Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Living zone 2022 of Besançon (25056)

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 122 398 120 171 122 124
Working age adult in % 70,5 70,2 71,9
 Working age adults with a job in % 61,3 60,5 63,4
 Unemployed workers in % 9,3 9,6 8,5
Economically inactive people in % 29,5 29,8 28,1
 Pupils, students or interns in % 15,6 16,5 15,3
 Retirees in % 7,3 6,1 5,0
 Other economically inactive people in % 6,6 7,2 7,8
  • 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

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 122 124 87 840 71,9 77 452 63,4
 15 to 24 years old 32 143 12 932 40,2 10 379 32,3
 25 to 54 years old 67 929 60 933 89,7 54 302 79,9
 55 to 64 years old 22 052 13 974 63,4 12 770 57,9
Male 59 431 44 131 74,3 38 733 65,2
 15 to 24 years old 15 782 6 772 42,9 5 446 34,5
 25 to 54 years old 33 376 30 593 91,7 27 163 81,4
 55 to 64 years old 10 273 6 766 65,9 6 125 59,6
Female 62 693 43 709 69,7 38 718 61,8
 15 to 24 years old 16 361 6 160 37,7 4 934 30,2
 25 to 54 years old 34 553 30 340 87,8 27 139 78,5
 55 to 64 years old 11 779 7 209 61,2 6 645 56,4
  • 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 63,4
Unemployed workers 8,5
Retirees 5,0
Pupils, students or interns 15,3
Other economically inactive people 7,8
  • 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 86 131 74 790 84 458 72 859 87 554 77 320
including farmer operators 298 283 327 290 292 276
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 4 081 3 814 4 343 3 972 4 453 4 228
including managers and higher intellectual professions 15 130 14 582 15 521 14 813 17 804 17 225
including intermediate professions 23 605 21 605 23 757 21 714 24 422 22 542
including employees 23 719 20 341 23 377 19 888 23 248 20 098
including workers 17 954 14 165 15 665 12 181 15 753 12 952
  • 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 11 339 11 590 10 388
Unemployment rate in % 13,1 13,7 11,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 24,8 26,3 19,7
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,7 12,4 10,9
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,5 9,7 8,6
  • 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

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation
Taux de chômage en %
No diploma or primary education certificate 25,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 23,3
CAP, BEP or equivalent 14,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 14,2
2 years at university 8,2
3 to 4 years at university 7,1
5 years or more at university 6,1
  • 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 89 433 89 265 94 432
Working age adult living in the area 75 693 73 646 78 875
Occupational concentration by industry 118,2 121,2 119,7
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 57,9 55,7 56,1
  • 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 89 433 100,0 89 265 100,0 94 432 100,0
Employee 81 357 91,0 80 302 90,0 84 646 89,6
 including women 41 999 47,0 42 094 47,2 44 344 47,0
 including part time jobs 17 168 19,2 16 540 18,5 16 255 17,2
Non-employee 8 076 9,0 8 962 10,0 9 787 10,4
 including women 2 622 2,9 3 160 3,5 3 681 3,9
 including part time jobs 924 1,0 1 282 1,4 1 627 1,7
  • 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 94 028 100,0
Farmer operators 307 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4 925 5,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 18 862 20,1
Intermediate professions 27 949 29,7
Employees 25 564 27,2
Workers 16 422 17,5
  • 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 0,4 0,3 0,3
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,8 5,0 5,2
Managers and higher intellectual professions 17,3 18,5 20,1
Intermediate professions 28,9 30,2 29,7
Employees 28,7 28,4 27,2
Workers 19,8 17,6 17,5
  • 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 88 769 100,0 88 984 100,0 94 028 100,0 51,2 90,5
Agriculture 576 0,6 638 0,7 595 0,6 25,3 54,2
Industry 11 054 12,5 10 566 11,9 10 845 11,5 31,3 93,8
Construction 4 081 4,6 3 472 3,9 4 078 4,3 11,6 75,2
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 37 381 42,1 36 827 41,4 39 671 42,2 47,1 87,7
Public administration/education/human health/social work 35 677 40,2 37 481 42,1 38 839 41,3 65,5 94,5
  • 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 34,3 14,7
Industry 31,7 25,4
Construction 13,7 5,4
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 48,5 36,8
Public administration, education, human health, social work 65,8 59,6
  • 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.