Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Living zone 2022 of Saint-Étienne (42218)

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 223 850 220 235 218 865
Working age adult in % 69,5 70,0 71,1
 Working age adults with a job in % 59,4 58,2 60,5
 Unemployed workers in % 10,1 11,8 10,6
Economically inactive people in % 30,5 30,0 28,9
 Pupils, students or interns in % 11,7 12,7 12,7
 Retirees in % 8,9 7,2 5,6
 Other economically inactive people in % 9,9 10,1 10,7
  • 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 218 865 155 604 71,1 132 419 60,5
 15 to 24 years old 50 832 21 216 41,7 15 961 31,4
 25 to 54 years old 125 738 109 863 87,4 94 767 75,4
 55 to 64 years old 42 295 24 525 58,0 21 691 51,3
Male 108 224 80 817 74,7 69 265 64,0
 15 to 24 years old 26 081 11 858 45,5 9 069 34,8
 25 to 54 years old 61 963 56 854 91,8 49 566 80,0
 55 to 64 years old 20 181 12 105 60,0 10 630 52,7
Female 110 641 74 787 67,6 63 154 57,1
 15 to 24 years old 24 751 9 358 37,8 6 892 27,8
 25 to 54 years old 63 776 53 009 83,1 45 201 70,9
 55 to 64 years old 22 114 12 420 56,2 11 061 50,0
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
Population (%)
Working age adults who have a job 60,5
Unemployed workers 10,6
Retirees 5,6
Pupils, students or interns 12,7
Other economically inactive people 10,7
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022

  • 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 155 421 132 946 154 490 128 468 156 276 133 348
including farmer operators 841 830 723 710 545 539
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 8 348 7 659 8 728 7 891 8 741 8 155
including managers and higher intellectual professions 18 199 17 537 19 352 18 539 22 091 21 151
including intermediate professions 38 802 35 699 39 194 35 467 40 169 37 001
including employees 45 189 38 190 44 578 36 446 43 279 36 374
including workers 41 492 33 031 38 269 29 415 37 711 30 128
  • 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 22 613 26 050 23 185
Unemployment rate in % 14,5 16,9 14,9
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 29,1 32,0 24,8
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 12,6 15,1 13,7
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,4 12,8 11,6
  • 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 30,5
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 25,0
CAP, BEP or equivalent 16,8
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 15,5
2 years at university 8,3
3 to 4 years at university 8,7
5 years or more at university 7,2
  • 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 150 092 145 197 149 904
Working age adult living in the area 133 986 129 394 134 349
Occupational concentration by industry 112,0 112,2 111,6
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 53,1 52,5 52,8
  • 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 150 092 100,0 145 197 100,0 149 904 100,0
Employee 134 467 89,6 129 016 88,9 132 155 88,2
 including women 68 981 46,0 66 900 46,1 68 880 45,9
 including part time jobs 29 551 19,7 28 210 19,4 26 604 17,7
Non-employee 15 625 10,4 16 181 11,1 17 749 11,8
 including women 5 044 3,4 5 419 3,7 6 175 4,1
 including part time jobs 1 838 1,2 2 354 1,6 2 640 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

EMP T7 - Employment by socioprofessional group in 2022
Socioprofessional group Number %
Altogether 150 149 100,0
Farmer operators 594 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 9 621 6,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 25 480 17,0
Intermediate professions 43 960 29,3
Employees 40 850 27,2
Workers 29 644 19,7
  • 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 0,6 0,5 0,4
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,9 6,2 6,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 14,2 15,6 17,0
Intermediate professions 27,5 28,6 29,3
Employees 29,0 28,6 27,2
Workers 22,8 20,5 19,7
  • 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 149 968 100,0 145 315 100,0 150 149 100,0 50,2 89,2
Agriculture 1 079 0,7 979 0,7 899 0,6 27,2 33,9
Industry 24 439 16,3 21 778 15,0 21 781 14,5 29,2 94,0
Construction 10 323 6,9 8 830 6,1 10 058 6,7 10,5 74,3
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 63 485 42,3 62 556 43,0 65 617 43,7 47,4 87,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 50 643 33,8 51 172 35,2 51 794 34,5 70,7 93,8
  • 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

EMP G4 - Feminisation rate of employment by status and economic sectors in 2022
Employees Non-employees
Agriculture 36,3 22,5
Industry 29,7 21,2
Construction 13,3 2,6
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 49,4 34,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 71,4 60,0
  • 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.