Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Living zone 2022 of Lyon (69123)

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 901 323 935 607 974 892
Working age adult in % 72,6 73,3 74,6
 Working age adults with a job in % 63,5 63,3 66,1
 Unemployed workers in % 9,1 10,0 8,5
Economically inactive people in % 27,4 26,7 25,4
 Pupils, students or interns in % 13,8 14,4 13,7
 Retirees in % 6,0 4,5 3,5
 Other economically inactive people in % 7,6 7,8 8,1
  • 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 974 892 727 724 74,6 644 397 66,1
 15 to 24 years old 231 571 93 331 40,3 74 164 32,0
 25 to 54 years old 591 733 533 742 90,2 478 348 80,8
 55 to 64 years old 151 587 100 652 66,4 91 886 60,6
Male 474 190 369 403 77,9 328 797 69,3
 15 to 24 years old 111 697 47 464 42,5 37 369 33,5
 25 to 54 years old 290 611 271 589 93,5 245 734 84,6
 55 to 64 years old 71 883 50 351 70,0 45 694 63,6
Female 500 701 358 321 71,6 315 601 63,0
 15 to 24 years old 119 874 45 867 38,3 36 795 30,7
 25 to 54 years old 301 123 262 153 87,1 232 614 77,2
 55 to 64 years old 79 704 50 301 63,1 46 192 58,0
  • 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 66,1
Unemployed workers 8,5
Retirees 3,5
Pupils, students or interns 13,7
Other economically inactive people 8,1
  • 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 654 322 572 373 685 849 592 552 729 088 649 020
including farmer operators 1 015 989 607 568 629 617
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 32 014 29 597 35 262 32 625 38 673 36 819
including managers and higher intellectual professions 145 884 139 325 165 370 157 311 209 678 201 314
including intermediate professions 179 408 162 884 188 992 169 425 195 148 178 705
including employees 175 431 149 971 177 316 148 178 173 244 148 314
including workers 112 531 89 607 107 281 84 444 100 999 83 251
  • 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 81 896 93 140 83 327
Unemployment rate in % 12,5 13,6 11,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 24,4 25,4 20,5
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,0 12,3 10,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,7 9,7 8,7
  • 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 23,1
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 20,3
CAP, BEP or equivalent 15,0
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 14,9
2 years at university 8,2
3 to 4 years at university 8,7
5 years or more at university 6,4
  • 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 702 844 728 433 802 506
Working age adult living in the area 577 784 600 438 655 195
Occupational concentration by industry 121,6 121,3 122,5
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 59,6 59,5 60,4
  • 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 702 844 100,0 728 433 100,0 802 506 100,0
Employee 634 467 90,3 649 999 89,2 707 113 88,1
 including women 313 421 44,6 321 197 44,1 349 007 43,5
 including part time jobs 109 698 15,6 111 245 15,3 108 883 13,6
Non-employee 68 376 9,7 78 434 10,8 95 393 11,9
 including women 22 844 3,3 28 126 3,9 36 156 4,5
 including part time jobs 9 171 1,3 12 772 1,8 16 846 2,1
  • 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 804 499 100,0
Farmer operators 756 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 43 742 5,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 240 618 29,9
Intermediate professions 232 957 29,0
Employees 180 014 22,4
Workers 106 412 13,2
  • 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 0,2 0,1 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,0 5,3 5,4
Managers and higher intellectual professions 23,5 25,6 29,9
Intermediate professions 29,7 29,7 29,0
Employees 25,8 24,6 22,4
Workers 16,0 14,7 13,2
  • 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 699 585 100,0 728 186 100,0 804 499 100,0 47,9 89,3
Agriculture 1 705 0,2 1 272 0,2 1 586 0,2 36,5 57,9
Industry 90 140 12,9 86 574 11,9 89 365 11,1 35,0 95,1
Construction 40 936 5,9 40 374 5,5 44 996 5,6 15,7 81,1
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 369 609 52,8 390 797 53,7 446 447 55,5 43,7 87,6
Public administration/education/human health/social work 197 195 28,2 209 169 28,7 222 105 27,6 68,3 92,2
  • 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 43,7 26,7
Industry 35,2 30,4
Construction 18,4 3,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,9 35,3
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,1 58,4
  • 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.