Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Living zone 2022 of Limoges (87085)

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 155 739 149 038 145 269
Working age adult in % 70,4 71,1 72,3
 Working age adults with a job in % 61,6 61,2 63,6
 Unemployed workers in % 8,9 9,9 8,7
Economically inactive people in % 29,6 28,9 27,7
 Pupils, students or interns in % 12,5 13,2 13,5
 Retirees in % 9,8 8,0 6,4
 Other economically inactive people in % 7,3 7,6 7,8
  • 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 145 269 105 016 72,3 92 336 63,6
 15 to 24 years old 33 671 13 227 39,3 10 073 29,9
 25 to 54 years old 82 747 75 061 90,7 66 979 80,9
 55 to 64 years old 28 851 16 728 58,0 15 284 53,0
Male 70 598 52 689 74,6 46 376 65,7
 15 to 24 years old 16 376 6 868 41,9 5 266 32,2
 25 to 54 years old 40 689 37 857 93,0 33 900 83,3
 55 to 64 years old 13 532 7 963 58,8 7 210 53,3
Female 74 672 52 328 70,1 45 960 61,5
 15 to 24 years old 17 295 6 359 36,8 4 807 27,8
 25 to 54 years old 42 058 37 204 88,5 33 079 78,7
 55 to 64 years old 15 318 8 765 57,2 8 074 52,7
  • 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 63,6
Unemployed workers 8,7
Retirees 6,4
Pupils, students or interns 13,5
Other economically inactive people 7,8
  • 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 109 683 95 864 105 741 90 899 105 313 92 849
including farmer operators 865 812 817 777 809 775
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 5 349 4 937 5 394 4 907 5 541 5 311
including managers and higher intellectual professions 15 566 15 161 15 533 14 923 17 402 16 792
including intermediate professions 29 839 27 774 29 190 27 067 29 764 27 939
including employees 32 105 27 837 31 106 26 351 29 401 25 180
including workers 24 184 19 343 21 598 16 874 20 461 16 852
  • 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 13 817 14 796 12 680
Unemployment rate in % 12,6 14,0 12,1
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 26,5 29,2 23,8
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 11,1 12,6 10,8
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 7,7 9,1 8,6
  • 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 29,6
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 20,1
CAP, BEP or equivalent 13,8
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,1
2 years at university 7,6
3 to 4 years at university 7,2
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 107 912 103 983 105 319
Working age adult living in the area 96 780 92 372 93 753
Occupational concentration by industry 111,5 112,6 112,3
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 55,3 53,8 53,1
  • 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 107 912 100,0 103 983 100,0 105 319 100,0
Employee 97 846 90,7 93 383 89,8 93 525 88,8
 including women 50 107 46,4 48 056 46,2 47 897 45,5
 including part time jobs 15 495 14,4 15 164 14,6 14 327 13,6
Non-employee 10 067 9,3 10 601 10,2 11 794 11,2
 including women 3 685 3,4 3 929 3,8 4 483 4,3
 including part time jobs 1 126 1,0 1 318 1,3 1 617 1,5
  • 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 104 895 100,0
Farmer operators 861 0,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 6 016 5,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 17 739 16,9
Intermediate professions 31 429 30,0
Employees 28 934 27,6
Workers 19 916 19,0
  • 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 0,9 0,8 0,8
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,0 5,4 5,7
Managers and higher intellectual professions 15,0 15,7 16,9
Intermediate professions 28,9 29,7 30,0
Employees 29,0 29,4 27,6
Workers 21,2 19,0 19,0
  • 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 107 580 100,0 103 947 100,0 104 895 100,0 49,6 89,8
Agriculture 1 300 1,2 1 137 1,1 1 282 1,2 27,0 36,1
Industry 11 510 10,7 10 079 9,7 10 054 9,6 29,6 93,8
Construction 6 746 6,3 5 709 5,5 6 488 6,2 11,2 78,9
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 46 653 43,4 44 431 42,7 46 351 44,2 43,8 88,0
Public administration/education/human health/social work 41 371 38,5 42 592 41,0 40 720 38,8 68,0 94,2
  • 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 19,1 31,4
Industry 29,6 29,7
Construction 13,3 3,7
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 44,8 36,1
Public administration, education, human health, social work 68,5 58,9
  • 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.