Active population, employment and unemployment within the meaning of the census in 2022 Municipality of Oyonnax (01283)

Detailed figures

Paru le :26/06/2025

This municipality has experienced contour changes since 2013 :

  • 01/01/2015 – La fusion d'Oyonnax avec Veyziat (01440) est transformé en fusion simple.

In the case of a merger, when the geography of the source indicated under the table / graph is after the date of the merger, the data correspond to those of the new municipality.

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 14 062 13 746 13 472
Working age adult in % 71,5 72,8 70,2
 Working age adults with a job in % 58,1 58,2 59,9
 Unemployed workers in % 13,4 14,5 10,3
Economically inactive people in % 28,5 27,2 29,8
 Pupils, students or interns in % 7,4 8,4 9,5
 Retirees in % 7,5 5,9 5,0
 Other economically inactive people in % 13,6 13,0 15,3
  • 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 13 472 9 460 70,2 8 071 59,9
 15 to 24 years old 2 564 1 088 42,4 836 32,6
 25 to 54 years old 8 291 6 899 83,2 5 915 71,3
 55 to 64 years old 2 617 1 473 56,3 1 320 50,4
Male 6 836 5 226 76,5 4 518 66,1
 15 to 24 years old 1 461 679 46,5 537 36,8
 25 to 54 years old 4 080 3 740 91,7 3 259 79,9
 55 to 64 years old 1 295 808 62,4 722 55,8
Female 6 636 4 234 63,8 3 552 53,5
 15 to 24 years old 1 103 409 37,1 299 27,1
 25 to 54 years old 4 211 3 159 75,0 2 656 63,1
 55 to 64 years old 1 322 665 50,3 597 45,2
  • 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 59,9
Unemployed workers 10,3
Retirees 5,0
Pupils, students or interns 9,5
Other economically inactive people 15,3
  • 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 10 063 8 179 9 997 8 000 9 357 8 145
including farmer operators 17 16 17 17 8 8
including handicrafters, traders and business leaders 532 470 572 524 547 525
including managers and higher intellectual professions 711 688 735 696 800 769
including intermediate professions 1 717 1 550 1 844 1 610 1 742 1 639
including employees 2 130 1 737 2 212 1 741 1 647 1 398
including workers 4 823 3 717 4 448 3 412 4 504 3 806
  • 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 1 887 1 999 1 389
Unemployment rate in % 18,8 20,0 14,7
Unemployment of the 15-24 aged 31,7 35,7 23,2
Unemployment of the 25-54 aged 16,9 18,4 14,3
Unemployment of the 55-64 aged 17,4 15,0 10,4
  • 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 19,0
BEPC brevet des collèges or DNB 18,5
CAP, BEP or equivalent 17,4
Baccalauréat, brevet professionnel or equivalent 13,2
2 years at university 7,4
3 to 4 years at university 12,1
5 years or more at university 4,0
  • 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 11 017 10 438 10 818
Working age adult living in the area 8 245 8 111 8 198
Occupational concentration by industry 133,6 128,7 132,0
employment rate of 15 years old or above in % 57,4 57,3 54,3
  • 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 11 017 100,0 10 438 100,0 10 818 100,0
Employee 9 961 90,4 9 361 89,7 9 655 89,3
 including women 5 061 45,9 4 815 46,1 4 997 46,2
 including part time jobs 1 424 12,9 1 402 13,4 1 298 12,0
Non-employee 1 056 9,6 1 077 10,3 1 163 10,7
 including women 302 2,7 312 3,0 380 3,5
 including part time jobs 88 0,8 103 1,0 149 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 10 410 100,0
Farmer operators 13 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 729 7,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 1 351 13,0
Intermediate professions 2 689 25,8
Employees 2 167 20,8
Workers 3 461 33,3
  • 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 0,3 0,2 0,1
Handicrafters, traders, business leaders 5,9 6,7 7,0
Managers and higher intellectual professions 11,9 10,3 13,0
Intermediate professions 24,2 25,9 25,8
Employees 23,7 24,4 20,8
Workers 34,0 32,5 33,3
  • 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 10 924 100,0 10 392 100,0 10 410 100,0 49,3 90,3
Agriculture 29 0,3 14 0,1 13 0,1 0,0 37,2
Industry 3 512 32,1 3 139 30,2 3 092 29,7 38,1 95,6
Construction 517 4,7 490 4,7 510 4,9 2,2 64,8
Wholesale and retail trade/transports/accommodations and food service activities 4 224 38,7 4 013 38,6 3 972 38,2 48,2 86,1
Public administration/education/human health/social work 2 642 24,2 2 736 26,3 2 824 27,1 72,1 95,3
  • 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 0,0 0,0
Industry 39,0 18,0
Construction 2,8 1,3
Wholesale and retail trade, transports, accommodations and food service activities 50,3 34,9
Public administration, education, human health, social work 72,4 66,0
  • 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.