Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Arrondissement of Argentan (612)

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 68 725 64 873 61 279
Working age adult in % 70,9 72,7 74,1
 Working age adults with a job in % 62,3 63,2 66,0
 Unemployed workers in % 8,6 9,5 8,2
Economically inactive people in % 29,1 27,3 25,9
 Pupils, students or interns in % 8,2 8,0 7,7
 Retirees in % 12,4 10,5 9,3
 Other economically inactive people in % 8,6 8,8 8,9
  • 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 61 279 45 436 74,1 40 442 66,0
 15 to 24 years old 10 663 5 373 50,4 4 355 40,8
 25 to 54 years old 35 088 31 754 90,5 28 513 81,3
 55 to 64 years old 15 528 8 309 53,5 7 574 48,8
Male 31 143 23 577 75,7 21 098 67,7
 15 to 24 years old 5 739 3 122 54,4 2 569 44,8
 25 to 54 years old 17 751 16 329 92,0 14 761 83,2
 55 to 64 years old 7 653 4 126 53,9 3 768 49,2
Female 30 136 21 860 72,5 19 344 64,2
 15 to 24 years old 4 924 2 250 45,7 1 785 36,3
 25 to 54 years old 17 337 15 425 89,0 13 752 79,3
 55 to 64 years old 7 875 4 184 53,1 3 806 48,3
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 66,0
Unemployed workers 8,2
Retirees 9,3
Pupils, students or interns 7,7
Other economically inactive people 8,9
  • 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 48 664 42 689 47 214 40 925 44 782 40 068
including farmer operators 1 899 1 846 1 778 1 727 1 507 1 488
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 2 933 2 755 2 908 2 706 2 935 2 857
including managers and higher intellectual professions 3 536 3 391 3 316 3 216 3 539 3 405
including intermediate professions 9 459 8 799 9 709 9 062 9 566 9 100
including employees 13 829 11 907 13 661 11 648 12 309 10 721
including workers 16 667 13 992 15 240 12 566 14 477 12 498
  • 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 5 930 6 171 4 995
Unemployment rate in % 12,2 13,1 11,0
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 27,0 28,4 18,9
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,4 11,6 10,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 9,6 9,7 8,8
  • 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 21,1
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 16,2
CAP, BEP or equivalent 11,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 9,9
2 years at university 6,4
3 to 4 years at university 5,6
5 years or more at university 5,9
  • 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 43 054 41 105 41 045
Working age adult living in the area 43 218 41 498 41 151
Occupational concentration by industry 99,6 99,1 99,7
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,3 52,2 51,1
  • 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

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
Working status 2011 % 2016 % 2022 %
Altogether 43 054 100,0 41 105 100,0 41 045 100,0
Employee 36 716 85,3 35 075 85,3 35 083 85,5
 including women 18 368 42,7 17 836 43,4 17 793 43,4
 including part time jobs 6 610 15,4 6 472 15,7 5 963 14,5
Non-employee 6 337 14,7 6 029 14,7 5 962 14,5
 including women 2 239 5,2 2 143 5,2 2 192 5,3
 including part time jobs 538 1,2 595 1,4 676 1,6
  • 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 40 569 100,0
Farmer operators 1 546 3,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 2 964 7,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 4 059 10,0
Intermediate professions 9 097 22,4
Employees 10 966 27,0
Workers 11 937 29,4
  • 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 4,5 4,4 3,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6,6 6,9 7,3
Managers and higher intellectual professions 8,7 8,6 10,0
Intermediate professions 20,5 22,1 22,4
Employees 28,1 28,5 27,0
Workers 31,6 29,5 29,4
  • 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 42 995 100,0 40 672 100,0 40 569 100,0 48,1 86,3
Agriculture 2 869 6,7 2 814 6,9 2 620 6,5 30,1 39,4
Industry 9 028 21,0 7 959 19,6 8 213 20,2 29,4 95,0
Construction 3 006 7,0 2 698 6,6 2 872 7,1 8,6 73,7
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 14 522 33,8 13 586 33,4 13 422 33,1 47,9 84,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 13 570 31,6 13 614 33,5 13 442 33,1 71,6 95,0
  • 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 36,0 26,3
Industry 29,2 32,5
Construction 10,3 4,1
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,8 43,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 72,2 60,4
  • 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.