EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Altogether |
101 878 |
101 086 |
102 692 |
| Working age adult in % |
72,0 |
73,1 |
74,6 |
| Working age adults with a job in % |
62,3 |
62,4 |
65,9 |
| Unemployed workers in % |
9,7 |
10,7 |
8,7 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
28,0 |
26,9 |
25,4 |
| Pupils, students or interns in % |
8,1 |
7,9 |
8,3 |
| Retirees in % |
8,5 |
7,8 |
6,3 |
| Other economically inactive people in % |
11,4 |
11,2 |
10,7 |
- 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 |
102 692 |
76 643 |
74,6 |
67 715 |
65,9 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
17 091 |
7 629 |
44,6 |
5 752 |
33,7 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
64 327 |
57 635 |
89,6 |
51 820 |
80,6 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
21 275 |
11 379 |
53,5 |
10 143 |
47,7 |
| Male |
51 717 |
40 421 |
78,2 |
35 906 |
69,4 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
9 177 |
4 351 |
47,4 |
3 266 |
35,6 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
32 144 |
30 283 |
94,2 |
27 470 |
85,5 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
10 396 |
5 786 |
55,7 |
5 171 |
49,7 |
| Female |
50 975 |
36 222 |
71,1 |
31 809 |
62,4 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
7 914 |
3 278 |
41,4 |
2 487 |
31,4 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
32 183 |
27 352 |
85,0 |
24 350 |
75,7 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
10 879 |
5 592 |
51,4 |
4 972 |
45,7 |
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
|
Population (%) |
| Working age adults who have a job |
65,9 |
| Unemployed workers |
8,7 |
| Retirees |
6,3 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
8,3 |
| Other economically inactive people |
10,7 |
- 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 |
73 485 |
63 678 |
73 331 |
62 513 |
76 937 |
67 788 |
| including farmer operators |
599 |
599 |
474 |
469 |
562 |
557 |
| including handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
3 110 |
2 894 |
3 307 |
2 968 |
3 450 |
3 236 |
| including managers and higher intellectual professions |
5 327 |
5 149 |
5 184 |
5 015 |
6 134 |
5 840 |
| including intermediate professions |
14 854 |
13 754 |
15 523 |
14 270 |
17 533 |
16 419 |
| including employees |
23 901 |
20 602 |
24 865 |
20 933 |
24 285 |
21 114 |
| including workers |
24 666 |
20 680 |
22 702 |
18 858 |
23 746 |
20 622 |
- 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 |
9 880 |
10 842 |
8 928 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
13,5 |
14,7 |
11,6 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
29,4 |
31,0 |
24,6 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
11,7 |
12,9 |
10,1 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
10,0 |
12,7 |
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
|
Taux de chômage en % |
| No diploma or primary education certificate |
19,5 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
16,9 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
13,1 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
11,2 |
| 2 years at university |
7,0 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
6,3 |
| 5 years or more at university |
5,9 |
- 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 |
38 468 |
36 037 |
33 528 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
63 942 |
63 701 |
68 550 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
60,2 |
56,6 |
48,9 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
56,2 |
56,4 |
57,1 |
- 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 |
38 468 |
100,0 |
36 037 |
100,0 |
33 528 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
34 029 |
88,5 |
31 804 |
88,3 |
29 222 |
87,2 |
| including women |
17 623 |
45,8 |
16 979 |
47,1 |
15 839 |
47,2 |
| including part time jobs |
7 465 |
19,4 |
7 289 |
20,2 |
5 998 |
17,9 |
| Non-employee |
4 438 |
11,5 |
4 233 |
11,7 |
4 306 |
12,8 |
| including women |
1 515 |
3,9 |
1 491 |
4,1 |
1 662 |
5,0 |
| including part time jobs |
467 |
1,2 |
558 |
1,5 |
588 |
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
| Socioprofessional group |
Number |
% |
| Altogether |
34 518 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
577 |
1,7 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
2 722 |
7,9 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
3 275 |
9,5 |
| Intermediate professions |
8 392 |
24,3 |
| Employees |
10 685 |
31,0 |
| Workers |
8 868 |
25,7 |
- 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 |
1,6 |
1,3 |
1,7 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
6,5 |
6,7 |
7,9 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
9,2 |
9,0 |
9,5 |
| Intermediate professions |
22,1 |
23,5 |
24,3 |
| Employees |
31,8 |
33,6 |
31,0 |
| Workers |
28,7 |
25,8 |
25,7 |
- 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 |
38 656 |
100,0 |
35 946 |
100,0 |
34 518 |
100,0 |
51,9 |
87,7 |
| Agriculture |
730 |
1,9 |
664 |
1,8 |
743 |
2,2 |
18,1 |
22,9 |
| Industry |
7 790 |
20,2 |
6 568 |
18,3 |
5 463 |
15,8 |
21,4 |
94,6 |
| Construction |
2 761 |
7,1 |
2 199 |
6,1 |
1 946 |
5,6 |
9,6 |
73,6 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
13 488 |
34,9 |
12 948 |
36,0 |
13 590 |
39,4 |
51,6 |
83,3 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
13 887 |
35,9 |
13 567 |
37,7 |
12 777 |
37,0 |
73,6 |
95,2 |
- 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 |
21,1 |
17,2 |
| Industry |
20,1 |
43,7 |
| Construction |
11,2 |
5,0 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
53,3 |
42,8 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
74,3 |
59,8 |
- 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.