93,6 11 093 87,1
 55 to 64 years old 4 747 2 688 56,6 2 537 53,4
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 73,4
Unemployed workers 5,5
Retirees 7,9
Pupils, students or interns 7,9
Other economically inactive people 5,3
  • 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 33 483 30 998 33 880 30 846 34 071 31 837
including farmer operators 2 599 2 587 2 294 2 289 1 988 1 983
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 1 945 1 872 1 951 1 859 1 980 1 930
including managers and higher intellectual professions 2 177 2 123 2 350 2 251 2 656 2 586
including intermediate professions 6 438 6 066 7 409 7 027 7 467 7 134
including employees 8 207 7 520 8 395 7 510 7 997 7 341
including workers 11 976 10 830 11 223 9 910 11 765 10 864
  • 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 2 457 2 998 2 358
Unemployment rate in % 7,3 8,9 7,0
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 18,7 22,2 15,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 5,8 7,4 6,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 6,1 7,1 5,3
  • 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 13,6
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 10,8
CAP, BEP or equivalent 7,3
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 6,4
2 years at university 4,6
3 to 4 years at university 4,9
5 years or more at university 3,9
  • 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 26 211 25 641 25 793
Working age adult living in the area 31 495 30 954 32 013
Occupational concentration by industry 83,2 82,8 80,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 59,4 58,2 57,9
  • 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 26 211 100,0 25 641 100,0 25 793 100,0
Employee 20 933 79,9 20 730 80,8 21 121 81,9
 including women 10 434 39,8 10 454 40,8 10 736 41,6
 including part time jobs 3 923 15,0 3 763 14,7 3 464 13,4
Non-employee 5 278 20,1 4 911 19,2 4 672 18,1
 including women 1 834 7,0 1 676 6,5 1 619 6,3
 including part time jobs 378 1,4 407 1,6 431 1,7
  • 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 26 517 100,0
Farmer operators 2 053 7,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 837 6,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 2 130 8,0
Intermediate professions 5 820 21,9
Employees 5 946 22,4
Workers 8 731 32,9
  • 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 10,2 9,0 7,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6,7 7,1 6,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 7,2 7,2 8,0
Intermediate professions 19,1 22,0 21,9
Employees 23,6 23,8 22,4
Workers 33,3 31,0 32,9
  • 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 26 084 100,0 25 868 100,0 26 517 100,0 47,2 82,3
Agriculture 3 366 12,9 3 016 11,7 2 822 10,6 30,9 27,8
Industry 6 289 24,1 5 894 22,8 6 018 22,7 36,8 94,6
Construction 2 325 8,9 2 125 8,2 2 012 7,6 11,6 81,2
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 7 141 27,4 7 550 29,2 8 649 32,6 45,6 82,6
Public administration/education/human health/social work 6 964 26,7 7 283 28,2 7 015 26,5 74,9 93,8
  • 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 34,5 29,5
Industry 37,7 21,2
Construction 12,8 6,5
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 46,5 41,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 75,8 60,7
  • 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.