EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Altogether |
305 046 |
303 821 |
309 833 |
| Working age adult in % |
73,2 |
73,5 |
73,5 |
| Working age adults with a job in % |
63,2 |
62,9 |
64,2 |
| Unemployed workers in % |
10,0 |
10,7 |
9,4 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
26,8 |
26,5 |
26,5 |
| Pupils, students or interns in % |
11,4 |
11,7 |
11,8 |
| Retirees in % |
6,1 |
4,9 |
3,9 |
| Other economically inactive people in % |
9,3 |
9,8 |
10,7 |
- 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
| Sex and age |
Population |
Active people |
Activity rate in % |
Working people |
Employment rate in % |
| Altogether |
309 833 |
227 832 |
73,5 |
198 772 |
64,2 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
64 604 |
24 868 |
38,5 |
18 692 |
28,9 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
189 722 |
166 119 |
87,6 |
147 139 |
77,6 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
55 507 |
36 845 |
66,4 |
32 940 |
59,3 |
| Male |
151 531 |
117 439 |
77,5 |
103 309 |
68,2 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
32 974 |
13 525 |
41,0 |
9 974 |
30,2 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
91 915 |
84 978 |
92,5 |
76 419 |
83,1 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
26 642 |
18 937 |
71,1 |
16 916 |
63,5 |
| Female |
158 302 |
110 392 |
69,7 |
95 463 |
60,3 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
31 630 |
11 343 |
35,9 |
8 719 |
27,6 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
97 807 |
81 141 |
83,0 |
70 721 |
72,3 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
28 865 |
17 908 |
62,0 |
16 024 |
55,5 |
- 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 |
64,2 |
| Unemployed workers |
9,4 |
| Retirees |
3,9 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
11,8 |
| Other economically inactive people |
10,7 |
- 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 |
223 259 |
192 668 |
223 295 |
191 029 |
227 304 |
199 292 |
| including farmer operators |
218 |
199 |
138 |
129 |
126 |
126 |
| including handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
10 287 |
9 387 |
11 310 |
10 432 |
12 323 |
11 668 |
| including managers and higher intellectual professions |
32 762 |
31 414 |
34 834 |
33 299 |
40 106 |
38 366 |
| including intermediate professions |
59 356 |
54 251 |
58 426 |
52 723 |
58 384 |
53 618 |
| including employees |
71 666 |
60 821 |
70 930 |
59 618 |
68 421 |
58 919 |
| including workers |
45 035 |
36 596 |
42 947 |
34 828 |
43 212 |
36 596 |
- 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 |
30 548 |
32 406 |
29 060 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
13,7 |
14,5 |
12,8 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
27,9 |
29,2 |
24,8 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
11,8 |
12,9 |
11,4 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
10,2 |
11,7 |
10,6 |
- 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 |
19,6 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
18,5 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
13,0 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
13,7 |
| 2 years at university |
9,4 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
8,6 |
| 5 years or more at university |
8,0 |
- 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 |
202 468 |
189 745 |
189 271 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
194 157 |
193 345 |
202 150 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
104,3 |
98,1 |
93,6 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
62,5 |
61,6 |
60,9 |
- 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
| Working status |
2011 |
% |
2016 |
% |
2022 |
% |
| Altogether |
202 468 |
100,0 |
189 745 |
100,0 |
189 271 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
187 430 |
92,6 |
174 435 |
91,9 |
172 277 |
91,0 |
| including women |
85 817 |
42,4 |
80 283 |
42,3 |
79 912 |
42,2 |
| including part time jobs |
26 718 |
13,2 |
25 216 |
13,3 |
22 770 |
12,0 |
| Non-employee |
15 038 |
7,4 |
15 310 |
8,1 |
16 994 |
9,0 |
| including women |
4 747 |
2,3 |
4 907 |
2,6 |
5 826 |
3,1 |
| including part time jobs |
2 015 |
1,0 |
2 129 |
1,1 |
2 466 |
1,3 |
- 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 |
188 618 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
176 |
0,1 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
9 526 |
5,1 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
32 919 |
17,5 |
| Intermediate professions |
51 409 |
27,3 |
| Employees |
59 041 |
31,3 |
| Workers |
35 547 |
18,8 |
- 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 |
0,1 |
0,1 |
0,1 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
4,0 |
4,6 |
5,1 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
15,6 |
15,8 |
17,5 |
| Intermediate professions |
27,8 |
27,9 |
27,3 |
| Employees |
32,8 |
32,4 |
31,3 |
| Workers |
19,8 |
19,2 |
18,8 |
- 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 |
203 694 |
100,0 |
191 704 |
100,0 |
188 618 |
100,0 |
45,1 |
92,0 |
| Agriculture |
420 |
0,2 |
326 |
0,2 |
334 |
0,2 |
32,5 |
59,7 |
| Industry |
11 353 |
5,6 |
9 657 |
5,0 |
9 276 |
4,9 |
30,5 |
92,6 |
| Construction |
11 163 |
5,5 |
10 133 |
5,3 |
11 951 |
6,3 |
11,9 |
81,5 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
133 043 |
65,3 |
124 689 |
65,0 |
118 765 |
63,0 |
40,5 |
92,1 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
47 715 |
23,4 |
46 900 |
24,5 |
48 292 |
25,6 |
67,6 |
94,4 |
- 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 |
39,8 |
21,7 |
| Industry |
30,6 |
29,0 |
| Construction |
13,4 |
5,1 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
41,6 |
27,8 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
68,2 |
58,6 |
- 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.