Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Arrondissement of Limoges (872)

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 191 218 183 827 178 837
Working age adult in % 70,6 71,7 72,9
 Working age adults with a job in % 62,3 62,2 64,6
 Unemployed workers in % 8,4 9,5 8,4
Economically inactive people in % 29,4 28,3 27,1
 Pupils, students or interns in % 11,5 12,1 12,4
 Retirees in % 10,6 8,6 6,9
 Other economically inactive people in % 7,4 7,6 7,7
  • 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 178 837 130 453 72,9 115 496 64,6
 15 to 24 years old 38 426 15 307 39,8 11 691 30,4
 25 to 54 years old 102 654 93 433 91,0 83 888 81,7
 55 to 64 years old 37 758 21 714 57,5 19 917 52,7
Male 87 337 65 620 75,1 58 179 66,6
 15 to 24 years old 18 887 8 081 42,8 6 230 33,0
 25 to 54 years old 50 532 47 074 93,2 42 404 83,9
 55 to 64 years old 17 918 10 465 58,4 9 545 53,3
Female 91 500 64 833 70,9 57 317 62,6
 15 to 24 years old 19 539 7 226 37,0 5 461 27,9
 25 to 54 years old 52 122 46 358 88,9 41 484 79,6
 55 to 64 years old 19 840 11 249 56,7 10 372 52,3
  • 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 64,6
Unemployed workers 8,4
Retirees 6,9
Pupils, students or interns 12,4
Other economically inactive people 7,7
  • 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 134 866 118 905 131 320 113 717 130 242 115 545
including farmer operators 2 307 2 206 1 943 1 898 1 832 1 788
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 7 263 6 750 7 261 6 694 7 938 7 631
including managers and higher intellectual professions 17 561 17 112 17 821 17 096 19 979 19 218
including intermediate professions 35 604 33 246 35 128 32 658 35 639 33 541
including employees 39 488 34 466 38 893 33 170 36 455 31 404
including workers 30 784 25 124 27 881 22 202 26 236 21 963
  • 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 16 013 17 498 14 958
Unemployment rate in % 11,9 13,3 11,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 26,0 28,6 23,6
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,4 12,0 10,2
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,4 8,9 8,3
  • 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

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation
Taux de chômage en %
No diploma or primary education certificate 27,4
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,8
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,9
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 12,2
2 years at university 7,2
3 to 4 years at university 6,8
5 years or more at university 6,4
  • 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 124 415 120 179 121 748
Working age adult living in the area 120 136 115 830 117 375
Occupational concentration by industry 103,6 103,8 103,7
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 54,4 53,3 52,6
  • 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

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
Working status 2011 % 2016 % 2022 %
Altogether 124 415 100,0 120 179 100,0 121 748 100,0
Employee 110 468 88,8 105 713 88,0 105 981 87,0
 including women 56 902 45,7 54 756 45,6 54 615 44,9
 including part time jobs 18 183 14,6 17 659 14,7 16 713 13,7
Non-employee 13 946 11,2 14 466 12,0 15 767 13,0
 including women 4 992 4,0 5 257 4,4 5 966 4,9
 including part time jobs 1 428 1,1 1 706 1,4 2 181 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

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional group in 2022
Socioprofessional group Number %
Altogether 121 724 100,0
Farmer operators 1 894 1,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 8 168 6,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 19 497 16,0
Intermediate professions 34 915 28,7
Employees 33 633 27,6
Workers 23 617 19,4
  • 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 1,8 1,7 1,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,7 6,1 6,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14,0 14,7 16,0
Intermediate professions 27,8 28,4 28,7
Employees 29,2 29,4 27,6
Workers 21,5 19,7 19,4
  • 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 124 464 100,0 119 906 100,0 121 724 100,0 49,9 87,8
Agriculture 3 157 2,5 2 764 2,3 2 724 2,2 28,8 33,1
Industry 13 649 11,0 12 281 10,2 12 690 10,4 30,4 92,3
Construction 8 103 6,5 6 971 5,8 7 492 6,2 11,3 75,4
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 52 084 41,8 49 229 41,1 52 035 42,7 44,6 86,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 47 472 38,1 48 662 40,6 46 783 38,4 68,4 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

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 23,0 31,6
Industry 30,3 31,9
Construction 13,6 4,1
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,7 38,4
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,0 60,0
  • 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.