EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Altogether |
225 144 |
222 508 |
223 067 |
| Working age adult in % |
72,7 |
73,5 |
74,5 |
| Working age adults with a job in % |
61,7 |
61,2 |
63,9 |
| Unemployed workers in % |
11,0 |
12,3 |
10,7 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
27,3 |
26,5 |
25,5 |
| Pupils, students or interns in % |
8,8 |
8,8 |
8,9 |
| Retirees in % |
7,9 |
6,7 |
5,3 |
| Other economically inactive people in % |
10,7 |
11,0 |
11,3 |
- 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
| Sex and age |
Population |
Active people |
Activity rate in % |
Working people |
Employment rate in % |
| Altogether |
223 067 |
166 263 |
74,5 |
142 440 |
63,9 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
39 619 |
17 623 |
44,5 |
13 007 |
32,8 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
137 520 |
120 700 |
87,8 |
104 938 |
76,3 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
45 928 |
27 940 |
60,8 |
24 495 |
53,3 |
| Male |
111 295 |
87 669 |
78,8 |
75 300 |
67,7 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
20 561 |
9 656 |
47,0 |
7 106 |
34,6 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
68 349 |
63 387 |
92,7 |
55 426 |
81,1 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
22 385 |
14 626 |
65,3 |
12 767 |
57,0 |
| Female |
111 772 |
78 595 |
70,3 |
67 140 |
60,1 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
19 059 |
7 967 |
41,8 |
5 901 |
31,0 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
69 170 |
57 313 |
82,9 |
49 511 |
71,6 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
23 543 |
13 314 |
56,6 |
11 728 |
49,8 |
- 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 |
63,9 |
| Unemployed workers |
10,7 |
| Retirees |
5,3 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
8,9 |
| Other economically inactive people |
11,3 |
- 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 |
163 509 |
138 756 |
163 710 |
136 113 |
166 439 |
143 633 |
| including farmer operators |
445 |
431 |
417 |
405 |
392 |
379 |
| including handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
7 212 |
6 629 |
7 485 |
6 882 |
8 019 |
7 649 |
| including managers and higher intellectual professions |
19 696 |
19 095 |
21 085 |
20 141 |
24 942 |
23 819 |
| including intermediate professions |
38 567 |
35 529 |
39 072 |
35 381 |
41 036 |
37 998 |
| including employees |
46 162 |
38 523 |
46 032 |
37 461 |
44 990 |
37 523 |
| including workers |
48 785 |
38 549 |
46 446 |
35 843 |
44 254 |
36 264 |
- 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 |
24 710 |
27 445 |
23 823 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
15,1 |
16,8 |
14,3 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
31,4 |
31,6 |
26,2 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
13,4 |
15,3 |
13,1 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
10,5 |
14,1 |
12,3 |
- 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
|
Taux de chômage en % |
| No diploma or primary education certificate |
28,3 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
23,2 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
15,8 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
14,5 |
| 2 years at university |
8,3 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
8,5 |
| 5 years or more at university |
6,8 |
- 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 |
136 460 |
132 353 |
134 733 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
139 941 |
137 590 |
144 567 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
97,5 |
96,2 |
93,2 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
58,8 |
57,9 |
57,5 |
- 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 |
136 460 |
100,0 |
132 353 |
100,0 |
134 733 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
124 543 |
91,3 |
119 903 |
90,6 |
120 702 |
89,6 |
| including women |
61 851 |
45,3 |
59 934 |
45,3 |
60 870 |
45,2 |
| including part time jobs |
25 632 |
18,8 |
24 594 |
18,6 |
22 381 |
16,6 |
| Non-employee |
11 917 |
8,7 |
12 450 |
9,4 |
14 030 |
10,4 |
| including women |
4 003 |
2,9 |
4 557 |
3,4 |
5 385 |
4,0 |
| including part time jobs |
1 582 |
1,2 |
2 029 |
1,5 |
2 480 |
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 |
136 291 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
389 |
0,3 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
8 004 |
5,9 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
20 969 |
15,4 |
| Intermediate professions |
39 343 |
28,9 |
| Employees |
36 421 |
26,7 |
| Workers |
31 167 |
22,9 |
- 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 |
0,4 |
0,3 |
0,3 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
5,0 |
5,4 |
5,9 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
12,8 |
13,5 |
15,4 |
| Intermediate professions |
27,1 |
27,6 |
28,9 |
| Employees |
28,4 |
28,5 |
26,7 |
| Workers |
26,3 |
24,7 |
22,9 |
- 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 |
136 455 |
100,0 |
131 241 |
100,0 |
136 291 |
100,0 |
49,5 |
90,4 |
| Agriculture |
844 |
0,6 |
800 |
0,6 |
708 |
0,5 |
32,4 |
47,6 |
| Industry |
25 986 |
19,0 |
22 576 |
17,2 |
21 312 |
15,6 |
27,3 |
96,2 |
| Construction |
8 805 |
6,5 |
8 621 |
6,6 |
9 511 |
7,0 |
14,1 |
81,1 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
61 815 |
45,3 |
60 093 |
45,8 |
63 653 |
46,7 |
47,8 |
88,0 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
39 005 |
28,6 |
39 151 |
29,8 |
41 107 |
30,2 |
72,1 |
93,9 |
- 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 |
39,9 |
25,6 |
| Industry |
27,4 |
23,4 |
| Construction |
16,4 |
4,5 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
48,8 |
40,8 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
73,1 |
57,0 |
- 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.