Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Living zone 2022 of Blois (41018)

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 71 859 70 108 68 642
Working age adult in % 73,2 74,0 75,0
 Working age adults with a job in % 64,4 64,4 67,0
 Unemployed workers in % 8,7 9,6 8,0
Economically inactive people in % 26,8 26,0 25,0
 Pupils, students or interns in % 9,5 9,9 10,0
 Retirees in % 9,9 8,7 7,0
 Other economically inactive people in % 7,4 7,4 8,0
  • 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 68 642 51 492 75,0 45 996 67,0
 15 to 24 years old 13 134 5 678 43,2 4 522 34,4
 25 to 54 years old 40 491 36 898 91,1 33 305 82,3
 55 to 64 years old 15 017 8 916 59,4 8 169 54,4
Male 33 634 25 977 77,2 23 241 69,1
 15 to 24 years old 6 900 3 147 45,6 2 568 37,2
 25 to 54 years old 19 752 18 542 93,9 16 783 85,0
 55 to 64 years old 6 982 4 289 61,4 3 891 55,7
Female 35 008 25 515 72,9 22 755 65,0
 15 to 24 years old 6 234 2 532 40,6 1 954 31,3
 25 to 54 years old 20 740 18 356 88,5 16 522 79,7
 55 to 64 years old 8 034 4 627 57,6 4 278 53,3
  • 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 67,0
Unemployed workers 8,0
Retirees 7,0
Pupils, students or interns 10,0
Other economically inactive people 8,0
  • 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 52 585 46 178 51 983 45 246 51 198 46 035
including farmer operators 434 433 391 386 343 333
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 2 607 2 441 2 770 2 588 2 956 2 868
including managers and higher intellectual professions 7 175 6 932 7 144 6 887 8 222 8 002
including intermediate professions 13 462 12 432 13 712 12 615 13 751 13 065
including employees 15 289 13 313 14 989 12 701 13 738 12 088
including workers 13 152 10 627 12 365 10 069 11 560 9 679
  • 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 6 279 6 756 5 496
Unemployment rate in % 11,9 13,0 10,7
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 26,3 27,0 20,4
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,5 11,7 9,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,7 9,5 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

EMP G2 - Unemployment rate of the 15-64 aged population by level of graduation
Taux de chômage en %
No diploma or primary education certificate 22,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 19,4
CAP, BEP or equivalent 11,6
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 10,9
2 years at university 7,2
3 to 4 years at university 6,1
5 years or more at university 5,3
  • 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 53 288 51 887 52 431
Working age adult living in the area 46 637 45 796 46 768
Occupational concentration by industry 114,3 113,3 112,1
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 57,3 56,3 54,8
  • 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 53 288 100,0 51 887 100,0 52 431 100,0
Employee 48 221 90,5 46 647 89,9 46 879 89,4
 including women 24 954 46,8 24 129 46,5 24 436 46,6
 including part time jobs 7 827 14,7 7 472 14,4 6 897 13,2
Non-employee 5 068 9,5 5 240 10,1 5 553 10,6
 including women 1 783 3,3 1 949 3,8 2 103 4,0
 including part time jobs 543 1,0 685 1,3 831 1,6
  • 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 52 375 100,0
Farmer operators 380 0,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 3 078 5,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 8 497 16,2
Intermediate professions 15 113 28,9
Employees 14 247 27,2
Workers 11 060 21,1
  • 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 0,9 0,9 0,7
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,2 5,4 5,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14,0 14,1 16,2
Intermediate professions 27,1 27,9 28,9
Employees 29,3 29,6 27,2
Workers 23,5 22,2 21,1
  • 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 53 333 100,0 52 170 100,0 52 375 100,0 50,4 90,5
Agriculture 880 1,6 906 1,7 836 1,6 30,1 54,7
Industry 7 681 14,4 7 868 15,1 7 017 13,4 27,9 94,7
Construction 3 568 6,7 3 185 6,1 3 345 6,4 11,0 79,2
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 23 664 44,4 22 415 43,0 23 594 45,0 48,7 88,5
Public administration/education/human health/social work 17 540 32,9 17 795 34,1 17 584 33,6 70,1 95,3
  • 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 35,9 23,0
Industry 27,1 41,2
Construction 12,1 6,9
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 50,0 38,6
Public administration, education, human health, social work 70,5 61,5
  • 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.