Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Living zone 2022 of Nantes (44109)

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 421 477 442 392 472 477
Working age adult in % 72,1 74,0 76,3
 Working age adults with a job in % 63,7 64,2 68,1
 Unemployed workers in % 8,4 9,8 8,2
Economically inactive people in % 27,9 26,0 23,7
 Pupils, students or interns in % 14,1 14,0 13,0
 Retirees in % 7,7 5,8 4,4
 Other economically inactive people in % 6,1 6,2 6,3
  • 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 472 477 360 312 76,3 321 784 68,1
 15 to 24 years old 107 377 44 379 41,3 35 960 33,5
 25 to 54 years old 289 344 267 809 92,6 241 417 83,4
 55 to 64 years old 75 756 48 124 63,5 44 407 58,6
Male 234 105 183 729 78,5 164 350 70,2
 15 to 24 years old 53 386 23 691 44,4 19 289 36,1
 25 to 54 years old 145 080 136 763 94,3 123 662 85,2
 55 to 64 years old 35 639 23 275 65,3 21 399 60,0
Female 238 371 176 583 74,1 157 434 66,0
 15 to 24 years old 53 990 20 688 38,3 16 671 30,9
 25 to 54 years old 144 265 131 046 90,8 117 755 81,6
 55 to 64 years old 40 117 24 849 61,9 23 008 57,4
  • 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 68,1
Unemployed workers 8,2
Retirees 4,4
Pupils, students or interns 13,0
Other economically inactive people 6,3
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 303 654 268 292 327 281 283 746 361 864 325 218
including farmer operators 742 687 623 554 515 489
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 13 485 12 419 16 554 15 431 17 877 17 081
including managers and higher intellectual professions 65 243 62 439 79 029 75 110 105 235 101 087
including intermediate professions 88 362 80 107 94 919 84 958 100 895 92 959
including employees 80 697 70 143 81 323 68 795 82 799 71 839
including workers 52 340 42 498 49 978 38 898 50 231 41 763
  • 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 35 423 43 530 38 528
Unemployment rate in % 11,7 13,3 10,7
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 23,1 26,1 19,0
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 10,3 12,0 9,9
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,8 9,2 7,7
  • 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 26,7
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 21,9
CAP, BEP or equivalent 13,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,8
2 years at university 7,6
3 to 4 years at university 8,2
5 years or more at university 6,2
  • 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 332 175 353 458 403 794
Working age adult living in the area 269 987 286 181 324 700
Occupational concentration by industry 123,0 123,5 124,4
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 59,5 60,0 61,4
  • 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 332 175 100,0 353 458 100,0 403 794 100,0
Employee 302 077 90,9 318 472 90,1 360 779 89,3
 including women 150 459 45,3 158 634 44,9 177 630 44,0
 including part time jobs 62 256 18,7 61 728 17,5 61 868 15,3
Non-employee 30 098 9,1 34 986 9,9 43 015 10,7
 including women 10 785 3,2 13 343 3,8 17 632 4,4
 including part time jobs 4 527 1,4 5 683 1,6 7 464 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 406 124 100,0
Farmer operators 614 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 20 113 5,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 114 152 28,1
Intermediate professions 120 431 29,7
Employees 92 682 22,8
Workers 58 131 14,3
  • 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 0,3 0,2 0,2
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,3 5,1 5,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 21,3 23,4 28,1
Intermediate professions 30,0 30,3 29,7
Employees 26,9 25,4 22,8
Workers 17,3 15,6 14,3
  • 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 329 762 100,0 353 212 100,0 406 124 100,0 48,2 90,3
Agriculture 1 942 0,6 1 877 0,5 2 055 0,5 35,5 67,1
Industry 32 459 9,8 31 267 8,9 35 904 8,8 31,1 94,1
Construction 19 599 5,9 19 971 5,7 23 683 5,8 16,6 83,2
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 176 714 53,6 197 033 55,8 232 771 57,3 44,0 89,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 99 047 30,0 103 063 29,2 111 711 27,5 69,2 92,9
  • 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 44,0 18,4
Industry 30,9 33,6
Construction 18,8 5,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,7 38,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,6 63,0
  • 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.