Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Living zone 2022 of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin (50129)

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 71 429 69 368 67 193
Working age adult in % 71,2 73,0 75,5
 Working age adults with a job in % 61,6 63,1 68,1
 Unemployed workers in % 9,6 10,0 7,4
Economically inactive people in % 28,8 27,0 24,5
 Pupils, students or interns in % 9,6 9,2 8,0
 Retirees in % 10,2 9,3 8,2
 Other economically inactive people in % 9,0 8,5 8,3
  • 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 67 193 50 748 75,5 45 769 68,1
 15 to 24 years old 11 995 6 173 51,5 4 972 41,5
 25 to 54 years old 39 797 36 416 91,5 33 286 83,6
 55 to 64 years old 15 401 8 159 53,0 7 510 48,8
Male 34 104 26 469 77,6 24 016 70,4
 15 to 24 years old 6 460 3 585 55,5 2 929 45,3
 25 to 54 years old 19 985 18 903 94,6 17 417 87,1
 55 to 64 years old 7 659 3 981 52,0 3 670 47,9
Female 33 089 24 279 73,4 21 753 65,7
 15 to 24 years old 5 535 2 589 46,8 2 044 36,9
 25 to 54 years old 19 812 17 512 88,4 15 869 80,1
 55 to 64 years old 7 742 4 178 54,0 3 840 49,6
  • 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 7,4
Retirees 8,2
Pupils, students or interns 8,0
Other economically inactive people 8,3
  • 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 50 859 43 977 50 614 43 817 50 792 46 152
including farmer operators 433 429 410 401 306 306
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 1 951 1 832 1 947 1 743 1 755 1 650
including managers and higher intellectual professions 5 747 5 561 6 287 6 132 8 135 7 943
including intermediate professions 14 029 13 061 14 671 13 675 15 242 14 529
including employees 16 234 13 588 15 358 12 934 13 874 12 219
including workers 11 845 9 506 11 171 8 932 10 874 9 504
  • 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 6 869 6 922 4 980
Unemployment rate in % 13,5 13,7 9,8
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 30,5 27,4 19,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,2 12,0 8,6
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 10,3 10,9 8,0
  • 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 21,9
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,7
CAP, BEP or equivalent 12,1
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 10,2
2 years at university 5,9
3 to 4 years at university 4,9
5 years or more at university 3,7
  • 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 48 886 47 889 52 700
Working age adult living in the area 44 229 44 066 46 192
Occupational concentration by industry 110,5 108,7 114,1
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 57,3 57,3 57,4
  • 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 48 886 100,0 47 889 100,0 52 700 100,0
Employee 44 799 91,6 44 135 92,2 48 516 92,1
 including women 20 802 42,6 20 856 43,6 22 641 43,0
 including part time jobs 8 420 17,2 8 170 17,1 7 310 13,9
Non-employee 4 087 8,4 3 754 7,8 4 183 7,9
 including women 1 691 3,5 1 619 3,4 1 882 3,6
 including part time jobs 448 0,9 546 1,1 616 1,2
  • 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 53 183 100,0
Farmer operators 342 0,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 1 937 3,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 8 612 16,2
Intermediate professions 16 706 31,4
Employees 14 195 26,7
Workers 11 391 21,4
  • 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 1,0 0,9 0,6
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,2 3,8 3,6
Managers and higher intellectual professions 12,6 13,9 16,2
Intermediate professions 30,2 31,5 31,4
Employees 30,1 29,3 26,7
Workers 21,9 20,6 21,4
  • 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 48 625 100,0 48 141 100,0 53 183 100,0 46,3 93,1
Agriculture 723 1,5 610 1,3 569 1,1 20,9 43,4
Industry 10 432 21,5 8 626 17,9 10 972 20,6 23,7 97,6
Construction 3 139 6,5 2 871 6,0 3 005 5,7 11,5 91,4
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 17 169 35,3 19 101 39,7 21 680 40,8 47,5 90,7
Public administration/education/human health/social work 17 163 35,3 16 932 35,2 16 956 31,9 66,6 95,4
  • 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 20,7 21,1
Industry 23,3 41,2
Construction 12,1 5,0
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,5 47,0
Public administration, education, human health, social work 66,9 60,3
  • 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.