Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Arrondissement of Palaiseau (913)

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 390 315 403 044 416 258
Working age adult in % 76,1 76,9 77,6
 Working age adults with a job in % 69,4 69,1 70,5
 Unemployed workers in % 6,7 7,8 7,2
Economically inactive people in % 23,9 23,1 22,4
 Pupils, students or interns in % 11,1 11,8 11,6
 Retirees in % 6,8 5,2 4,2
 Other economically inactive people in % 6,1 6,2 6,6
  • 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 416 258 323 147 77,6 293 380 70,5
 15 to 24 years old 82 799 32 972 39,8 26 643 32,2
 25 to 54 years old 258 299 238 127 92,2 218 354 84,5
 55 to 64 years old 75 160 52 049 69,3 48 383 64,4
Male 208 449 165 859 79,6 151 422 72,6
 15 to 24 years old 43 754 18 229 41,7 14 622 33,4
 25 to 54 years old 127 640 120 839 94,7 111 915 87,7
 55 to 64 years old 37 055 26 791 72,3 24 886 67,2
Female 207 809 157 288 75,7 141 958 68,3
 15 to 24 years old 39 044 14 743 37,8 12 021 30,8
 25 to 54 years old 130 659 117 288 89,8 106 440 81,5
 55 to 64 years old 38 106 25 258 66,3 23 498 61,7
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 70,5
Unemployed workers 7,2
Retirees 4,2
Pupils, students or interns 11,6
Other economically inactive people 6,6
  • 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 297 157 271 153 310 087 278 488 323 269 294 299
including farmer operators 284 276 217 209 128 117
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 12 168 11 496 13 350 12 572 14 613 13 955
including managers and higher intellectual professions 75 033 72 768 81 491 78 439 94 996 91 906
including intermediate professions 85 337 79 491 88 066 81 322 87 363 81 807
including employees 77 420 68 847 79 041 69 169 77 448 68 249
including workers 44 356 38 273 43 874 36 776 44 212 38 266
  • 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 26 103 31 314 29 767
Unemployment rate in % 8,8 10,1 9,2
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 20,4 22,9 19,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 7,4 8,9 8,3
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,0 7,7 7,0
  • 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 17,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 15,4
CAP, BEP or equivalent 10,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 11,2
2 years at university 6,5
3 to 4 years at university 7,2
5 years or more at university 5,7
  • 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 237 287 244 101 255 437
Working age adult living in the area 273 234 281 833 297 271
Occupational concentration by industry 86,8 86,6 85,9
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 63,5 63,2 63,1
  • 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

EMP T6 - Employment by working status
Working status 2011 % 2016 % 2022 %
Altogether 237 287 100,0 244 101 100,0 255 437 100,0
Employee 216 965 91,4 222 362 91,1 230 418 90,2
 including women 98 936 41,7 102 136 41,8 105 883 41,5
 including part time jobs 28 393 12,0 27 642 11,3 26 019 10,2
Non-employee 20 323 8,6 21 739 8,9 25 019 9,8
 including women 7 063 3,0 8 053 3,3 9 656 3,8
 including part time jobs 2 596 1,1 3 228 1,3 4 087 1,6
  • 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 255 439 100,0
Farmer operators 148 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 12 744 5,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 79 452 31,1
Intermediate professions 65 609 25,7
Employees 57 106 22,4
Workers 40 380 15,8
  • 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 0,1 0,1 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,6 4,6 5,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 27,4 28,8 31,1
Intermediate professions 26,3 26,8 25,7
Employees 24,6 23,6 22,4
Workers 17,0 16,1 15,8
  • 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 238 657 100,0 244 036 100,0 255 439 100,0 45,2 91,3
Agriculture 701 0,3 652 0,3 476 0,2 34,5 71,3
Industry 24 401 10,2 25 159 10,3 22 865 9,0 29,5 95,5
Construction 15 803 6,6 15 922 6,5 17 420 6,8 13,8 82,7
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 132 078 55,3 134 898 55,3 144 765 56,7 40,8 90,3
Public administration/education/human health/social work 65 673 27,5 67 405 27,6 69 912 27,4 67,3 94,3
  • 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 37,3 27,4
Industry 29,6 26,4
Construction 15,5 5,5
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 41,6 33,9
Public administration, education, human health, social work 67,4 64,6
  • 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.