Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Living zone 2022 of Le Mans (72181)

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 169 745 164 134 163 566
Working age adult in % 72,4 73,5 74,2
 Working age adults with a job in % 63,0 62,7 64,9
 Unemployed workers in % 9,4 10,8 9,3
Economically inactive people in % 27,6 26,5 25,8
 Pupils, students or interns in % 10,5 10,9 11,3
 Retirees in % 9,8 8,4 6,9
 Other economically inactive people in % 7,3 7,2 7,6
  • 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 163 566 121 411 74,2 106 210 64,9
 15 to 24 years old 35 510 15 690 44,2 11 985 33,8
 25 to 54 years old 94 830 86 861 91,6 76 958 81,2
 55 to 64 years old 33 226 18 860 56,8 17 267 52,0
Male 80 682 60 952 75,5 53 685 66,5
 15 to 24 years old 18 489 8 477 45,8 6 481 35,1
 25 to 54 years old 46 394 43 378 93,5 38 864 83,8
 55 to 64 years old 15 799 9 097 57,6 8 341 52,8
Female 82 883 60 459 72,9 52 525 63,4
 15 to 24 years old 17 021 7 213 42,4 5 504 32,3
 25 to 54 years old 48 436 43 484 89,8 38 095 78,6
 55 to 64 years old 17 426 9 762 56,0 8 926 51,2
  • 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 64,9
Unemployed workers 9,3
Retirees 6,9
Pupils, students or interns 11,3
Other economically inactive people 7,6
  • Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.

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

  • 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 122 950 106 739 120 280 102 595 121 311 106 419
including farmer operators 744 721 550 538 623 593
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 243 4 786 5 221 4 825 5 631 5 357
including managers and higher intellectual professions 16 156 15 633 16 593 15 982 19 897 19 198
including intermediate professions 31 788 29 306 31 828 29 111 32 337 30 045
including employees 38 067 32 816 36 613 30 528 34 559 29 815
including workers 29 236 23 476 26 999 21 612 25 861 21 411
  • 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 16 029 17 767 15 201
Unemployment rate in % 13,0 14,7 12,5
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 27,5 29,6 23,6
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,2 13,3 11,4
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 8,8 9,7 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 28,4
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 22,3
CAP, BEP or equivalent 14,2
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,5
2 years at university 7,5
3 to 4 years at university 6,5
5 years or more at university 6,0
  • 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 122 844 120 312 125 290
Working age adult living in the area 107 638 103 777 107 518
Occupational concentration by industry 114,1 115,9 116,5
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 57,6 56,2 55,2
  • 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 122 844 100,0 120 312 100,0 125 290 100,0
Employee 112 835 91,9 109 846 91,3 113 865 90,9
 including women 55 786 45,4 54 799 45,5 57 076 45,6
 including part time jobs 21 448 17,5 20 947 17,4 19 499 15,6
Non-employee 10 009 8,1 10 465 8,7 11 425 9,1
 including women 3 579 2,9 3 996 3,3 4 507 3,6
 including part time jobs 1 123 0,9 1 463 1,2 1 727 1,4
  • 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 125 610 100,0
Farmer operators 687 0,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6 108 4,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 20 204 16,1
Intermediate professions 35 831 28,5
Employees 36 080 28,7
Workers 26 699 21,3
  • 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 0,7 0,5 0,5
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 4,4 4,7 4,9
Managers and higher intellectual professions 13,4 14,1 16,1
Intermediate professions 27,2 27,7 28,5
Employees 30,9 30,1 28,7
Workers 23,5 22,8 21,3
  • 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 122 139 100,0 119 988 100,0 125 610 100,0 49,1 91,6
Agriculture 1 450 1,2 1 151 1,0 1 392 1,1 32,1 51,3
Industry 16 261 13,3 14 980 12,5 14 686 11,7 24,8 94,6
Construction 7 980 6,5 7 527 6,3 7 764 6,2 11,5 83,6
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 57 007 46,7 56 170 46,8 60 158 47,9 46,6 90,4
Public administration/education/human health/social work 39 440 32,3 40 160 33,5 41 609 33,1 68,9 95,2
  • 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 36,9 27,1
Industry 24,8 26,0
Construction 12,8 5,1
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 47,3 39,9
Public administration, education, human health, social work 69,5 58,3
  • 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.