EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Altogether |
163 500 |
154 982 |
144 021 |
| Working age adult in % |
66,8 |
68,2 |
70,9 |
| Working age adults with a job in % |
56,1 |
56,8 |
61,3 |
| Unemployed workers in % |
10,8 |
11,4 |
9,6 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
33,2 |
31,8 |
29,1 |
| Pupils, students or interns in % |
8,0 |
8,0 |
8,1 |
| Retirees in % |
11,5 |
10,5 |
8,4 |
| Other economically inactive people in % |
13,6 |
13,3 |
12,6 |
- 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 |
144 021 |
102 114 |
70,9 |
88 289 |
61,3 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
23 100 |
10 007 |
43,3 |
7 240 |
31,3 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
84 824 |
73 935 |
87,2 |
64 960 |
76,6 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
36 097 |
18 172 |
50,3 |
16 088 |
44,6 |
| Male |
71 329 |
53 463 |
75,0 |
46 488 |
65,2 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
11 937 |
5 620 |
47,1 |
4 002 |
33,5 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
42 004 |
39 018 |
92,9 |
34 628 |
82,4 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
17 388 |
8 824 |
50,7 |
7 858 |
45,2 |
| Female |
72 691 |
48 651 |
66,9 |
41 801 |
57,5 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
11 163 |
4 387 |
39,3 |
3 238 |
29,0 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
42 820 |
34 917 |
81,5 |
30 333 |
70,8 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
18 708 |
9 348 |
50,0 |
8 230 |
44,0 |
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
|
Population (%) |
| Working age adults who have a job |
61,3 |
| Unemployed workers |
9,6 |
| Retirees |
8,4 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
8,1 |
| Other economically inactive people |
12,6 |
- 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 |
109 330 |
91 765 |
105 987 |
87 852 |
102 436 |
89 107 |
| including farmer operators |
680 |
675 |
672 |
662 |
523 |
519 |
| including handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
4 902 |
4 496 |
4 641 |
4 311 |
4 898 |
4 613 |
| including managers and higher intellectual professions |
8 280 |
7 986 |
8 035 |
7 736 |
9 109 |
8 734 |
| including intermediate professions |
23 287 |
21 556 |
23 736 |
21 760 |
24 631 |
23 104 |
| including employees |
31 421 |
26 102 |
30 495 |
25 235 |
28 437 |
24 343 |
| including workers |
38 920 |
30 950 |
36 380 |
28 149 |
33 017 |
27 793 |
- 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 |
17 617 |
17 646 |
13 825 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
16,1 |
16,7 |
13,5 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
35,4 |
35,0 |
27,7 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
13,7 |
14,7 |
12,1 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
11,3 |
14,3 |
11,5 |
- 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 |
26,4 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
18,7 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
14,6 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
12,6 |
| 2 years at university |
8,1 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
6,6 |
| 5 years or more at university |
6,5 |
- 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 |
70 781 |
66 629 |
64 126 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
92 365 |
89 242 |
89 742 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
76,6 |
74,7 |
71,5 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
53,6 |
53,0 |
52,7 |
- 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
| Working status |
2011 |
% |
2016 |
% |
2022 |
% |
| Altogether |
70 781 |
100,0 |
66 629 |
100,0 |
64 126 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
63 537 |
89,8 |
59 494 |
89,3 |
56 525 |
88,1 |
| including women |
31 839 |
45,0 |
30 862 |
46,3 |
29 437 |
45,9 |
| including part time jobs |
13 939 |
19,7 |
13 375 |
20,1 |
11 719 |
18,3 |
| Non-employee |
7 244 |
10,2 |
7 136 |
10,7 |
7 601 |
11,9 |
| including women |
2 645 |
3,7 |
2 637 |
4,0 |
2 968 |
4,6 |
| including part time jobs |
928 |
1,3 |
1 074 |
1,6 |
1 283 |
2,0 |
- 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 |
64 851 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
523 |
0,8 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
4 233 |
6,5 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
6 735 |
10,4 |
| Intermediate professions |
17 065 |
26,3 |
| Employees |
18 903 |
29,1 |
| Workers |
17 392 |
26,8 |
- 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 |
0,9 |
1,0 |
0,8 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
5,9 |
6,0 |
6,5 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
9,3 |
9,6 |
10,4 |
| Intermediate professions |
24,0 |
24,9 |
26,3 |
| Employees |
30,1 |
30,6 |
29,1 |
| Workers |
29,7 |
27,8 |
26,8 |
- 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 |
70 857 |
100,0 |
66 681 |
100,0 |
64 851 |
100,0 |
51,1 |
89,0 |
| Agriculture |
886 |
1,3 |
946 |
1,4 |
800 |
1,2 |
25,6 |
36,5 |
| Industry |
14 816 |
20,9 |
13 689 |
20,5 |
12 419 |
19,2 |
27,4 |
96,2 |
| Construction |
5 512 |
7,8 |
4 537 |
6,8 |
4 463 |
6,9 |
10,3 |
75,9 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
27 296 |
38,5 |
24 808 |
37,2 |
24 825 |
38,3 |
52,2 |
86,5 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
22 348 |
31,5 |
22 701 |
34,0 |
22 344 |
34,5 |
72,0 |
92,4 |
- 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 |
25,1 |
26,0 |
| Industry |
27,4 |
26,7 |
| Construction |
12,4 |
3,6 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
53,7 |
42,8 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
72,7 |
64,4 |
- 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.