EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Altogether |
236 635 |
233 407 |
237 433 |
| Working age adult in % |
71,8 |
72,7 |
74,4 |
| Working age adults with a job in % |
63,1 |
62,8 |
65,6 |
| Unemployed workers in % |
8,7 |
9,9 |
8,8 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
28,2 |
27,3 |
25,6 |
| Pupils, students or interns in % |
13,3 |
13,6 |
13,5 |
| Retirees in % |
8,6 |
7,2 |
5,5 |
| Other economically inactive people in % |
6,4 |
6,4 |
6,5 |
- 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 |
237 433 |
176 650 |
74,4 |
155 765 |
65,6 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
56 330 |
23 470 |
41,7 |
18 194 |
32,3 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
136 790 |
125 851 |
92,0 |
112 550 |
82,3 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
44 313 |
27 328 |
61,7 |
25 021 |
56,5 |
| Male |
115 142 |
88 267 |
76,7 |
77 851 |
67,6 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
27 021 |
12 099 |
44,8 |
9 319 |
34,5 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
67 170 |
63 035 |
93,8 |
56 570 |
84,2 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
20 951 |
13 133 |
62,7 |
11 962 |
57,1 |
| Female |
122 292 |
88 383 |
72,3 |
77 914 |
63,7 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
29 310 |
11 371 |
38,8 |
8 874 |
30,3 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
69 620 |
62 817 |
90,2 |
55 980 |
80,4 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
23 361 |
14 195 |
60,8 |
13 059 |
55,9 |
- 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 |
65,6 |
| Unemployed workers |
8,8 |
| Retirees |
5,5 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
13,5 |
| Other economically inactive people |
6,5 |
- 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 |
169 641 |
149 228 |
169 986 |
146 637 |
177 531 |
157 201 |
| including farmer operators |
895 |
884 |
770 |
734 |
638 |
629 |
| including handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
7 640 |
7 058 |
8 554 |
7 782 |
9 069 |
8 795 |
| including managers and higher intellectual professions |
28 203 |
27 005 |
30 249 |
28 772 |
36 571 |
35 313 |
| including intermediate professions |
46 881 |
42 752 |
46 918 |
42 545 |
49 842 |
46 021 |
| including employees |
49 323 |
42 706 |
48 558 |
41 043 |
48 224 |
41 215 |
| including workers |
34 773 |
28 823 |
32 173 |
25 761 |
30 377 |
25 228 |
- 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 |
20 523 |
23 198 |
20 885 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
12,1 |
13,7 |
11,8 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
25,3 |
27,1 |
22,5 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
10,4 |
12,3 |
10,6 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
8,0 |
9,1 |
8,4 |
- 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 |
24,3 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
18,8 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
13,2 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
15,1 |
| 2 years at university |
8,4 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
8,2 |
| 5 years or more at university |
6,3 |
- 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 |
167 695 |
167 510 |
178 942 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
150 557 |
148 378 |
158 034 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
111,4 |
112,9 |
113,2 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
57,2 |
56,1 |
56,3 |
- 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 |
167 695 |
100,0 |
167 510 |
100,0 |
178 942 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
152 062 |
90,7 |
150 414 |
89,8 |
159 245 |
89,0 |
| including women |
77 254 |
46,1 |
76 745 |
45,8 |
80 975 |
45,3 |
| including part time jobs |
27 857 |
16,6 |
27 104 |
16,2 |
25 043 |
14,0 |
| Non-employee |
15 633 |
9,3 |
17 096 |
10,2 |
19 697 |
11,0 |
| including women |
5 404 |
3,2 |
6 617 |
4,0 |
7 851 |
4,4 |
| including part time jobs |
1 974 |
1,2 |
2 676 |
1,6 |
3 216 |
1,8 |
- 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 |
179 435 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
736 |
0,4 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
9 923 |
5,5 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
35 481 |
19,8 |
| Intermediate professions |
53 720 |
29,9 |
| Employees |
47 928 |
26,7 |
| Workers |
31 648 |
17,6 |
- 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 |
0,6 |
0,5 |
0,4 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
4,7 |
5,1 |
5,5 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
15,9 |
17,2 |
19,8 |
| Intermediate professions |
28,6 |
29,3 |
29,9 |
| Employees |
29,3 |
28,3 |
26,7 |
| Workers |
20,9 |
19,5 |
17,6 |
- 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 |
167 510 |
100,0 |
168 307 |
100,0 |
179 435 |
100,0 |
49,4 |
89,9 |
| Agriculture |
1 779 |
1,1 |
1 551 |
0,9 |
1 437 |
0,8 |
28,4 |
51,5 |
| Industry |
19 635 |
11,7 |
17 351 |
10,3 |
17 625 |
9,8 |
32,0 |
94,5 |
| Construction |
11 291 |
6,7 |
10 850 |
6,4 |
11 404 |
6,4 |
12,4 |
81,9 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
78 889 |
47,1 |
81 264 |
48,3 |
89 879 |
50,1 |
45,4 |
88,3 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
55 917 |
33,4 |
57 290 |
34,0 |
59 090 |
32,9 |
68,4 |
93,5 |
- 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
|
Employees |
Non-employees |
| Agriculture |
34,2 |
22,3 |
| Industry |
31,5 |
39,1 |
| Construction |
13,8 |
6,0 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
46,2 |
38,9 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
69,2 |
55,7 |
- 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.