EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Altogether |
111 708 |
122 727 |
131 286 |
| Working age adult in % |
79,3 |
80,6 |
80,7 |
| Working age adults with a job in % |
70,8 |
70,2 |
72,0 |
| Unemployed workers in % |
8,5 |
10,4 |
8,7 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
20,7 |
19,4 |
19,3 |
| Pupils, students or interns in % |
7,5 |
7,7 |
7,7 |
| Retirees in % |
5,5 |
4,1 |
3,2 |
| Other economically inactive people in % |
7,7 |
7,6 |
8,4 |
- 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 |
131 286 |
105 980 |
80,7 |
94 530 |
72,0 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
20 581 |
9 660 |
46,9 |
7 767 |
37,7 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
89 200 |
81 370 |
91,2 |
73 219 |
82,1 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
21 504 |
14 950 |
69,5 |
13 544 |
63,0 |
| Male |
65 678 |
55 592 |
84,6 |
50 028 |
76,2 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
10 521 |
5 318 |
50,5 |
4 289 |
40,8 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
44 565 |
42 391 |
95,1 |
38 635 |
86,7 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
10 592 |
7 882 |
74,4 |
7 105 |
67,1 |
| Female |
65 608 |
50 388 |
76,8 |
44 502 |
67,8 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
10 060 |
4 341 |
43,2 |
3 479 |
34,6 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
44 636 |
38 978 |
87,3 |
34 584 |
77,5 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
10 912 |
7 068 |
64,8 |
6 439 |
59,0 |
- 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 |
72,0 |
| Unemployed workers |
8,7 |
| Retirees |
3,2 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
7,7 |
| Other economically inactive people |
8,4 |
- 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 |
88 452 |
78 833 |
99 434 |
86 622 |
105 870 |
94 831 |
| including farmer operators |
670 |
666 |
689 |
678 |
739 |
734 |
| including handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
4 787 |
4 458 |
5 699 |
5 275 |
5 798 |
5 530 |
| including managers and higher intellectual professions |
13 550 |
12 942 |
14 557 |
13 817 |
17 313 |
16 520 |
| including intermediate professions |
23 439 |
21 554 |
26 151 |
23 469 |
28 931 |
26 757 |
| including employees |
26 098 |
22 659 |
30 644 |
26 017 |
30 500 |
26 447 |
| including workers |
19 249 |
16 554 |
20 683 |
17 365 |
21 554 |
18 843 |
- 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 |
9 491 |
12 732 |
11 449 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
10,7 |
12,9 |
10,8 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
20,5 |
22,0 |
19,6 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
9,6 |
12,0 |
10,0 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
9,3 |
11,1 |
9,4 |
- 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 |
18,9 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
16,7 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
11,7 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
11,5 |
| 2 years at university |
8,1 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
7,9 |
| 5 years or more at university |
7,3 |
- 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 |
49 233 |
49 944 |
49 375 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
79 743 |
87 013 |
95 680 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
61,7 |
57,4 |
51,6 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
67,5 |
67,6 |
67,1 |
- 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
| Working status |
2011 |
% |
2016 |
% |
2022 |
% |
| Altogether |
49 233 |
100,0 |
49 944 |
100,0 |
49 375 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
41 994 |
85,3 |
42 382 |
84,9 |
41 265 |
83,6 |
| including women |
22 658 |
46,0 |
22 903 |
45,9 |
22 327 |
45,2 |
| including part time jobs |
9 166 |
18,6 |
9 358 |
18,7 |
8 150 |
16,5 |
| Non-employee |
7 240 |
14,7 |
7 562 |
15,1 |
8 110 |
16,4 |
| including women |
2 454 |
5,0 |
2 729 |
5,5 |
3 157 |
6,4 |
| including part time jobs |
1 032 |
2,1 |
1 245 |
2,5 |
1 461 |
3,0 |
- 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 |
50 398 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
697 |
1,4 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
4 461 |
8,9 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
7 121 |
14,1 |
| Intermediate professions |
13 264 |
26,3 |
| Employees |
15 060 |
29,9 |
| Workers |
9 796 |
19,4 |
- 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 |
1,4 |
1,4 |
1,4 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
8,1 |
8,6 |
8,9 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
12,4 |
12,3 |
14,1 |
| Intermediate professions |
26,4 |
25,8 |
26,3 |
| Employees |
30,4 |
31,5 |
29,9 |
| Workers |
21,3 |
20,5 |
19,4 |
- 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 |
48 818 |
100,0 |
50 000 |
100,0 |
50 398 |
100,0 |
51,4 |
84,6 |
| Agriculture |
1 087 |
2,2 |
1 090 |
2,2 |
1 141 |
2,3 |
22,9 |
40,6 |
| Industry |
5 601 |
11,5 |
5 390 |
10,8 |
5 138 |
10,2 |
37,5 |
90,8 |
| Construction |
3 694 |
7,6 |
3 974 |
7,9 |
3 713 |
7,4 |
11,3 |
71,8 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
23 509 |
48,2 |
23 749 |
47,5 |
24 732 |
49,1 |
48,2 |
83,1 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
14 927 |
30,6 |
15 796 |
31,6 |
15 674 |
31,1 |
72,6 |
91,2 |
- 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
|
Employees |
Non-employees |
| Agriculture |
29,1 |
18,6 |
| Industry |
38,4 |
28,3 |
| Construction |
14,2 |
4,0 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
49,6 |
41,6 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
74,0 |
58,3 |
- 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.