EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Altogether |
233 506 |
229 048 |
231 591 |
| Working age adult in % |
69,8 |
71,7 |
72,8 |
| Working age adults with a job in % |
61,6 |
62,3 |
64,7 |
| Unemployed workers in % |
8,2 |
9,3 |
8,1 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
30,2 |
28,3 |
27,2 |
| Pupils, students or interns in % |
14,7 |
14,6 |
14,8 |
| Retirees in % |
8,9 |
6,8 |
5,3 |
| Other economically inactive people in % |
6,7 |
6,9 |
7,1 |
- 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 |
231 591 |
168 565 |
72,8 |
149 794 |
64,7 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
56 604 |
21 730 |
38,4 |
16 997 |
30,0 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
132 410 |
120 605 |
91,1 |
108 634 |
82,0 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
42 577 |
26 230 |
61,6 |
24 163 |
56,8 |
| Male |
113 568 |
85 686 |
75,4 |
76 477 |
67,3 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
28 018 |
11 839 |
42,3 |
9 297 |
33,2 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
65 600 |
61 378 |
93,6 |
55 703 |
84,9 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
19 950 |
12 469 |
62,5 |
11 477 |
57,5 |
| Female |
118 023 |
82 879 |
70,2 |
73 317 |
62,1 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
28 586 |
9 891 |
34,6 |
7 700 |
26,9 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
66 810 |
59 227 |
88,6 |
52 931 |
79,2 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
22 627 |
13 761 |
60,8 |
12 686 |
56,1 |
- 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 |
64,7 |
| Unemployed workers |
8,1 |
| Retirees |
5,3 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
14,8 |
| Other economically inactive people |
7,1 |
- 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 |
162 996 |
143 880 |
165 207 |
143 668 |
167 729 |
149 701 |
| including farmer operators |
764 |
740 |
660 |
648 |
597 |
589 |
| including handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
7 805 |
7 152 |
8 296 |
7 706 |
8 680 |
8 316 |
| including managers and higher intellectual professions |
28 209 |
27 244 |
30 813 |
29 672 |
35 221 |
34 083 |
| including intermediate professions |
42 120 |
38 992 |
43 082 |
39 609 |
45 571 |
42 429 |
| including employees |
48 014 |
41 493 |
47 622 |
40 244 |
44 768 |
38 626 |
| including workers |
34 045 |
28 260 |
31 867 |
25 790 |
30 232 |
25 659 |
- 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 |
19 097 |
21 362 |
18 771 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
11,7 |
13,0 |
11,1 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
26,2 |
27,0 |
21,8 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
10,1 |
11,6 |
9,9 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
6,8 |
8,8 |
7,9 |
- 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 |
24,3 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
18,4 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
13,2 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
13,5 |
| 2 years at university |
7,6 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
7,7 |
| 5 years or more at university |
6,0 |
- 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 |
167 384 |
169 036 |
178 805 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
144 938 |
144 307 |
152 030 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
115,5 |
117,1 |
117,6 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
56,2 |
55,7 |
55,6 |
- 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 |
167 384 |
100,0 |
169 036 |
100,0 |
178 805 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
152 097 |
90,9 |
152 728 |
90,4 |
159 633 |
89,3 |
| including women |
74 451 |
44,5 |
75 628 |
44,7 |
79 097 |
44,2 |
| including part time jobs |
27 216 |
16,3 |
27 029 |
16,0 |
25 612 |
14,3 |
| Non-employee |
15 286 |
9,1 |
16 308 |
9,6 |
19 172 |
10,7 |
| including women |
5 443 |
3,3 |
6 036 |
3,6 |
7 297 |
4,1 |
| including part time jobs |
1 741 |
1,0 |
2 369 |
1,4 |
2 956 |
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
| Socioprofessional group |
Number |
% |
| Altogether |
178 208 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
717 |
0,4 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
9 718 |
5,5 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
39 003 |
21,9 |
| Intermediate professions |
51 425 |
28,9 |
| Employees |
45 920 |
25,8 |
| Workers |
31 427 |
17,6 |
- 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 |
0,5 |
0,4 |
0,4 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
4,8 |
5,2 |
5,5 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
18,1 |
19,6 |
21,9 |
| Intermediate professions |
27,3 |
27,8 |
28,9 |
| Employees |
28,9 |
28,2 |
25,8 |
| Workers |
20,3 |
18,7 |
17,6 |
- 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 |
166 843 |
100,0 |
169 519 |
100,0 |
178 208 |
100,0 |
48,1 |
90,1 |
| Agriculture |
1 746 |
1,0 |
1 281 |
0,8 |
1 213 |
0,7 |
33,1 |
43,2 |
| Industry |
20 247 |
12,1 |
20 412 |
12,0 |
19 275 |
10,8 |
27,0 |
94,6 |
| Construction |
10 712 |
6,4 |
10 541 |
6,2 |
11 070 |
6,2 |
11,7 |
77,8 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
77 776 |
46,6 |
78 380 |
46,2 |
86 580 |
48,6 |
44,8 |
88,6 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
56 362 |
33,8 |
58 905 |
34,7 |
60 070 |
33,7 |
66,7 |
94,1 |
- 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 |
38,9 |
28,6 |
| Industry |
26,9 |
28,4 |
| Construction |
13,8 |
4,5 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
45,6 |
38,1 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
67,1 |
60,6 |
- 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.