EMP T1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity
| Economic activity |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Altogether |
6 953 792 |
6 953 402 |
7 069 562 |
| Working age adult in % |
75,7 |
76,3 |
76,6 |
| Working age adults with a job in % |
66,7 |
66,4 |
67,9 |
| Unemployed workers in % |
9,1 |
9,9 |
8,8 |
| Economically inactive people in % |
24,3 |
23,7 |
23,4 |
| Pupils, students or interns in % |
11,3 |
11,8 |
11,9 |
| Retirees in % |
5,4 |
4,0 |
3,2 |
| Other economically inactive people in % |
7,6 |
7,9 |
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
| Sex and age |
Population |
Active people |
Activity rate in % |
Working people |
Employment rate in % |
| Altogether |
7 069 562 |
5 417 485 |
76,6 |
4 798 370 |
67,9 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
1 402 905 |
531 974 |
37,9 |
417 247 |
29,7 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
4 475 803 |
4 040 901 |
90,3 |
3 618 763 |
80,9 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
1 190 854 |
844 611 |
70,9 |
762 360 |
64,0 |
| Male |
3 449 293 |
2 731 109 |
79,2 |
2 431 226 |
70,5 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
697 975 |
271 364 |
38,9 |
208 450 |
29,9 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
2 182 812 |
2 034 714 |
93,2 |
1 840 087 |
84,3 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
568 507 |
425 031 |
74,8 |
382 690 |
67,3 |
| Female |
3 620 269 |
2 686 376 |
74,2 |
2 367 144 |
65,4 |
| 15 to 24 years old |
704 931 |
260 610 |
37,0 |
208 798 |
29,6 |
| 25 to 54 years old |
2 292 991 |
2 006 187 |
87,5 |
1 778 676 |
77,6 |
| 55 to 64 years old |
622 347 |
419 579 |
67,4 |
379 670 |
61,0 |
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
EMP G1 - Population aged 15 to 64 by economic activity category in 2022
|
Population (%) |
| Working age adults who have a job |
67,9 |
| Unemployed workers |
8,8 |
| Retirees |
3,2 |
| Pupils, students or interns |
11,9 |
| Other economically inactive people |
8,3 |
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
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 |
5 266 213 |
4 635 329 |
5 303 749 |
4 617 353 |
5 415 444 |
4 817 661 |
| including farmer operators |
3 510 |
3 279 |
1 634 |
1 460 |
1 432 |
1 327 |
| including handicrafters, traders and business leaders |
230 965 |
211 267 |
251 642 |
230 425 |
256 865 |
240 631 |
| including managers and higher intellectual professions |
1 470 456 |
1 402 563 |
1 553 271 |
1 475 695 |
1 797 957 |
1 718 991 |
| including intermediate professions |
1 341 921 |
1 207 956 |
1 328 367 |
1 185 717 |
1 305 864 |
1 187 829 |
| including employees |
1 412 986 |
1 210 049 |
1 383 386 |
1 163 373 |
1 297 088 |
1 111 682 |
| including workers |
734 876 |
600 216 |
695 112 |
560 682 |
663 576 |
557 200 |
- Sources : Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional operations, geography as of
01/01/2025.
EMP T4 - Unemployment of the 15-64 aged population
| Number of unemployed workers and unemployment rate |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Number of unemployed workers |
630 647 |
686 178 |
619 115 |
| Unemployment rate in % |
12,0 |
12,9 |
11,4 |
| Unemployment of the 15-24 aged |
24,2 |
25,6 |
21,6 |
| Unemployment of the 25-54 aged |
10,7 |
11,8 |
10,4 |
| Unemployment of the 55-64 aged |
9,5 |
10,9 |
9,7 |
- 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
|
Taux de chômage en % |
| No diploma or primary education certificate |
19,6 |
| BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB |
18,9 |
| CAP, BEP or equivalent |
14,1 |
| Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent |
14,6 |
| 2 years at university |
9,4 |
| 3 to 4 years at university |
9,5 |
| 5 years or more at university |
6,6 |
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
- Source : Insee, RP2022 main operation, geography as of 01/01/2025.
EMP T5 - Employment and activity
| Employment activity |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Number of jobs in the area |
5 198 086 |
5 228 204 |
5 484 864 |
| Working age adult living in the area |
4 695 817 |
4 701 939 |
4 904 579 |
| Occupational concentration by industry |
110,7 |
111,2 |
111,8 |
| employment rate of 15 years old or above in % |
64,3 |
63,8 |
63,6 |
- 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
| Working status |
2011 |
% |
2016 |
% |
2022 |
% |
| Altogether |
5 198 086 |
100,0 |
5 228 204 |
100,0 |
5 484 864 |
100,0 |
| Employee |
4 682 884 |
90,1 |
4 667 244 |
89,3 |
4 849 388 |
88,4 |
| including women |
2 327 437 |
44,8 |
2 325 952 |
44,5 |
2 409 199 |
43,9 |
| including part time jobs |
668 532 |
12,9 |
647 830 |
12,4 |
599 931 |
10,9 |
| Non-employee |
515 202 |
9,9 |
560 960 |
10,7 |
635 476 |
11,6 |
| including women |
179 283 |
3,4 |
205 870 |
3,9 |
244 954 |
4,5 |
| including part time jobs |
78 896 |
1,5 |
99 452 |
1,9 |
116 515 |
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
| Socioprofessional group |
Number |
% |
| Altogether |
5 512 898 |
100,0 |
| Farmer operators |
1 834 |
0,0 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
271 245 |
4,9 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
1 941 608 |
35,2 |
| Intermediate professions |
1 387 186 |
25,2 |
| Employees |
1 266 626 |
23,0 |
| Workers |
644 400 |
11,7 |
- Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.
EMP G3 - Employment by socioprofessional group
|
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Farmer operators |
0,1 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
| Handicrafters, traders, business leaders |
4,5 |
4,9 |
4,9 |
| Managers and higher intellectual professions |
29,9 |
31,4 |
35,2 |
| Intermediate professions |
26,6 |
26,3 |
25,2 |
| Employees |
25,9 |
25,1 |
23,0 |
| Workers |
13,0 |
12,3 |
11,7 |
- Sources: Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography
as of 01/01/2025.
- Sources: Insee, RP2011, RP2016 and RP2022, additional work place of work, geography
as of 01/01/2025.
EMP T8 - Employment by economic sectors
| Economic sector |
2011 |
2016 |
2022 |
| Number |
% |
Number |
% |
Number |
% |
including women in % |
including employees % |
| Altogether |
5 191 429 |
100,0 |
5 238 331 |
100,0 |
5 512 898 |
100,0 |
48,3 |
89,6 |
| Agriculture |
5 382 |
0,1 |
4 361 |
0,1 |
4 695 |
0,1 |
37,7 |
68,7 |
| Industry |
413 949 |
8,0 |
378 522 |
7,2 |
352 083 |
6,4 |
35,9 |
94,0 |
| Construction |
258 149 |
5,0 |
256 162 |
4,9 |
282 642 |
5,1 |
15,7 |
83,5 |
| Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities |
3 154 405 |
60,8 |
3 199 105 |
61,1 |
3 430 285 |
62,2 |
44,7 |
87,8 |
| Public administration/education/human health/social work |
1 359 544 |
26,2 |
1 400 182 |
26,7 |
1 443 194 |
26,2 |
66,3 |
93,9 |
- 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
|
Employees |
Non-employees |
| Agriculture |
40,2 |
32,3 |
| Industry |
35,8 |
37,2 |
| Construction |
17,6 |
6,2 |
| Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities |
46,0 |
35,3 |
| Public administration, education, human health, social work |
66,8 |
58,4 |
- Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.
- Source : Insee, RP2022 additional operation at the workplace, geography as of 01/01/2025.
