Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Arrondissement of Avignon (842)

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 129 450 129 883 130 151
Working age adult in % 70,0 71,3 72,5
 Working age adults with a job in % 57,8 57,2 60,7
 Unemployed workers in % 12,3 14,1 11,8
Economically inactive people in % 30,0 28,7 27,5
 Pupils, students or interns in % 10,2 10,2 10,2
 Retirees in % 8,0 6,2 5,0
 Other economically inactive people in % 11,8 12,3 12,3
  • 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

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 130 151 94 375 72,5 79 007 60,7
 15 to 24 years old 25 463 10 797 42,4 7 608 29,9
 25 to 54 years old 78 215 67 572 86,4 57 453 73,5
 55 to 64 years old 26 473 16 006 60,5 13 946 52,7
Male 62 787 47 922 76,3 40 602 64,7
 15 to 24 years old 12 796 5 732 44,8 4 007 31,3
 25 to 54 years old 37 745 34 334 91,0 29 766 78,9
 55 to 64 years old 12 246 7 856 64,1 6 830 55,8
Female 67 365 46 452 69,0 38 405 57,0
 15 to 24 years old 12 667 5 064 40,0 3 601 28,4
 25 to 54 years old 40 470 33 238 82,1 27 687 68,4
 55 to 64 years old 14 227 8 150 57,3 7 116 50,0
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 60,7
Unemployed workers 11,8
Retirees 5,0
Pupils, students or interns 10,2
Other economically inactive people 12,3
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 90 794 74 916 92 704 74 455 93 821 79 344
including farmer operators 494 486 484 454 433 420
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 6 377 5 865 6 690 6 072 6 924 6 548
including managers and higher intellectual professions 10 783 10 278 11 604 10 878 13 244 12 572
including intermediate professions 21 464 19 221 22 075 19 580 23 166 21 046
including employees 28 253 22 635 28 347 22 110 27 470 22 104
including workers 21 707 16 431 21 464 15 362 20 948 16 652
  • 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 15 919 18 290 15 368
Unemployment rate in % 17,6 19,7 16,3
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 35,4 36,8 29,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 15,4 18,0 15,0
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 12,2 14,7 12,9
  • 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

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation
Taux de chômage en %
No diploma or primary education certificate 29,4
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 25,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 18,4
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 17,7
2 years at university 10,2
3 to 4 years at university 8,7
5 years or more at university 7,8
  • 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 97 341 97 321 103 019
Working age adult living in the area 75 476 75 426 80 604
Occupational concentration by industry 129,0 129,0 127,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,4 55,2 55,0
  • 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 97 341 100,0 97 321 100,0 103 019 100,0
Employee 84 557 86,9 84 361 86,7 87 859 85,3
 including women 43 529 44,7 44 052 45,3 45 827 44,5
 including part time jobs 17 408 17,9 16 757 17,2 15 382 14,9
Non-employee 12 785 13,1 12 960 13,3 15 160 14,7
 including women 4 220 4,3 4 689 4,8 5 776 5,6
 including part time jobs 1 633 1,7 1 850 1,9 2 560 2,5
  • 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 102 892 100,0
Farmer operators 502 0,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8 410 8,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 16 922 16,4
Intermediate professions 29 297 28,5
Employees 28 178 27,4
Workers 19 583 19,0
  • 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 7,6 8,0 8,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14,1 14,8 16,4
Intermediate professions 27,1 28,4 28,5
Employees 30,3 29,3 27,4
Workers 20,3 19,0 19,0
  • 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 96 245 100,0 97 104 100,0 102 892 100,0 49,9 86,8
Agriculture 1 343 1,4 1 151 1,2 1 218 1,2 28,2 55,6
Industry 8 878 9,2 8 702 9,0 8 777 8,5 33,4 91,3
Construction 6 703 7,0 6 294 6,5 7 272 7,1 13,7 70,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 48 304 50,2 49 346 50,8 52 026 50,6 45,9 85,3
Public administration/education/human health/social work 31 017 32,2 31 612 32,6 33 600 32,7 68,9 92,6
  • 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 31,6 24,0
Industry 33,2 36,1
Construction 17,3 5,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,4 37,5
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,4 62,0
  • 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.