EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Altogether |
135 537 |
129 474 |
123 925 |
| Working age adult in % |
66,9 |
69,5 |
70,1 |
| Working age adults with a job in % |
47,1 |
48,5 |
51,9 |
| Unemployed workers in % |
19,8 |
21,0 |
18,2 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
33,1 |
30,5 |
29,9 |
| Pupils, students or interns in % |
12,3 |
11,7 |
11,3 |
| Retirees in % |
6,2 |
4,6 |
3,8 |
| Other economically inactive people in % |
14,6 |
14,1 |
14,8 |
- 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 |
123 925 |
86 823 |
70,1 |
64 264 |
51,9 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
23 544 |
7 849 |
33,3 |
4 519 |
19,2 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
69 498 |
59 251 |
85,3 |
43 691 |
62,9 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
30 884 |
19 722 |
63,9 |
16 054 |
52,0 |
| Male |
55 643 |
39 546 |
71,1 |
30 137 |
54,2 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
11 803 |
4 232 |
35,9 |
2 417 |
20,5 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
29 527 |
25 694 |
87,0 |
19 729 |
66,8 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
14 312 |
9 620 |
67,2 |
7 991 |
55,8 |
| Female |
68 282 |
47 277 |
69,2 |
34 127 |
50,0 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
11 741 |
3 618 |
30,8 |
2 102 |
17,9 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
39 970 |
33 557 |
84,0 |
23 962 |
59,9 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
16 572 |
10 102 |
61,0 |
8 063 |
48,7 |
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
|
Population (%) |
| Working age adults who have a job |
51,9 |
| Unemployed workers |
18,2 |
| Retirees |
3,8 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
11,3 |
| Other economically inactive people |
14,8 |
- 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 |
90 637 |
63 766 |
90 239 |
62 914 |
86 722 |
65 234 |
| including farmer operators |
1 912 |
1 806 |
1 733 |
1 579 |
1 362 |
1 308 |
| including handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
8 396 |
7 396 |
8 490 |
7 394 |
8 257 |
7 516 |
| including managers and higher intellectual professions |
6 269 |
5 954 |
6 232 |
5 865 |
7 561 |
7 171 |
| including intermediate professions |
18 172 |
15 214 |
18 508 |
15 264 |
18 945 |
16 161 |
| including employees |
30 862 |
21 499 |
30 482 |
21 573 |
28 917 |
21 790 |
| including workers |
18 159 |
11 897 |
17 986 |
11 239 |
16 525 |
11 288 |
- 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 |
26 785 |
27 218 |
22 559 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
29,5 |
30,2 |
26,0 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
53,5 |
51,0 |
42,4 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
28,8 |
30,2 |
26,3 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
15,8 |
20,2 |
18,6 |
- 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 |
42,4 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
32,9 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
28,8 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
26,1 |
| 2 years at university |
18,4 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
12,0 |
| 5 years or more at university |
8,7 |
- 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 |
64 341 |
63 325 |
64 917 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
65 056 |
64 509 |
66 870 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
98,9 |
98,2 |
97,1 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
55,1 |
55,4 |
53,7 |
- 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 |
64 341 |
100,0 |
63 325 |
100,0 |
64 917 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
51 297 |
79,7 |
50 165 |
79,2 |
50 551 |
77,9 |
| including women |
29 661 |
46,1 |
29 309 |
46,3 |
29 874 |
46,0 |
| including part time jobs |
9 518 |
14,8 |
9 157 |
14,5 |
8 377 |
12,9 |
| Non-employee |
13 044 |
20,3 |
13 160 |
20,8 |
14 366 |
22,1 |
| including women |
4 372 |
6,8 |
4 973 |
7,9 |
5 812 |
9,0 |
| including part time jobs |
2 002 |
3,1 |
1 879 |
3,0 |
2 010 |
3,1 |
- 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 |
65 765 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
1 381 |
2,1 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
7 917 |
12,0 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
7 857 |
11,9 |
| Intermediate professions |
16 723 |
25,4 |
| Employees |
22 047 |
33,5 |
| Workers |
9 840 |
15,0 |
- 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 |
2,9 |
2,6 |
2,1 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
11,6 |
11,9 |
12,0 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
10,5 |
10,6 |
11,9 |
| Intermediate professions |
24,2 |
24,5 |
25,4 |
| Employees |
34,6 |
35,0 |
33,5 |
| Workers |
16,2 |
15,4 |
15,0 |
- 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 |
64 127 |
100,0 |
63 498 |
100,0 |
65 765 |
100,0 |
54,6 |
80,4 |
| Agriculture |
2 398 |
3,7 |
2 169 |
3,4 |
1 831 |
2,8 |
22,7 |
32,6 |
| Industry |
3 981 |
6,2 |
3 851 |
6,1 |
4 266 |
6,5 |
34,0 |
78,6 |
| Construction |
4 450 |
6,9 |
3 979 |
6,3 |
4 554 |
6,9 |
10,9 |
57,9 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
26 531 |
41,4 |
25 107 |
39,5 |
26 784 |
40,7 |
52,2 |
75,8 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
26 767 |
41,7 |
28 391 |
44,7 |
28 330 |
43,1 |
68,9 |
91,8 |
- 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 |
32,4 |
18,0 |
| Industry |
36,4 |
25,2 |
| Construction |
15,0 |
5,4 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
55,1 |
43,4 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
69,8 |
59,7 |
- 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.
