Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Living zone 2022 of Valence (26362)

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 90 323 88 974 90 527
Working age adult in % 72,0 73,7 75,9
 Working age adults with a job in % 62,3 62,9 66,7
 Unemployed workers in % 9,8 10,8 9,2
Economically inactive people in % 28,0 26,3 24,1
 Pupils, students or interns in % 10,2 10,5 9,9
 Retirees in % 9,1 6,8 5,5
 Other economically inactive people in % 8,7 9,0 8,8
  • 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 90 527 68 687 75,9 60 351 66,7
 15 to 24 years old 17 818 8 129 45,6 6 417 36,0
 25 to 54 years old 54 407 49 194 90,4 43 744 80,4
 55 to 64 years old 18 303 11 364 62,1 10 190 55,7
Male 44 971 35 142 78,1 31 269 69,5
 15 to 24 years old 9 534 4 713 49,4 3 768 39,5
 25 to 54 years old 26 674 24 861 93,2 22 499 84,4
 55 to 64 years old 8 763 5 568 63,5 5 002 57,1
Female 45 556 33 545 73,6 29 081 63,8
 15 to 24 years old 8 284 3 416 41,2 2 649 32,0
 25 to 54 years old 27 733 24 333 87,7 21 244 76,6
 55 to 64 years old 9 539 5 796 60,8 5 188 54,4
  • 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 66,7
Unemployed workers 9,2
Retirees 5,5
Pupils, students or interns 9,9
Other economically inactive people 8,8
  • 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 65 072 56 265 65 380 55 774 68 963 60 761
including farmer operators 448 427 369 353 336 333
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 3 652 3 397 3 832 3 506 3 906 3 712
including managers and higher intellectual professions 8 780 8 427 9 463 9 047 11 235 10 844
including intermediate professions 16 886 15 397 17 501 15 816 18 898 17 487
including employees 19 322 16 408 19 304 16 114 18 933 16 075
including workers 15 336 12 208 14 016 10 939 14 778 12 310
  • 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 8 812 9 650 8 336
Unemployment rate in % 13,5 14,7 12,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 28,1 27,9 21,1
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,7 13,4 11,1
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,0 11,8 10,3
  • 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 25,1
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 14,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 12,8
2 years at university 8,1
3 to 4 years at university 7,3
5 years or more at university 6,0
  • 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 73 380 74 555 80 074
Working age adult living in the area 56 800 56 706 61 233
Occupational concentration by industry 129,2 131,5 130,8
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 56,3 55,5 56,2
  • 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 73 380 100,0 74 555 100,0 80 074 100,0
Employee 65 782 89,6 66 536 89,2 70 620 88,2
 including women 31 983 43,6 32 757 43,9 34 759 43,4
 including part time jobs 14 039 19,1 13 685 18,4 13 161 16,4
Non-employee 7 599 10,4 8 019 10,8 9 454 11,8
 including women 2 537 3,5 2 788 3,7 3 392 4,2
 including part time jobs 891 1,2 1 243 1,7 1 710 2,1
  • 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 80 023 100,0
Farmer operators 408 0,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4 852 6,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14 395 18,0
Intermediate professions 24 198 30,2
Employees 20 269 25,3
Workers 15 901 19,9
  • 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 0,7 0,6 0,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,8 5,9 6,1
Managers and higher intellectual professions 15,4 16,3 18,0
Intermediate professions 28,5 29,3 30,2
Employees 27,9 28,1 25,3
Workers 21,6 19,8 19,9
  • 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 72 939 100,0 74 213 100,0 80 023 100,0 47,3 89,6
Agriculture 1 240 1,7 1 200 1,6 1 289 1,6 38,4 67,7
Industry 11 159 15,3 10 801 14,6 11 629 14,5 29,0 95,2
Construction 4 814 6,6 4 583 6,2 4 752 5,9 13,7 76,0
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 34 179 46,9 34 492 46,5 38 706 48,4 43,9 88,2
Public administration/education/human health/social work 21 547 29,5 23 137 31,2 23 647 29,6 68,9 93,0
  • 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 46,5 21,4
Industry 29,3 24,2
Construction 16,9 3,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 45,1 35,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,8 57,1
  • 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.