Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Arrondissement of Le Mans (723)

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 167 369 162 269 162 186
Working age adult in % 72,2 73,3 74,0
 Working age adults with a job in % 62,6 62,2 64,5
 Unemployed workers in % 9,6 11,1 9,5
Economically inactive people in % 27,8 26,7 26,0
 Pupils, students or interns in % 10,6 11,0 11,3
 Retirees in % 9,8 8,3 6,9
 Other economically inactive people in % 7,4 7,4 7,8
  • 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 162 186 119 951 74,0 104 570 64,5
 15 to 24 years old 35 526 15 738 44,3 11 991 33,8
 25 to 54 years old 93 523 85 426 91,3 75 424 80,6
 55 to 64 years old 33 137 18 787 56,7 17 154 51,8
Male 79 918 60 175 75,3 52 813 66,1
 15 to 24 years old 18 526 8 537 46,1 6 515 35,2
 25 to 54 years old 45 683 42 635 93,3 38 077 83,4
 55 to 64 years old 15 709 9 003 57,3 8 221 52,3
Female 82 269 59 776 72,7 51 757 62,9
 15 to 24 years old 17 001 7 201 42,4 5 477 32,2
 25 to 54 years old 47 840 42 791 89,4 37 347 78,1
 55 to 64 years old 17 428 9 784 56,1 8 933 51,3
  • 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 64,5
Unemployed workers 9,5
Retirees 6,9
Pupils, students or interns 11,3
Other economically inactive people 7,8
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 120 722 104 553 118 869 100 858 119 816 104 825
including farmer operators 632 614 495 487 513 489
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 114 4 669 5 236 4 805 5 583 5 284
including managers and higher intellectual professions 15 889 15 395 16 295 15 704 19 598 18 904
including intermediate professions 31 073 28 631 30 786 28 138 31 615 29 341
including employees 37 567 32 356 36 669 30 422 34 683 29 800
including workers 28 758 22 888 26 846 21 302 25 364 21 008
  • 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 16 068 17 947 15 381
Unemployment rate in % 13,3 15,1 12,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 27,8 30,1 23,8
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,4 13,6 11,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,8 10,0 8,7
  • 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 28,8
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 22,4
CAP, BEP or equivalent 14,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,9
2 years at university 7,5
3 to 4 years at university 6,5
5 years or more at university 6,1
  • 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 123 885 120 586 126 159
Working age adult living in the area 105 478 101 875 105 857
Occupational concentration by industry 117,5 118,4 119,2
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 57,1 55,8 54,9
  • 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 123 885 100,0 120 586 100,0 126 159 100,0
Employee 113 890 91,9 110 283 91,5 114 857 91,0
 including women 56 983 46,0 55 689 46,2 58 180 46,1
 including part time jobs 21 937 17,7 21 225 17,6 19 903 15,8
Non-employee 9 995 8,1 10 304 8,5 11 302 9,0
 including women 3 583 2,9 3 953 3,3 4 479 3,6
 including part time jobs 1 111 0,9 1 471 1,2 1 736 1,4
  • 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 126 405 100,0
Farmer operators 594 0,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6 157 4,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 20 286 16,0
Intermediate professions 35 965 28,5
Employees 37 048 29,3
Workers 26 356 20,9
  • 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 0,6 0,5 0,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,4 4,6 4,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,4 14,1 16,0
Intermediate professions 27,5 27,8 28,5
Employees 31,2 30,6 29,3
Workers 22,9 22,3 20,9
  • 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 123 160 100,0 120 195 100,0 126 405 100,0 49,7 91,7
Agriculture 1 188 1,0 956 0,8 1 207 1,0 36,5 53,8
Industry 15 837 12,9 14 388 12,0 14 383 11,4 25,9 93,9
Construction 7 976 6,5 7 384 6,1 7 695 6,1 11,7 84,1
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 57 905 47,0 56 608 47,1 60 829 48,1 47,0 90,6
Public administration/education/human health/social work 40 254 32,7 40 859 34,0 42 291 33,5 69,0 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

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 41,7 30,4
Industry 25,8 27,6
Construction 12,9 5,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,7 40,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,5 57,7
  • 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.